old, but plenty of tread left slicks... ???

Kevin Panzino · 03-27-2013, 12:09 AM

Well, I have sat on the sidelines for 10+ years... I have a set of 32.5 x 13.5 L C07 compound hoosiers that have been on the car the whole time.... The car and the tires have been in the trailer, so they have been outside in the both freezing and hot weather for 10+ years.. The shame of it is that the tires have 85%+ of meat left... But they are obviously dry.... Should I attempt to 'revive' them with some various tire "snake oil", or is it futile ??? Thought maybe I would set up a 'rotisserie' setup with a small gearmotor rotating them and the tire dipping into a pan of vht/or other snake oil juice for several days.. Then clean em off, and when I go to the track for the first time, do a real long burnout to clean off that top layer of rubber, and run it and see what I have.... Or am I just kidding myself... Just put the tires on the burn pile and shell out $600 for new ones? It just kills me that there is so much rubber left there..... The car normally hooks hard in the worst of conditions, so its not like its a finicky car....

Just looking for some input from others...

Kevin

03-27-2013, 12:09 AM	#1
Kevin Panzino Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 575 Likes: 298 Liked 747 Times in 136 Posts	old, but plenty of tread left slicks... ??? Well, I have sat on the sidelines for 10+ years... I have a set of 32.5 x 13.5 L C07 compound hoosiers that have been on the car the whole time.... The car and the tires have been in the trailer, so they have been outside in the both freezing and hot weather for 10+ years.. The shame of it is that the tires have 85%+ of meat left... But they are obviously dry.... Should I attempt to 'revive' them with some various tire "snake oil", or is it futile ??? Thought maybe I would set up a 'rotisserie' setup with a small gearmotor rotating them and the tire dipping into a pan of vht/or other snake oil juice for several days.. Then clean em off, and when I go to the track for the first time, do a real long burnout to clean off that top layer of rubber, and run it and see what I have.... Or am I just kidding myself... Just put the tires on the burn pile and shell out $600 for new ones? It just kills me that there is so much rubber left there..... The car normally hooks hard in the worst of conditions, so its not like its a finicky car.... Just looking for some input from others... Kevin