Opinion on Sears Allstate tires

Golden I had some old garfields they had numbers stamped in 2170 Made in the 21st week of 1970. Look on all the tires. the numbers are small and may have been rubed off. Mine were Whitewalls with the numbers on the black side.
 
Purdy Swoft said:
I bought a NOS Allstate 19 inch tire on eBay a couple of years ago. I noticed that it was rayon cord instead of nylon. The tire looked perfect and was very plyable. I installed the tire on the spare tire mount of the speedster by hand with Go Jo. I aired it up to 35 PSI and went to wash my hands. Before I could wash the Go Jo off my hands, I heard a loud explosion, it was the NOS rayon cord Allstate tire.
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When I bought my first complete Model A, I bought some good looking used tires at a swap meet. They had rayon cords and they all blew apart as soon as I aired them up. Then I called Coker Tire and had them bring 4 Insa tires to Iola for me. At that time they were about $50 each.
 
No clue to the age of my Sears Allstates, but they in the little over two years I've had the car they hold air great, show little signs of dry rot..

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Let's take your logic to it's "logical" conclusion. If old is bad . . . maybe you should re-think having a Model A at all.
 
John Kuhnast said:
The date is on them even back then. its the week from 01 to 52 and the year.
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"Tires Manufactured Before 2000 The Tire Identification Number for tires produced prior to 2000 was based on the assumption that tires would not be in service for ten years. While they were required to provide the same information as today's tires, the week and year the tire was produced was contained in the last three digits. The 2 digits used to identify the week a tire was manufactured immediately preceded a single digit used to identify the year."


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
 
I have INSA tires on my 29 special coupe. These tires have tread and side walls look good and they hold air good. Tires were on car when I bought it. Tires have no date code. The only marking is Made in Chile. Who sold these tires in US. I have owned car for 5 years and have had no problems with tires but do not know how old they are. Thanks Dwayne
 
Dick Steinkamp said:
"Tires Manufactured Before 2000 The Tire Identification Number for tires produced prior to 2000 was based on the assumption that tires would not be in service for ten years. While they were required to provide the same information as today's tires, the week and year the tire was produced was contained in the last three digits. The 2 digits used to identify the week a tire was manufactured immediately preceded a single digit used to identify the year."


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
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My Allstate tires had EE97356Y stamped on them. It also has the "BOOL" hubcaps on it. Since those were available in the 1950's and it sat in a garage for 40 years, I'm guessing the tire code means 35th week of 1956?? Talk about antique tires!



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My Sears Allstate tires started shedding tread some years ago. I noticed that there was a seam across the tread where it was "welded" to the carcass. This is where they started coming apart.
 
It's not usually the tire that's blows out but the tube inside. I would dismount the tires and check the tubes.
 
My 31 2dr sedan that I got in Feb 2016 has Wards tires and I haven't added any air since I added air the day I took it off the blocks it was stored on since 1971.
 
I checked my Allstate tires today. They were nylon with date stamp of 108. From what the previous owner said, I think they were bought in 1988.
 
I can still remember going to SEARS with Dad in 1962 to get the four wide white wall tires for his Roadster, still has two on the back. I should get it running again. Bob
 
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