When to replace tyres?

tom_e · 27 Jan 2017 at 12:14

DXP55 said:
I saw a R8 tuesday with nothing on rear wheels - just lines where tread used to be - and it was on the road.

Housey said:
When you can comb your hair in your reflection, not until.

That explains DXP55's sighting then

DXP55 · 27 Jan 2017 at 20:40

Next time you see a R8 see if you can look at rear tyres :rolleyes:

At my age hair is a luxury

Housey · 28 Jan 2017 at 18:36

My R8 us running a lovely set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

And these were the Continentals I took off, so not that bad....no cords.

James J · 28 Jan 2017 at 18:47

Gaygle said:
The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 will be a worthy tyre for you. An incredibly good all rounder, well priced and released in 2016.

I've had pretty much every decent high performance tyre there has been in the last 10 years, and in the wet, the RE050A was similar to cheap Chinese tyres. They were mediocre in ~2005 when they were released - today they're so far behind the competition, they're not even worth considering.

Be got the same car as the OP and also 18 inch wheels but bought the F1 A3s in 245/45 and they are excellent tyres. Tyre roar is noticeably less than what I had before and their performance in the wet is excellent.

loltim · 29 Jan 2017 at 16:18

Janesy B said:
I've never let any go under 3mm.

Does anyone else do this?

GF's Mini has 3mm on the fronts that I'm going to replace soon, but if it was summer i'd probably leave them to go right down to 1.6mm

bledd · 29 Jan 2017 at 17:35

When the fronts wear out, buy a new pair, move the old rears to the front and put the new tyres on the rear.

Then rinse, repeat.

shadow_boxer · 29 Jan 2017 at 17:53

Changed all 4 today. Fronts were about 2mm and rears just slightly less. Should've done it really before Winter but just hadn't had time to get it done.

Orionaut · 29 Jan 2017 at 18:01

bledd said:
When the fronts wear out, buy a new pair, move the old rears to the front and put the new tyres on the rear.

Then rinse, repeat.

I usually do it the other way round.

I know there is a long standing debate about this, but My logic is that I am more concerned with stopping than cornering at the limits of adhesion.

theone8181 · 30 Jan 2017 at 07:50

Orionaut said:
I usually do it the other way round.

I know there is a long standing debate about this, but My logic is that I am more concerned with stopping than cornering at the limits of adhesion.

The idea is its easier to control understeer (lift feet off peals) vs oversteer (easily over-corrected).

Orionaut · 30 Jan 2017 at 08:23

theone8181 said:
The idea is its easier to control understeer (lift feet off peals) vs oversteer (easily over-corrected).

Oh, I know,

But realistically This is only likely to be an issue if one is in the habit of cornering at excessive speed.

The vehicle is question is an old 75BHP van driven very gently. Stopping smartly in wet conditions is of rather greater concern than track day cornering performance.

c1tro · 30 Jan 2017 at 09:40

Irrespective of mileage I wouldn't leave them for more than 5 years.