Posted 2010-01-23 11:32 AM (#115621) Subject: When to replace tires?
Veteran
Posts: 270 Location: Roanoke IL
How long do you go before replacing tires? I'm not a fan of letting them go bald before replacement. I've got about 40,000 on my current set, and the dealer said they were at 8/32. Time to replace? Trucker friends say they look fine and the dealership "saw me coming" and wants to sell me tires. They say keep rollin' and look at them in another 20 thousand miles. I have rotated them regularly. I wouldn't know if a tire was at 8/32 or not.
Posted 2010-01-25 12:12 AM (#115669 - in reply to #115621) Subject: RE: When to replace tires?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 736 Location: Western WA
Tires are legal until there is less than 2/32 tread left. But if your tires are old, not worn, you may want to consider replacing them sooner. Any weather cracking on the sides? May be time to replace them even if the tread is legal.
An easy way to check tread depth is using a penny. If you insert a penny in between the treads with Lincoln's head down, if you can see his head, you're still legal. When you're close, have a tire shop check for you, or just buy a tread depth gauge.
Posted 2010-01-25 8:23 AM (#115672 - in reply to #115621) Subject: RE: When to replace tires?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 690 Location: missouri
Look at the age of the tire (should be located in code -might be on the backside), then look carefully for checking... just because the tread looks ok, doesn't mean you couldn't have a blow out... I never like to hemorage money for anything, but rubber is kind of like oxygen, your life is counting on it. We just bought tires two weeks ago... ouch.
When to replace tires?
