Holy old school 255's baby!!! UT - Stock Pile

[Willman]

Just passing this on.....

The guys has 14 old school 255/85/16 tires - Ogden, UT

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=7371001&cat=243&lpid=

$150 seems like alittle to much for these....I was thinking more like $100-$125 each.....

I'm sure cash talks with this guy!

:sombrero:

 

[KevinNY]

They are so old they would be worthless and dangerous now. Ask for the date code on them.

 

[kellymoe]

I would think they would be fine on a trail rig. There are lots of people driving around on old BFG MT or AT's. The question I would want to ask is how they have been stored? Off the ground and on a rack indoors I would not hesitate to use them.

 

[Redline]

Agree they are old for a street rig (liability) and fine for a trail rig, but I'm with Nic on too much $$.

I can get new KM2s for about 156.00 each online, Maxxis Bighorns, etc. all in 255/85 that will ride/work even better.

 

[jginutah]

C rated. How old is that? All the sets I have had have been Ds.

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

I am guessing these to be from the early 1980's or late 1970's!!
I think they would probably only be good for a museum truck of some sorts.

Just my two pennies.

Dendy

 

[Dave Bennett]

$150 is pretty steep considering how old those are... but they are cool! :Wow1:

I paid $139 each for brand new BFG MT's since the KM2's seemed to be way overpriced everywhere I looked.

http://www.performanceplustire.com/...uctID/294/tireSize/255_SLASH_85-16#prodAnchor

 

[89s rule]

You can find the regular KM's in 255's off of Wranglers for under $100 each new takeoffs. Just look around.

 

[Pskhaat]

Pray where "off of Wranglers?"

 

[deadbeat son]

Pray where "off of Wranglers?"

The Wrangler take-offs are 255/75-17, not 255/85-16. They only measure 32.1" diameter; I have a set on my Taco.

 

[89s rule]

Woops I thought these were the 17" variety. I usually get what I can get at a good price and dont get picky.

Also the Wrangler take offs are C rated as well.

 

[sami]

I just called this guy.

He is willing to go $130 per tire (still too high for me), and has no clue on the date (or he's not willing to tell me).

If I were to go look at these, where do I find the date code?

And what the hell is rayon belted?

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

These tires are OLD! Probably good for an old camel trophy truck or something that is sitting 11.5 months out of the year or a museum truck.

I wouldn't run these on a truck that gets any kind of regular use.

Date code is in an oval right next to the bead.

It is actually pretty easy ... once you know where to look:

Here is an example of the code

In the oval is the date code


In the example below:

DOT EJ8J DFM 408
DOT EJ8J DFM 408 Manufactured during the 40th week of the year
DOT EJ8J DFM 408 Manufactured during the 8th year of the decade

 

[sami]

^ Good to know.. I consulted the Oracle as well and came up with that info from tirerack.com too..

So let's say that the tires have been stored indoors and off the ground; what is liable to fail with an old tire?

 

[Redline]

Too much for sure. You can get new KM2s in 255/85 on the web for $156.00 each, a much better option.

I just called this guy.

He is willing to go $130 per tire (still too high for me), and has no clue on the date (or he's not willing to tell me).

If I were to go look at these, where do I find the date code?

And what the hell is rayon belted?