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Is this an original 2002 tire?

MAD02

By MAD02,
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You know what? Keep them. If you ever show the car (static display) and have everything else original, might be worth some points.

But don't t drive them.

Even when they were new and original equipment on most '72-'73 2002's, they were good in really wet weather, really dry weather and actually dangerous in between, like on a pavement just wetted. It was due to the compound being designed for 40k longevity.

This expressed itself as a sudden and abrupt loss of traction, usually in a curve where otherwise the car would track, and then just didn't.

A modern tire (even such the the Kumho) is way better IMHO

Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks down.

- George Carlin

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i should also mention that I have an original spare as well..... sitting in my parents' basement. It might be OK, but I have several sets of wheels/tires sitting around that fit both my miata and 2002... so I just threw one of those in the trunk instead.

Bring a Welder

1974 2002, 1965 Datsun L320 truck, 1981 Yamaha XS400, 1983 Yamaha RX50, 1992 Miata Miata drivetrain waiting on a Locost frame, 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser

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Conserv Grand Master

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I decided to clean out my trunk today. So I removed the trunk panels and spare tire. Ive had my 2002 for about 5 years and have never used the spare. I think its the original tire. It looks to be in very good shape. So my question is, is it safe to have this tire as a spare? Or should I replace it with a newer tire? Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics.

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Original XAS tire, but mounted on the rim backwards. The "XAS" is for "asymmetric" and thus the outer shoulder is quite different from the inner shoulder.

Steve

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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i have 4 like that still on the original wheels of my automatic 02...steel belt is getting out of 3 of them. i keep them "as is" just for fun !! hey, its the original tires and wheels of this car...

also when i bought my 76' back in 1996 i had to sawzall the spare because the steel belt all rusted out in it so the tire got like a big balloon...lol...i have good memories of that !!

2006 530xi, 1974 2002 Automatic summer DD
1985 XR4TI, 22psi ±300hp
1986 yota pick-up, 2006 Smart FT diesel

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Conserv Grand Master

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Those P7s are rad.

How about a set of Semperit winter tires from "Mitzi"??

SemperitSnowtires.jpg

I should have listened to Mitzi: in the winters I ran XAS's upfront and B78-13 Firestone snows (radial, at least) in the rear. It was terrible, but I only did it for five years!!! In reflection, I probably would have been wiser to keep the XAS's on all four corners. Hey, that's youth!

Steve

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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Conserv Grand Master

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So while we're on the topic of original tires, does anyone still run metal valve stems on steel rims? My '69 had them when I bought it with 16,000 miles on the clock in '73, my '76 had them when I bought it new. But I totaled the '69 around '74 and Michelin stopped making tubeless XAS's in the 1980's, leading me to (foolishly) discard my '76's metal valve stems when I installed the tubes.

I have OEM metal valve stems for my alloys (and OEM remains available, I believe) but I don't believe they will work on the steel rims. OEM parts schematics only show rubber valve stems today for steel rims. Has anyone found an original-looking metal valve stem (i.e., neither chromed nor polished) for the steel wheels?

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Steve

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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Holy crap this thread is back from the dead! I actually still have that same tire in the trunk and have used it on a few occasions over the last couple of years!

David G.
1989 Volvo 240 Wagon "Da Brick" Daily driver
1992 Nissan Sentra SE-R "Hitomi" Sleeping. Waiting for NEO VVL!!
1976 BMW 2002 "Diana" The never ending project!!!

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Conserv Grand Master

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Holy crap this thread is back from the dead! I actually still have that same tire in the trunk and have used it on a few occasions over the last couple of years!

But is it still mounted backwards? The sidewall provides instructions as to the inside and the outside. The outside shoulder tread is much "tighter" than the inside shoulder and compresses on hard cornering, virtually closing the narrow grooves.

Be careful out there: that tire has doubled it's expected/realistic life!

Steve

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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