How my rear tires looking
03-22-2024, 10:50 PM
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How my rear tires looking
So these have about 10k miles on them.
They are looking pretty wore to me but I do not remember how they looked when new.
So do these need replacing or do I have some time still?
They are looking pretty wore to me but I do not remember how they looked when new.
So do these need replacing or do I have some time still?
03-23-2024, 01:34 AM
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I would get new tires. The rubber is getting thin and you are running out of tread. Tread depth prevent hydroplaning, the thinner the tread the less water the tire can evacuate.
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03-23-2024, 06:57 AM
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Buy a cheap tire tread depth gauge from Amazon, anything less than 4/32" will need to be replaced
03-23-2024, 07:39 AM
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Serviceable, but you should start looking at sourcing new tires. I would replace as a set, but you can likely get away with just rears.
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03-23-2024, 08:00 AM
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I do live in East TN and drive on great roads all the time and I do push the car as hard as I safely feel to do.
I was expecting more miles out of them.
The fronts are wore as well but not as badly as the rears.
I have been thinking a lot about getting a Z06 so I may just do that instead of replacing these tires.
03-23-2024, 08:02 AM
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Yeah I know, today it is wet on the ground from some overnight rain so i will drive something else to work today.
03-23-2024, 08:23 AM
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03-23-2024, 08:40 AM
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Find the wear bar and take a photo of that. Nice Spyder.
Interesting read to the bottom about The Michelin Premier tire lines
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/stopping-distance
JT
Interesting read to the bottom about The Michelin Premier tire lines
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/stopping-distance
JT
03-23-2024, 12:28 PM
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Carnac says...........
Go to the nearest Discount Tire for a 'free' inspection. And they will tell you to buy new tires. I'd heed that advice.
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03-23-2024, 06:59 PM
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I have never done a burnout.
I do live in East TN and drive on great roads all the time and I do push the car as hard as I safely feel to do.
I was expecting more miles out of them.
The fronts are wore as well but not as badly as the rears.
I have been thinking a lot about getting a Z06 so I may just do that instead of replacing these tires.
I do live in East TN and drive on great roads all the time and I do push the car as hard as I safely feel to do.
I was expecting more miles out of them.
The fronts are wore as well but not as badly as the rears.
I have been thinking a lot about getting a Z06 so I may just do that instead of replacing these tires.
03-23-2024, 09:10 PM
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03-23-2024, 09:19 PM
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