Tire Question

Mar 06, 2009 5 Replies
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I've had my winter tires since 2004. Although I only have about



17,000km (10,000 miles) on them and the thread still looks pretty good, this is my 5th winter with these tires and I'm wondering if I should get a new set for next winter. Basically, do tires dry out over time and become less efficient? I keep them in my garage over the summer, not near any electrical motors, etc.
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Venture Rider wrote in news:002db536$0$3130$c3e8da3 @news.astraweb.com:

They're fine. Don't worry about them.

Tires do dry out over time, but 5 years is still OK. If it were me, I might replace them in maybe three years or so. And by then the tread may be down to the point where you'd be replacing them anyway.

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This time I disagree with Tegger. 5 years is close to max and may be too long. Oxidation and aging takes a toll.

Besides, a winter tire needs at least 6/32 tread depth to work in snow. That's 3X the minimum tread depth of standard tires. Be a sport, spend $2 and measure tread depth with a proper guage and let us know. I'll bet after 10K miles you are pretty close to 6/32.

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I have 7/32 of an inch left, 2/32 before I hit the markers.

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