How do you tell if tyres are worn out?
Checking your tyre treads
- Visible tread wear bars: You can only see these bars of hard rubber when your tyre’s tread has become worn.
- Your tread is less than 1.6mm: Under South African law, your treads must be at least 1.6mm deep around the tyre’s circumference.
What should be looked for during a tire inspection?
In addition to tread depth and inflation pressure, you should also inspect your tires for any damage or conditions that would warrant their replacement. Look at the tread and sidewalls for any cuts, scrapes, punctures, bulges, bumps or cracks.
Why are the edges of my tyres worn out?
The most common reason for tyre wear on the edges is underinflation. If you’ve noticed wear on the inside, check the outside of the tyre too. Underinflated tyres tend to distort the tread away from the road in the centre, which results in the edges becoming worn.
What does it mean if your car tyre is toed?
If you answered yes to either of these, your tyres may be ‘toed’. A toed tyre will tilt either to the right or left slightly so that the full weight of the car isn’t on the flat part of the tyre, but to the side. You can take it to a garage that has a laser alignment tool.
Can a 25mm drop cause inside tyre wear?
Even 25mm drop will cause inside tyre wear. Post pic of your car up side on. May have had a little drop before you bought it. I’m running a massive drop creating camber however it does not effect tyre wear that much, it will be toe in / toe out so the inside edge will be dragging as you go in a straight line.
What’s the easiest way to check the tread of a tyre?
The quickest and easiest method to check your tyre tread is the 20p test. Take a 20p coin and place it inside one of the main grooves of your tyre. It might be easier to turn the engine on and turn the steering wheel. If you’re checking the right tyre, turn the wheel to the left.
How do you measure the wear on a tyre?
Measuring a tyre’s wear is a fairly simple process. Tyre manufacturers build a ‘tread wear indicator’ into all passenger and 4×4 tyres. This indicator can be found between the ridges of the tread of the tyre, which you can see in the example below:
Why are the edges of my tyres wearing so much?
If your tyres are over-inflated, the tread will tend to ‘balloon’ in the centre, resulting in more wear on the centre than on the edges. If the tyres are under-inflated, the opposite occurs; the centre of the tread face distorts away from the road resulting in more wear on the edges.
How can I tell if my tyres need to be replaced?
Tread depth can be easily monitored by looking at the tread depth indicators (or tyre wear indicators), which are small protrusions found in the tread grooves at equal points around the tyre. When the tread wears down to the same height as these indicators, it’s time to replace your tyres asap.
If you answered yes to either of these, your tyres may be ‘toed’. A toed tyre will tilt either to the right or left slightly so that the full weight of the car isn’t on the flat part of the tyre, but to the side. You can take it to a garage that has a laser alignment tool.