AWD CR-V tire thread tolerance
01-16-2004 | 09:24 AM
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Re: AWD CR-V tire thread tolerance
Thanks for the advice.
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
01-16-2004 | 09:24 AM
#47
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Re: AWD CR-V tire thread tolerance
Thanks for the advice.
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
news:100fgpqskm6r3e3@corp.supernews.com...
>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
01-16-2004 | 09:24 AM
#48
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Re: AWD CR-V tire thread tolerance
Thanks for the advice.
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
news:100fgpqskm6r3e3@corp.supernews.com...
>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
01-16-2004 | 09:24 AM
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Re: AWD CR-V tire thread tolerance
Thanks for the advice.
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
news:100fgpqskm6r3e3@corp.supernews.com...
>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
"Dave Dodson" <ddodson@gci.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "LC" <LC@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:OpzNb.25905$Qq.15895@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > I didn't say it clear. I didn't mean the tire thread depths were between
> > 3/16" to 1/4". I mean the different itself is from 3/16" to 1/4". Or in
> > order to avoid the confusion, let's say the difference is 1/4".
>
> Ok LC, the difference in tread depth ranges between 6/32 and 8/32 (3/16
and
> 1/4). That is significant. Many "P" rated (passenger) tires only have a
> tread depth of 12/23-13/32 when the are new. What you have is over half
the
> tread is gone. Tread life is cut off at 2/32". Federal standards say that
> this is the minimum safe tread depth. If you look at a tire with 2/32 you
> will see, basically, lines on the tire. In my opinion, 4/32 is just about
as
> far as I would let them go. So your question is what to do and what might
be
> the results from this situation? You still have about 15k or so left on
the
> other tires but you could buy three new tires and save the best of the
three
> old ones to use as a spare. You could put the new tire on the right rear
(I
> don't recall if your vehicle is AWD or not). If it is FWD, put it on the
> right rear. If it is AWD, the difference in tire diameter will put stress
on
> the differentials (btwn two tires on same axle and btwn front and rear
> axles). If I were still in the tire business, I would recommend three new
> tires and save the best of the old for a spare.
>
> Dave D
> --
> Hunt hard...Kill quick...Offer No Apologies!
>
>
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