good price for used 265/70/17

i found a used tire place that has 4 265/70/17 goodyear wrangler silent armours, about 70% tread, they want $45 each mounted and balenced, is that a good deal?

 

sounds decent

 

$45 including mounting and balancing is a great deal. Check out out hold they are though, if they've been sitting for a long time the rubber might be hardened up. There's a 4 digit code on the tires that will tell you the month and year they were manufactured in.

 

where can i find the code? is it as simple as a 2 digit month and 2 digit year or more complicated?

 

Sorry, I was a little off, the first 2 digits are the week it was manufactured and the second 2 digits are the year. Here's a link:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11

 

thanks

 

Not a bad deal. Let me first say that I am by no means a tire expert or in the tire industry. I am very much about safety. With that being said, I would check the manufacture date on the sidewall of the tire. Most tire makers do not recommend the use of a tire 5 years after manufacture date. That way you can avoid tire failures such as blow outs, leaks ect.. How do you read a manufacture date you ask? You may see something like this: DOT CC9L [YYY1105].

DOT: Tire has met or exceeded Dept. of Transportation requirements
CC : Identifies the plant where the tire was manufactured
9L : Is used to represent the tire size
YYY: These letters represent other characteristics of the tire determined by the manufacturer
*** Now the original point***
11: Identifies the week the tire was manufactured
05: Identifies the year the tire was manufactured

In this case [YYY1105] means the tire was manufactured March 2005.

Just a little thought before you buy a used tire. I am not saying they are bad in any way. As a matter of fact, if i were you, I would jump on those before someone else grabs them. $180 for a full set is that will last you around 2 years or more is a good deal. Just my $.02

 

i got them mounted today, 2 were made in mid '08 and 2 were made in mid '09