3mm tread.

[911fan]

I have 3 mm tread reamining on both front tyres. Should I get replaced now or wait for 2mm?

[Merritt]

My Gt3 tyres only came with about 5mm on them new so I would wait a little longer if yours are the same!

[Vesuvius 996]

911fan said:

I have 3 mm tread reamining on both front tyres. Should I get replaced now or wait for 2mm?

£70k car. Scrimping on tyres when it's been monsoon time...?

Are you sure mate?!



Bracknell Tyres. £500 a set for PZero N2

[boony]

Got to agree with Vesuvius here - why take the risk? Especially given the amount of rain we've had in the past couple of weeks.

I recently had Michelin Pilot Sports all round. I had about 2.5 - 3mm left at time of replacing and the difference in the wet is night and day. From now on, I'll replace at 3mm every time.

[Merritt]

Vesuvius 996 said:

911fan said:

I have 3 mm tread reamining on both front tyres. Should I get replaced now or wait for 2mm?

£70k car. Scrimping on tyres when it's been monsoon time...?

Are you sure mate?!



Bracknell Tyres. £500 a set for PZero N2

Eh? 3mm is only about half worn and 1.4mm more than the legal min?!

I realise that driving around in wet weather at the legal minimum is not good but changing them at 3mm sounds unnecessary to me...

Steve

[Vesuvius 996]

Merritt said:

Vesuvius 996 said:

911fan said:

I have 3 mm tread reamining on both front tyres. Should I get replaced now or wait for 2mm?

£70k car. Scrimping on tyres when it's been monsoon time...?

Are you sure mate?!



Bracknell Tyres. £500 a set for PZero N2

Eh? 3mm is only about half worn and 1.4mm more than the legal min?!

I realise that driving around in wet weather at the legal minimum is not good but changing them at 3mm sounds unnecessary to me...

Steve

Well, I am risk averse.

I occasionally run at high leptons, and if I hot some standing water those four small patches of rubber are all that's between me and oblivion.

£500 for shiny new tyres, or £1000 excess plus massive insurance premiums for the next five years plus possible getting mangled?

[Pickled Piper]

The best course of action when you have 3mm on a road tyre is to book onto a track day. Wear the tyres into slicks during the course of the day and then have new ones fitted on site before driving home.

Surely that is the only correct answer in the spirit of Pistonheadery.

pp

[The Griffalo]

Merritt said:

Vesuvius 996 said:

911fan said:

I have 3 mm tread reamining on both front tyres. Should I get replaced now or wait for 2mm?

£70k car. Scrimping on tyres when it's been monsoon time...?

Are you sure mate?!



Bracknell Tyres. £500 a set for PZero N2

Eh? 3mm is only about half worn and 1.4mm more than the legal min?!

I realise that driving around in wet weather at the legal minimum is not good but changing them at 3mm sounds unnecessary to me...

Steve

New tyres would seem like a right bargain as you aquaplane towards the armco

[richardb.jones]

The best course of action is to drive according to the conditions !

If you're tyres are half worn - then in the wet, drive like they are half worn... simple.

If the road has a huge amount of standing water - than no tyre, new or not, is going to make it any safer - slow down ...

All IMO ...

[sleep envy]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Well, I am risk averse.

I bet you wear a belt and red braces with your suit trousers

[flow99]

sleep envy said:

Vesuvius 996 said:

Well, I am risk averse.

I bet you wear a belt and red braces with your suit trousers

and a second pair of pants, just in case of skid marks!

[USS Bozeman]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I am changing at 3mm or just under from now on.