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I have done it before too, my conclusion was its a bad idea.
On a truck hard working truck tire I have found that right around 10 to 12 years the tread package and steel belt have a tendency to stop liking each other. When they do that they want to seperate, most of the time they like to seperate while you are driving down the highway.
On cars its more like 12 years, the side walls just crack so much you wash you car one day and see soap bubbles forming on the side wall. And then you just found that slow leak you have had for a while.
capri racer has the stats for numbers of accidents and fatalities caused by tire failure, most failures are due to neglect and old age. The number was a lot more than I thought it would be.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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