8 year old new tires.

[Jerry Hall]

I've had 6 BF Goodrich radials blow out sitting still. All were in the 6-10 year old range. I won't buy another.

 

[chrger1967]

I've had 6 BF Goodrich radials blow out sitting still. All were in the 6-10 year old range. I won't buy another.

Wow, that’s nuts

 

[chrger1967]

How far did you drive the car? Had a pickup years back with Good Years on it and if the truck sat for a week, the tires would flat spot. If the weather was cold, it would drive like your daughter's Jeep all the way to work which was 15 miles away. On the way home it was better but still a bit Jeepy feeling lol. Next day it was fine but I got tired of dealing with them and changed them out. If you didn't drive your car very far, try it. Keep your speed down though and keep your feel attuned to them for a change for the worst. Usually when a tire is about to give up the ghost, it'll let you know. You could jack up the car and check for tread separation while turning it. It'll show the flat spot too or it should show it....

Not far at all, I've been using the car locally to run errands and stuff. The furthest I went was probably 5 miles to a body shop.

 

[MoparJW]

I've had 6 BF Goodrich radials blow out sitting still. All were in the 6-10 year old range. I won't buy another.

Wow.
I was surprised to notice my BFG's started to form dry cracks on the tread after only 2 years of use.

 

[Some Car Guy]

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Wow.
I was surprised to notice my BFG's started to form dry cracks on the tread after only 2 years of use.

Bfg Is a Michelin brand and those crack after four years so reasons to me bfg will die early too. 25 years ago tires seemed to last and last, but not anymore. 5-6 years is about all they are safe for. Somebody told me a rumor that the epa made them take something out of the compound so they will break down in landfills better. No idea if that is true, but plausible from what I’ve seen.

I was asking the guy at Costco a few years ago if they had anything that fit old cars. He searched around and pulled out a book. It was for bfgs. I asked how long they can stay on the car for age, not miles because of the use case. He found where it said 6 years.

 

[69 Charger]

I bought a set of new redline tires at the Charlotte Autofair around 1990, intended for my Charger when needed but never installed. I parked the car in 1996 until 2022 when it went into restoration. Completed in 2025, and I installed the 35-year old tires on the Charger just to be able to drive it in the neighborhood for "shakedown". No problems. Eventually bought and installed four new expensive-as-hell redline tires for the road.

 

[CHGRSE74]

As an auto tech and service manager back in the day (in the 90,s & 2000,s) general rule was tires were good for 10 years under normal driving conditions. Sitting in one spot for many years won’t be considered normal. Not sure if the same would apply today though as with everything there is built in obsolescence. At least they weren’t exposed to the sun by the sounds of it. If it were me I would NOT take them on the highway especially considering you have a vibration at slower than highway speeds, this is a sign of separation. Lift tire off ground and rotate them and watch to make sure the tread is tracking straight. Take the car around and burn them off, just don’t get too carried away.

 

[chrger1967]

I bought a set of new redline tires at the Charlotte Autofair around 1990, intended for my Charger when needed but never installed. I parked the car in 1996 until 2022 when it went into restoration. Completed in 2025, and I installed the 35-year old tires on the Charger just to be able to drive it in the neighborhood for "shakedown". No problems. Eventually bought and installed four new expensive-as-hell redline tires for the road.

I would trust those tires that haven't been installed over these tires sitting on the car for years.