Originally Posted By: FoxS
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Originally Posted By: FoxS
Dry performance is unaffected all the way to 2/32 0/32.
Wet performance is terrible at 2/32. Tire rack found that doubled stopping distance. Even 4/32 was bad, stopping distance was right in between new and 2/32.
Tire rack can confirm the starting treading any tire.
Fixed for you.
I had the rear of my S2000 went down to bald (0/32 in the center, 0.5/32 on the sides) in summer months some years ago. Performance/handling on dry pavement was better than full tread.
If the road is slightly wet then the car is not drivable with less than 1/32.
Thanks for fixing that but at 0/32 your dry performance will certainly be affected if you have a blow out! I'm presuming there is a safety reason, even in the dry, why 2/32 is the legal minimum.
I'm 99% sure that is because of wet performance. With no tread I don't think the tire run hotter, if anything it should be cooler, less squirm and more road contact. Does anyone know when 2/32 became law? I'm guessing years and years ago, when limits were lower, or people just plain drove slower in the rain.
I've done the same, to the wear bars on summer tires, just drive slower in the rain. Winter needs full tread, or winter tires. However I've gotten rid of more than one set because I didn't rotate properly.