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yup. I agree. I start to get nervous when my tires are past the 50% tread point and always replace them way before the TWI's even come close to being visible. I just replaced a set of tires that were at 5/32. kinda funny, alot of the used tires on ebay are at 5/32. what moron would buy those? and then spend $100 to have them mounted and balanced???
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Ive worked in a tire shop before, and Ive seen some scary tires.
My friend had a 2003 Impala that was stolen from him by his brother, and he's in the process of getting money back from him (through probate, long confusing situation) but anyways, the tires haven't been changed since it was new and they look like slicks. There was literally no tread left on the front tires!
On a dry pavement, a high performance tire at TWI or less is actually performs better than full tread, that why F1 run slicks on sunny days.
But you want no less than 4/32" tread on raining days, specially on highway or drive through standing water.
But you want no less than 4/32" tread on raining days, specially on highway or drive through standing water.
Just had a guy at work get written up for his tires. The company pays for them of course, but it's the driver's responsibility let them know when it's time. These things were bald all the way across and the steel showing on the inside edges of the front tires. No excuse for that.
I wonder what the people would think when I would take my GN in for tires. I would always have to finish them off with a 4th gear "annihilation" burnout. The techs used to laugh because they weren't just bald but they were completely melted.
I of course always pay attention to the tread on sports cars or semi-sports cars just to get an idea of the driver's intentions. Apparently others do because I've gotten a ton of comments on the NT05s on the TL.
I wonder what the people would think when I would take my GN in for tires. I would always have to finish them off with a 4th gear "annihilation" burnout. The techs used to laugh because they weren't just bald but they were completely melted.
I of course always pay attention to the tread on sports cars or semi-sports cars just to get an idea of the driver's intentions. Apparently others do because I've gotten a ton of comments on the NT05s on the TL.
I had some scary tire on my cars before and I can tell you why:
Sometimes one of the tire is bad and the others can still last probably another 5/32. So you get a 5/32 tire to put on the car and in the rear, and wait for all 3 good tires to wear down another 3/32 before you replace them.
Consider only 8/32 of the tires are useful since new at 10/32, this practice saves 3/8 of the total cost which can be easily about $150. If you can get a junk tire to last for low cost, it could be a good investment.
Most drivers do not drive anywhere near the limit of the tires, and would therefore be OK.
Sometimes one of the tire is bad and the others can still last probably another 5/32. So you get a 5/32 tire to put on the car and in the rear, and wait for all 3 good tires to wear down another 3/32 before you replace them.
Consider only 8/32 of the tires are useful since new at 10/32, this practice saves 3/8 of the total cost which can be easily about $150. If you can get a junk tire to last for low cost, it could be a good investment.
Most drivers do not drive anywhere near the limit of the tires, and would therefore be OK.
Originally Posted By: smokey1
a co-worker of the better 1/2 had a FORD Focus with bald tires and lost control in a rain storm and spun out into the median of the interstate . Finally decided to get new tires after that .
Wow, I wonder what tipped them off that the tires might have been an issue?
a co-worker of the better 1/2 had a FORD Focus with bald tires and lost control in a rain storm and spun out into the median of the interstate . Finally decided to get new tires after that .
Wow, I wonder what tipped them off that the tires might have been an issue?
The tires I just replaced probably had 7/32 tread. But they were 7 + years old a cracking at the sidewalls.
Originally Posted By: eljefino
Jeep Grand Cherokees are the worst around here. Image is everything, these for whatever reason are neglected more than anything.
I can understand that Wrangler 235/75/15 Walmart $70 special... for the I dont care crowd.
Funny, the worst tire I have ever seen was on a GC. One of the rear tires was so worn that the steel belts were clearly visible. It was still being driven.
Jeep Grand Cherokees are the worst around here. Image is everything, these for whatever reason are neglected more than anything.
I can understand that Wrangler 235/75/15 Walmart $70 special... for the I dont care crowd.
Funny, the worst tire I have ever seen was on a GC. One of the rear tires was so worn that the steel belts were clearly visible. It was still being driven.
Worse yet many of the ones with tread are ''speed rated'' ones utter trash in the real world for most people.
I saw a strange thing just two days ago while walking into a store. A minivan with brand new tires. Brand new Blizzak WINTER tires. They still had the rubber nubs coming out of the sidewalls and you could smell that "new tire" smell from ten feet away, so they had obviously been installed very recently. Knowing how fast these tires wear out in summer temps, I wondered if there would even be any tread left on these once the snow starts to fly.
What about underinflated tires? I constantly see vehicles with tires that are visibly underinflated. It takes 10 or 15 psi low to actually see a tire droop so bad.
Check out the (front) tire on my bro's 1984 Accord from Sri Lanka 
(he has since gotten new tires, thankfully):
(he has since gotten new tires, thankfully):
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Originally Posted By: 97tbird
Check out the (front) tire on my bro's 1984 Accord from Sri Lanka
Hey, slicks work great when it's dry.
Check out the (front) tire on my bro's 1984 Accord from Sri Lanka
Hey, slicks work great when it's dry.
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