topher5150
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Would you trust a set of junk yard tires for your beater car? I've seen some really nice tire in the yard and mine are about shot.
Junk yard tires
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Stangman
Project car a.d.d.
If they don't have dryrot, bent beads, or slipped belts id say roll them. Look for worn sidewalls and look inside the tire real good. If they've been ran flat they are no good. I've bought used tires before.
slowmkviii
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I sold used tires before and used them its all in your inspection of the tire.
Lownslowlsc
Dedicated LVC Member
I've rocked used tires before, but never from a junkyard(That I know of). Check the manf date on the sidewall, check for dry rot, spin it if possible ect ect.
I don't see anything wrong with it as long as they checkout ok.
I don't see anything wrong with it as long as they checkout ok.
Markviiiedrea
Speed Bump
I have them on my DD right now but I will be getting my next set new. If you can get them put on for free its a good deal. I have a set of winter wheels and summer wheels for my daily so I dont have to buy tires as offten but when I do it gets exspensive buying and mounting of 8 tires.
tireman
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Been in the tire failure business for 20 years
Buying junk yard tires is a crap shoot. Maybe the car was in a serious accident and the tires were crushed. They may look great, but if you look at them under an x-ray you will see the busted belts and broken body plies. Sometimes the wrecker tows the vehicle with the tires under inflated tearing the sidewall plies apart. You have to ask yourself this, why would anyone sell a perfectly good set of tires if there was nothing wrong with them? If they sold the vehicle and had an extra set, then maybe their good. Junk yards, there is no history behind the tire. Carefully inspect the inside of the tires if you decide to buy them. No openings, cuts, scraps, loose wires or exposed body plies can be seen. No repairs accepted at all! Look at the interior for dark bands on the sidewalls, discoloration from high heat, anything unusual. Look for a nice clean shiny interior surface. A dark chalky interior is a sign of heat buildup. Look for usual wear on the tread especially in just one location, could be internal separation.
Buying junk yard tires is a crap shoot. Maybe the car was in a serious accident and the tires were crushed. They may look great, but if you look at them under an x-ray you will see the busted belts and broken body plies. Sometimes the wrecker tows the vehicle with the tires under inflated tearing the sidewall plies apart. You have to ask yourself this, why would anyone sell a perfectly good set of tires if there was nothing wrong with them? If they sold the vehicle and had an extra set, then maybe their good. Junk yards, there is no history behind the tire. Carefully inspect the inside of the tires if you decide to buy them. No openings, cuts, scraps, loose wires or exposed body plies can be seen. No repairs accepted at all! Look at the interior for dark bands on the sidewalls, discoloration from high heat, anything unusual. Look for a nice clean shiny interior surface. A dark chalky interior is a sign of heat buildup. Look for usual wear on the tread especially in just one location, could be internal separation.