[The Champ]

Originally Posted by scott70

I got 2 bfgoodrich ta 245 60 15 shipped to me. One was made 26th week of 2020 the other is 17th week of 2019. I've read where they shouldn't be selling new tires over a year old if they can help it. Should I say something about the "old " tire or is it the norm and it'll be fine?

When I have purchase tires over the last several years, I always check the dates.

I've never had more than a month or two difference in a set of 4.

The fact that you have over a 14 month difference on the purchase of 2 tires tells me that the supplier is not properly rotating his tire stock.

There is no good reason to have a tire that has been in the warehouse for 14 months sitting right next to one that has been in the warehouse for a month.

I would demand an exchange for a tire that is within 60 days of the newer tire.

[scott70]

Since i put the 235 70 14's on in the late 80's and still have decent tread I would say tire age on the new 15's will be a concern and not me wearing them out. I did plenty of burnouts with the 14's but really no standing burnouts which I would think would wear them out the quickest. The new 245's are for the front and the 255's are for the back.They look alot wider than the 7" tread on my old 14's. Ill give them a call and see if theyre willing to do some thing,,,if its a no hassle i guess its ok but if they dont want to exchange that would be Ok ,,,Id rather have them both made in atleast this year. We'll see what the 255's say when they get here.

[Formulajones]

It's not worth the hassle and the shipping costs in my opinion.

They may exchange it for you if you call and insist, but I seriously doubt they cover any of the shipping charges.

[geeteeohguy]

Originally Posted by The Champ

When I have purchase tires over the last several years, I always check the dates.

I've never had more than a month or two difference in a set of 4.

The fact that you have over a 14 month difference on the purchase of 2 tires tells me that the supplier is not properly rotating his tire stock.

There is no good reason to have a tire that has been in the warehouse for 14 months sitting right next to one that has been in the warehouse for a month.

I would demand an exchange for a tire that is within 60 days of the newer tire.

I would too, since these tires are no longer very cheap. You pay a premium, expect premium results, IMO.

[scott70]

I called and explained and they emailed me a prepaid shipping label. Boxed it up and its already on its way back. They had one left with like 34 on order. She said if the next one is the same way one of the next 34 will be fresh when they come in.. Also had to send back one of the 15x7 ralley wheel that came yesterday,,,,edge of the rim was bent and scratched pretty good,,,,box was a little damaged so probably shipping.. Good thing Im not in a hurry.

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by scott70

I called and explained and they emailed me a prepaid shipping label. Boxed it up and its already on its way back. They had one left with like 34 on order. She said if the next one is the same way one of the next 34 will be fresh when they come in.. Also had to send back one of the 15x7 ralley wheel that came yesterday,,,,edge of the rim was bent and scratched pretty good,,,,box was a little damaged so probably shipping.. Good thing Im not in a hurry.

Glad to hear it worked out the way I predicted.

It would be nice to know who the vendor was. Obviously they are concerned about customer satisfaction and doing the right thing.

[scott70]

Originally Posted by The Champ

Glad to hear it worked out the way I predicted.

It would be nice to know who the vendor was. Obviously they are concerned about customer satisfaction and doing the right thing.

Jegs. Theyve been good to me. This all started when I ordered 4 of the firestone wide oval radials. Expensive(almost 1200.00) but thought i would be getting what was advertised as the dimensions. They say 27" tall but were 26.5". Ok ,, not happy but I can deal with that. It was the 6" actual tread width(thats being kind)with a claimed 6.9" width that bugged me the most. Installed one on my 14x7 ralley and it looked funky. Even the guy who mounted the tire on the rim said that. 3 months later I called Jegs and they took them back and paid for shipping. Thats how to treat a customer. So now I bought 4 new rims (15") and tires from them for about 1450.00.

[Jay S]

That was impressive customer service.

Fwiw..I was mistaken, running at the strip and for road courses with the 15” rims we ran McLeary tires not Hoosiers. They have a great selection of 15” tires to choose from in different treads, compounds and even dot tires for our muscle cars.

https://americanraceronline.com/wp-c...atalog-PDF.pdf

[Steve C.]

Prior to American Racer they were Race Tires America, Inc. (McCreary).
I still have their catalog from 1998. Not for their dirt tires but for the D.O.T. Street Tires, Jay is correct a good selection of 15-inch.
Later they were involved in a court battle with Hoosier Racing Tires.


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