| epiney |
When did you decide there wasn't enough tread left in your tires to replace them. The treadwear indicators are at 2/32" when the tires are considered legally bald.
That would pushing it to the limit and an article at Tire Rack suggests that 4/32" might be a better number.
My Michelin CTs are at around 4/32 to 5/32, but are showing the micro cracks that many here have experienced.
I was going to wait 6 months, but am inclined to pull the trigger now a new set of GY Fortera SAs or Assurance TTs.
When and how did you decide? |
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| phins2rt |
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Originally posted by epiney
When did you decide there wasn't enough tread left in your tires to replace them. The treadwear indicators are at 2/32" when the tires are considered legally bald.
That would pushing it to the limit and an article at Tire Rack suggests that 4/32" might be a better number.
My Michelin CTs are at around 4/32 to 5/32, but are showing the micro cracks that many here have experienced.
I was going to wait 6 months, but am inclined to pull the trigger now a new set of GY Fortera SAs or Assurance TTs.
When and how did you decide?
epiney,
I have a little over 4/32 and I plan on replacing later this spring. Around 60k or so. |
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| II Kings 9:20 |
| Mine were 2mm. If I can find the video, I'll post a link. A test was done in Europe measuring the wet braking with tires at 1.6 vs 3mm on 4 different vehicles using the same brand of tire. Needless to say, there was a huge difference. Stopping from 70mph, the car with the 3mm tire had stopped while the car on 1.6mm was still doing 50mph, the split screene video was impressive. |
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| vtecman |
It all depends on what kind of weather conditions you drive in. I just bought new tires with 42K on the original one's. I had more than 5/32, but I was going to be driving from Seattle to Calgary,AB Canada in the middle of winter and I didn't feel safe drive through the rocky mountain with wore tires.
I'm shocked when I see people drive their tires till the wear mark or past. But I grew up in a place that had 4 months of snow and I know how important traction is.
How I judge my tire traction on my old tires.
When I would hit a bump while braking on a rain days the abs would kick back(losing grip) I knew then that those tires would be no match on packed/icy snow. |
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| tony8a |
| in most states 3/32 will not pass inspection sticker. also as a rule of thumb you do not want a tire that is more than 4-5 years old . as it is rubber and it will loose its elasticity and loose its shape therefore will get slight vibration and tires might separate under those conditions. aswell as the lower the tread life the more slippery the tire is since it lost all of its grooves and siping (thin slices that help traction). also negative camber wear on the inside of tires is no good. and check for cracking and slices on sidewall. hope this helps y'all. |
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| epiney |
| Thanks everyone. I think I will change them as soon as I get a chance. Now to decide Fortera SAs or Assurance TTs. Leaning toward the Assurance TTs as a passanger tire characteristics is more what I am looking for. No chance to take M off road. |
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| II Kings 9:20 |
| I like the GY TT, almost put them on the S430 and chose a Bridgestone Potenza with better performance and less money. The only potential problem I have read about with the TT is that they are noisy. Given that Hondas are kinda noisy anyway it might not matter. If you are getting them from a GY store you should be able to change them out within 30 days at no cost if they are unsatisfactory. Double check that with the dealer. |
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| tony8a |
| i would highly recommend the pirelli str great tire , price and long mileage warranty smooth quiet ride as well. my favorite is the michelin still . they have updated their rubber compound. |
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