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Sam ,

My tires are 8 years old also , read quite a while back that tires should be changed at the 7 year mark no matter what .. Especially if they've been subjected to much sunlight . Mine have the little dry rot cracks also .
The article I read came from a really bad automobile wreck - a tire failed - real bad .

Article stated two things - tires over 7 years old and tires over inflated to get them to bead on the rim were BAD NEWS or tires accidentally over inflated by someone . Any tire inflated several pounds over max EVER even if aired down immediately shouldn't be used .
Friend of mine owns a tire shop , told me my 20 year old spare [factory spare] would be dangerous as hell at highway speeds , warned me that if I used it be careful and get it off there ASAP .