Subject	Tire Question
Posted by	dpjax on January 02, 2013 at 11:50 AM
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Message	I have Michelin Sport Pilot PS2 on my rears (275/35/18). One of them is showing through and needs to be replaced. My options are: 1. Buy 2 new tires for the rear and balance/align ~$850. 2. Buy 1 new (5 years old) tire and balance/align ~$325. My question, is option 2 reasonable? This is a new tire, produced in 2006. I won't run this tire another 5 years. I'll likely replace all 4 in 2-3 years...maybe 6-10K miles until I replace all. It appears to have been stored properly and still has the label on it. Thoughts?
Follow Ups	Tire Question - dpjax 11:50:58 01/02/13 IMHO I would go with Option 1. - Zski 12:01:05 01/02/13 I can't beleive that one tire is showing through to the cord - RICH1 12:14:57 01/02/13 I think the one tire wasn't aligned properly. - dpjax 12:31:44 01/02/13 What is the tread depth of the other tire? - RICH1 13:14:21 01/02/13 Replace both. (n/m) - Summeronthechain (MN) 12:44:12 01/02/13 this (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:44:33 01/02/13 What is the depth of the "good" side? - Bernie (NoVA) 14:19:51 01/02/13 I'll measure... - dpjax 14:30:11 01/02/13 If stored well I wouldn't concern myself about shelf life. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:09:56 01/02/13 Unless they're in a stasis chamber, tires degrade over time - vorpalZ 20:56:16 01/02/13 This. If TireRack still carries it, you can get it shaved - boileralum 14:30:39 01/02/13 buy a used one to match the old. then align - XTZ 14:39:20 01/02/13 Two new and don't go back to the same shop for an - njz 17:21:07 01/02/13 Thanks for the replies. - dpjax 18:26:40 01/02/13
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