cut tire replacement

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by David & Caroline, Dec 27, 2003.

  1. Ok - so how much of a difference in remaining tread is acceptable when
    replacing a tire? My wife had a tire cut about a month ago, and they had to
    replace the tire (puncture was right on the edge of the tread where it
    curves into the sidewall) - they only replaced one tire, and didn't say
    anything about needing to replace the axle set - so how big a difference can
    you get away with?
     
    David & Caroline, Dec 27, 2003
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  2. David & Caroline

    marx404 Guest

    When all else fails or if you dont rely on eying it, there's always the
    penny test.
    http://www.carcarecouncil.org/Tires_Wheels/tread.shtml

    Either way, dont play w/ your life or the ones you love, if youre still not
    sure, best to have them replaced. Tires are cheap enough nowadays, lives are
    not.

    marx404
     
    marx404, Dec 27, 2003
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  3. I probably should have been more specific - all of the tires have plenty of
    tread on them, and are not in need of replacing - what happened was one of
    the tires was damaged, and was replaced with a new one - so now, though all
    4 tires have more than enough tread to perform properly, one has more tread
    than the other three - I was curious how much of a difference was ok, and
    determine if I need to replace the other tire in that axle set.
     
    David & Caroline, Dec 27, 2003
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  4. David & Caroline

    Steve Guest

    On a passenger car, where there is only 12/32 - 14/32 of tread to start
    with, the difference between a new tire and a used tire with "enough" tread
    is not an issue. Where there is a problem is with trucks with a dual wheel
    situation with 2 wheels right next to each other and solidly bolted
    together.

    Steve
     
    Steve, Dec 27, 2003
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  5. David & Caroline

    Dan Hicks Guest

    I think so long as the other tire has "legal" tread the tires are
    considered "balanced".
     
    Dan Hicks, Dec 28, 2003
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