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Message: <blockquote data-quote="three2go" data-source="post: 97943" data-attributes="member: 1849"><p>do know abt this on how to read the tire's date of manufacture from my ex-college who works for the "fat man with tire threads" over his body".  The four years from date of manufacture does not mean the "expiry" life of the tires - what it actually meant is that the tires shd be sold and put on the vehicle within the 4 yr period and the tires are good for another 2 yrs. Why this 4-yr - is that for the more premium n performance tires, the manufacturer takes into account the time period that the tires gets to reach the customers and how long it stays on the shelfs b4 they are bought - like for malaysia imported tires takes abt 6 mths or more from manufacture date to reach the retail tire shops through the myraid of wholesalers, distributors etc to the tire shops - and the average time for a performance tire to be sold in the local market is between 12 to 18 mths from the date of maunfacturer and this is the average only - as often at times some retail tire shops sells these around 20 mths.  Tires which are kept even for 4 yrs at the store is ok as it is not stressed and not inflated as yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>