How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
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Tread wear
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Andrew Mouser
Tread wear
The Haynes manual says to replace the tires when you
have a tire depth of 1/16-inch or about 1.6mm
(hopefully that conversion was correct.) Hopefully
that helps.
Andrew
--- Sam & Beth Barrett <LEVATHIAN@sprintmail.com>
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> How does one know if they need to replace the tires
> on their car? There are
> a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real
> answer?
>
> Best,
>
> -Sambo
>
>
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have a tire depth of 1/16-inch or about 1.6mm
(hopefully that conversion was correct.) Hopefully
that helps.
Andrew
--- Sam & Beth Barrett <LEVATHIAN@sprintmail.com>
wrote:
> How does one know if they need to replace the tires
> on their car? There are
> a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real
> answer?
>
> Best,
>
> -Sambo
>
>
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Josh Colombo
Tread wear
That can depend on a couple different things.
You can always use the tread wear indicators on the tires. Usually if it's that low......wet weather traction is going to be hampered quite a bit, and depending on tire compound dry weather traction will also decrease (more on that in a minute).
A common and not the most exact way is to take a penny and stick it in the tread. if the tread covers his hair or some place around there, it's ok.
I think it also should depend on your climate. If you don't get a lot of rain, you can probably go a little longer, if you get a lot of rain, you may not want to chance things.
As for tire compounds. Within the past few years tire manufacturers have been using dual rubber compounds. One is a softer compound, and one is a harder compound.
I have heard of them going both ways. Soft on top, and harder on the bottom, and harder on top and softer on the bottom.
Both ways have a purpose. The first way, soft on top, hard on bottom are used on some "cheap" performance tires that have a tread wear warranty. When you first get the tires they are great, nice and sticky, hold the road, and as you put some miles on them the sticky tread wears, and you have a harder rubber compound that does not grip as well, but gives them their 40,000 or whatever tread life warranty. Probably not the best tires to have.
The other way around, hard on top, soft on bottom is pretty ingenious. I believe Bridgestone did this. As tread compound wears a softer core of rubber is exposed to maintain the tires holding characteristics throughout the tires lifespan.
Also....when I say hard and soft.....they are relative terms.....the compounds could be just a few spots off....but some may be a little more. All depends on the tire manufacturer.
Josh
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Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
-Sambo
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You can always use the tread wear indicators on the tires. Usually if it's that low......wet weather traction is going to be hampered quite a bit, and depending on tire compound dry weather traction will also decrease (more on that in a minute).
A common and not the most exact way is to take a penny and stick it in the tread. if the tread covers his hair or some place around there, it's ok.
I think it also should depend on your climate. If you don't get a lot of rain, you can probably go a little longer, if you get a lot of rain, you may not want to chance things.
As for tire compounds. Within the past few years tire manufacturers have been using dual rubber compounds. One is a softer compound, and one is a harder compound.
I have heard of them going both ways. Soft on top, and harder on the bottom, and harder on top and softer on the bottom.
Both ways have a purpose. The first way, soft on top, hard on bottom are used on some "cheap" performance tires that have a tread wear warranty. When you first get the tires they are great, nice and sticky, hold the road, and as you put some miles on them the sticky tread wears, and you have a harder rubber compound that does not grip as well, but gives them their 40,000 or whatever tread life warranty. Probably not the best tires to have.
The other way around, hard on top, soft on bottom is pretty ingenious. I believe Bridgestone did this. As tread compound wears a softer core of rubber is exposed to maintain the tires holding characteristics throughout the tires lifespan.
Also....when I say hard and soft.....they are relative terms.....the compounds could be just a few spots off....but some may be a little more. All depends on the tire manufacturer.
Josh
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Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
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Sam & Beth Barrett
Tread wear
Damn. Mines up to mid-forhead. I can't wait to get out of these tires... ROAD TRIP!
-Sambo
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
That can depend on a couple different things.
You can always use the tread wear indicators on the tires. Usually if it's that low......wet weather traction is going to be hampered quite a bit, and depending on tire compound dry weather traction will also decrease (more on that in a minute).
A common and not the most exact way is to take a penny and stick it in the tread. if the tread covers his hair or some place around there, it's ok.
I think it also should depend on your climate. If you don't get a lot of rain, you can probably go a little longer, if you get a lot of rain, you may not want to chance things.
As for tire compounds. Within the past few years tire manufacturers have been using dual rubber compounds. One is a softer compound, and one is a harder compound.
I have heard of them going both ways. Soft on top, and harder on the bottom, and harder on top and softer on the bottom.
Both ways have a purpose. The first way, soft on top, hard on bottom are used on some "cheap" performance tires that have a tread wear warranty. When you first get the tires they are great, nice and sticky, hold the road, and as you put some miles on them the sticky tread wears, and you have a harder rubber compound that does not grip as well, but gives them their 40,000 or whatever tread life warranty. Probably not the best tires to have.
The other way around, hard on top, soft on bottom is pretty ingenious. I believe Bridgestone did this. As tread compound wears a softer core of rubber is exposed to maintain the tires holding characteristics throughout the tires lifespan.
Also....when I say hard and soft.....they are relative terms.....the compounds could be just a few spots off....but some may be a little more. All depends on the tire manufacturer.
Josh
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 4:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
-Sambo
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-Sambo
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
That can depend on a couple different things.
