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I posted up a thread here and received some excellent feedback on replacement tires.
My question is that following an alignment (after changing a-arm to SPL v2), my front camber has been set to -1.8 and it looks like the area that is worn down is no longer part of the contact patch on close examination (the white dust on the tire is from rolling onto the concrete driveway - it seemingly doesn't even touch most of the inside 2 inches of the tire anymore).
Do you feel it is safe to continue to run these Toyo R888 front tires?
It may not touch sitting still, but under lateral loads and heavy accel/decel it would/will. Plus a blowout is much more likely from a pothole or other obstruction with cords showing like that. Replace them. Tires are cheaper than hospital bills and wrecked cars.
Yes, I understand it has to come off the wheel. Just worried that I let it get so bad already - not sure the structural integrity is up to par and worried about highway speeds. I think for peace of mind I'll have to ditch them.
Yes, I understand it has to come off the wheel. Just worried that I let it get so bad already - not sure the structural integrity is up to par and worried about highway speeds. I think for peace of mind I'll have to ditch them.
Smart move. Like I said, that part may not touch while the wheels are straight and still, but during cornering and lateral loads it will.
Wait, I can just swap left to right (given it's directional but not asymmetric)? Even with the little bit of cording?
Yes swamping is an option.
With directional the rolling direction must be the same so they have to be unmounted.
With asymmetric the rolling direction does not matter, but the inside and outside markings must be inside and out. These you do not need to unmounted, just swap left and right.
No rotation/swap will save the tire at this point. It is pretty unsafe to run a tire that worn and not worth the risk to you or the Z.
I just did this last week as well. My insides are worn down to almost no tread on all 4, so i had them swapped and now wear is on the outside...should give me some more tire life.
I just did this last week as well. My insides are worn down to almost no tread on all 4, so i had them swapped and now wear is on the outside...should give me some more tire life.
Flipping tires is a great way to extend tire life on symmetric directional tires. However, you don't want to wait until you have worn the tread down that far. Flip the tires when the inside still has an acceptable, and safe, tread thickness..