> > Was driving the girlfriends Integra this weekend, which is something I
> > almost never do. The traffic in front of me came to a sudden stop and
> > I had to hit the brakes harder than usual. The car went into a long
> > ABS assisted squealing skid and finally came to a stop much further up
> > than I expected. It freaked me out to say the least. This was on a
> > sunny, dry, 80 degree day. If it was raining out, I surely would have
> > been screwed.
> >
> > My 99 GT or 03 Cobra could have stopped in at least half the distance
> > and with no ABS skidding fanfare.
> >
> > The tires are the original Michelin's and are 8 years old. They have
> > 67K miles on them, but still have plenty of tread left. My guess is
> > that the rubber must be pretty hard to have this long of a tread life,
> > but since they are so old, are they possibly drying out? Maybe
> > they're starting to dry-rot and becoming much less grippy.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Jim
> > 03 Cobra
>
> Tires do dry rot, usually when they sit unused. Check the sidewalls
> for signs of cracking.
>
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