You can always use the tread wear indicators on the tires. Usually if it's that low......wet weather traction is going to be hampered quite a bit, and depending on tire compound dry weather traction will also decrease (more on that in a minute).
A common and not the most exact way is to take a penny and stick it in the tread. if the tread covers his hair or some place around there, it's ok.
I think it also should depend on your climate. If you don't get a lot of rain, you can probably go a little longer, if you get a lot of rain, you may not want to chance things.
As for tire compounds. Within the past few years tire manufacturers have been using dual rubber compounds. One is a softer compound, and one is a harder compound.
I have heard of them going both ways. Soft on top, and harder on the bottom, and harder on top and softer on the bottom.
Both ways have a purpose. The first way, soft on top, hard on bottom are used on some "cheap" performance tires that have a tread wear warranty. When you first get the tires they are great, nice and sticky, hold the road, and as you put some miles on them the sticky tread wears, and you have a harder rubber compound that does not grip as well, but gives them their 40,000 or whatever tread life warranty. Probably not the best tires to have.
The other way around, hard on top, soft on bottom is pretty ingenious. I believe Bridgestone did this. As tread compound wears a softer core of rubber is exposed to maintain the tires holding characteristics throughout the tires lifespan.
Also....when I say hard and soft.....they are relative terms.....the compounds could be just a few spots off....but some may be a little more. All depends on the tire manufacturer.
Josh
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"Life, an ever-changing melody
of beats and rhythm" - ME
************************************
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 4:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
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Josh Colombo
Tread wear
hehe.....yeah.....I've got a set of nitto's I want to just get the hell rid of. I'm plannin a trip to see mom in seattle this summer.....and I don't want to replace until afterwards. I'll burn them off doin 90+ during the trip 
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 5:33 PM
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Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
Damn. Mines up to mid-forhead. I can't wait to get out of these tires... ROAD TRIP!
-Sambo
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Colombo [mailto:josh@surrealmirage.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
That can depend on a couple different things.
You can always use the tread wear indicators on the tires. Usually if it's that low......wet weather traction is going to be hampered quite a bit, and depending on tire compound dry weather traction will also decrease (more on that in a minute).
A common and not the most exact way is to take a penny and stick it in the tread. if the tread covers his hair or some place around there, it's ok.
I think it also should depend on your climate. If you don't get a lot of rain, you can probably go a little longer, if you get a lot of rain, you may not want to chance things.
As for tire compounds. Within the past few years tire manufacturers have been using dual rubber compounds. One is a softer compound, and one is a harder compound.
I have heard of them going both ways. Soft on top, and harder on the bottom, and harder on top and softer on the bottom.
Both ways have a purpose. The first way, soft on top, hard on bottom are used on some "cheap" performance tires that have a tread wear warranty. When you first get the tires they are great, nice and sticky, hold the road, and as you put some miles on them the sticky tread wears, and you have a harder rubber compound that does not grip as well, but gives them their 40,000 or whatever tread life warranty. Probably not the best tires to have.
The other way around, hard on top, soft on bottom is pretty ingenious. I believe Bridgestone did this. As tread compound wears a softer core of rubber is exposed to maintain the tires holding characteristics throughout the tires lifespan.
Also....when I say hard and soft.....they are relative terms.....the compounds could be just a few spots off....but some may be a little more. All depends on the tire manufacturer.
Josh
************************************
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Josh@surrealmirage.com <mailto:Josh@surrealmirage.com>
"Life, an ever-changing melody
of beats and rhythm" - ME
************************************
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 4:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
-Sambo
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Damn. Mines up to mid-forhead. I can't wait to get out of these tires... ROAD TRIP!
-Sambo
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From: Josh Colombo [mailto:josh@surrealmirage.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
That can depend on a couple different things.
You can always use the tread wear indicators on the tires. Usually if it's that low......wet weather traction is going to be hampered quite a bit, and depending on tire compound dry weather traction will also decrease (more on that in a minute).
A common and not the most exact way is to take a penny and stick it in the tread. if the tread covers his hair or some place around there, it's ok.
I think it also should depend on your climate. If you don't get a lot of rain, you can probably go a little longer, if you get a lot of rain, you may not want to chance things.
As for tire compounds. Within the past few years tire manufacturers have been using dual rubber compounds. One is a softer compound, and one is a harder compound.
I have heard of them going both ways. Soft on top, and harder on the bottom, and harder on top and softer on the bottom.
Both ways have a purpose. The first way, soft on top, hard on bottom are used on some "cheap" performance tires that have a tread wear warranty. When you first get the tires they are great, nice and sticky, hold the road, and as you put some miles on them the sticky tread wears, and you have a harder rubber compound that does not grip as well, but gives them their 40,000 or whatever tread life warranty. Probably not the best tires to have.
The other way around, hard on top, soft on bottom is pretty ingenious. I believe Bridgestone did this. As tread compound wears a softer core of rubber is exposed to maintain the tires holding characteristics throughout the tires lifespan.
Also....when I say hard and soft.....they are relative terms.....the compounds could be just a few spots off....but some may be a little more. All depends on the tire manufacturer.
Josh
************************************
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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 4:18 PM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Tread wear
How does one know if they need to replace the tires on their car? There are
a few rules of thumb on this. What's the real answer?
Best,
-Sambo
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