When do you change tyres...

[andrewdodd13]

Don't talk to me about tyres this week. After seeing numerous accidents from faulty tyres, I consider myself a bit anal about how often I check them, usually at least once a week.

MOT yesterday, expecting it to fly through. Oh no, "Your front tyres are down to the wire, the wire's actually frayed in parts". What, I thought. So I went and had a look... tracking at the front must be screwed, because there's about 4mm on the outsides and -1mm on the inside.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Depends on the time of year, I'll string out a set in the summer but the 530 has 3mm on the rear and 2mm on the front so is due a set soon.

Great chance to bin those runflats.

 

[loltim]

2mm ish

 

[Muffin`]

When it fails the MOT

 

[Maccapacca]

Great chance to bin those runflats.

He already had binned them, now has some Yokohama's on it, I'm going for another set of Hankook V12 Evos, had a set on my Prelude, set on the Volvo and four come in at £500 fitted from my mechanic.

 

[Maccapacca]

Great chance to bin those runflats.

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/general-alfa-discussion/281792-hankook-ventus-v12-evo-tyres.html

Nothing to do with the tyre but this made me wet myself

 

[Jonny69]

Usually as they approach the 1.6mm mark. By that point they are usually noticeably balder on the outsides than in the middle anyway

 

[Lustral]

i dont think i have ever had to change tyres in a car yet .... never had them long enough to do so ...

 

[Hagar]

My lease company will not change them above 3mm, so between 3mm and the legal limit when I can change a pair on the same axle.

 

[shifty_uk]

I usually change them around MOT time, despite being over the tread marker. Any other time I'll change them when they actually hit the marker.

 

[Haze]

i always seem to get a puncture before mine are too low :S

 

[sovietspybob]

When they look like this i may think of changing them...

But really i change around the 2mm mark, got to get value for money n all that.

 

[Mud]

~4-5mm last time, bloody P6000s that came with the car were scaring me!

2.5-3mm usually.

 

[stulid]

When its to late, i'm gangsta like that.

 

[Begbie]

When its to late, i'm gangsta like that.

Snap, have been bad for this in the past.

 

[Rizo-UK]

Down to the wear markers for me even if the shoulders are smooth. Law states you need legal <1.6mm across 3/4 of the width.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Down to the wear markers for me even if the shoulders are smooth. Law states you need legal <1.6mm across 3/4 of the width.

Bet that's fun in the wet.

 

[TRNC]

When close to the 1.6mm limit. I do too many miles a year not to get every last bit out of them where possible. That said I have 2 sets though so have winters on in winter with considerably more tread usually (otherwise they are pointless).

 

[Prophet]

Usually I don't get them lower than 2mm although it's hard to get them changed sometimes as the directors (company car) are tight and want a 2009 Mondeo to do 40K on the fronts!

 

[Simon]

Bet that's fun in the wet.

Fun in the dry though