Does anyone know when the Eagle ZR 245/50/16 Gatorbacks were produced? I bought a car with original tires on it, & just trying to confirm when they were made.
on memory alone, I thought the ZR's came out around 1997 or 1998 & ceased production sometime before the end of the 1990's, but really not sure when.
The date code on the ones I have are "049" Which should be 4th week of 1989, or possibly the 4th week of 1999. However I am uncertain if these tires even had a 10 year run for that to be possible in 1999.
the part that adds confusion for me is I know the ZR's continued on in other sizes, so figuring out the production of 245/50/16's alone might be a tough one.
Let me know your thoughts!
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