Hi,

My father in law is giving us his 91 Jeep with 35K original miles, lucky us. It has been garaged for the twenty years. Are the tires still safe for daily driving ? Does anyone out there know if it will pass smog in California ?
Thanks in advance for the help.

 

do you have any picture of the Jeep? and if the Tire are 20 years old the answer is no they usually dry rot.... what kind are they... if they are goodyear i will say a firm no...

 

Should pass smog in Cali but you never know. My 96 with 180k on it passed easily this year. Might be worthwhile to pay the extra $20 or so and do a pre-test. You might find you have some smog related hoses that have degraded, cracked, rotted etc...
Ask around about a reputable smog shop and you shouldn't have any issues.

 

Cars that havent been run in years often fail these types of tests due to build up. Best bet is drive it a couple hundred miles then go take the test

 

and might i add.....lucky you!

 

Thanks all for the help.