Are my tires still usable?

**chris_d** · June 11th, 2005 08:12 PM

Generally when replacing tires, replace the rear ones first, rear tires should have better tread, this reduces risk of skidding or spinning, esp on wet roads. (Applies primarily to front wheel drive cars)

**the_wildthing** · June 12th, 2005 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by chris_d

Generally when replacing tires, replace the rear ones first, rear tires should have better tread, this reduces risk of skidding or spinning, esp on wet roads. (Applies primarily to front wheel drive cars)

Hmmm... ang alam ko baliktad. Kasi the driving and turning wheels should have better grip.

**empy** · June 12th, 2005 02:35 AM

they look ok to me.

**caloyski5** · June 12th, 2005 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by the_wildthing

Hmmm... ang alam ko baliktad. Kasi the driving and turning wheels should have better grip.

i agree..pag front tires ang pumutok, minimal na control mo niyan..

mazdamazda,

mukha ngang ok pa tires mo, i base it on the elevated marker though,i would rotate the ones on the rear (kung mas makapal sa rear). pero like what was said before, call mo yan ;)

**theveed** · June 12th, 2005 02:15 PM

Pare pwede pa yan...

Pag pantay na yung wear indicator mo sa surrounding thread, palitan mo na.

Sometimes may mga tire models na di maganda "tumanda", if their thread patterns aren't that tolerant sa thread depth reduction usually lumalaki difference sa performance... Yung 1st gen na Aquathreads dati ganun...

**geode** · June 13th, 2005 02:11 AM

hmm ... mahanap nga ung wear indicator sa gulong ko.

**docSUVfan** · June 26th, 2005 11:35 PM

Just in case you decide to change your tires, I suggest that you take a look at Goodyear Fortera tires designed for luxury SUVs. The tire sidewall of one of our Bridgestone Dueler H/T 687 235/60 R16 got punctured by a jutting steel bar, hence we changed all 4 tires to 215/70 R16 Goodyear Fortera tires. The ride comfort and quietness improved markedly and during floods, the tires gripped much better. I looked over Consumer Reports and they ranked it 1st in dry and wet braking, handling, and reduced hydroplaning. Because of this, we have decided not to pursue our reservation for the Fortuner, believing that we don't need 7 passenger loading, but reasonable ride comfort, quietness and handling.

**MAXBUWAYA** · June 27th, 2005 12:44 AM

pag hindi na puede puedeng ipa Interior hehehehe
(kung nagtititpid hehehe)

**nicolodeon** · June 27th, 2005 09:28 AM

Usually, yung life ng tyres ma-determine dun sa tread-wear rating, which is most of the time indicated dun sa sidewall ng tyres. If I remember correctly, dalawa ang tread-wear rating: 100 at 200 (tyre dealers/experts: please correct me if I am wrong). Naturally, yung 200 ang tread-wear rating mas tatagal kaysa sa 100 lang ang rating. Ang alam ko, yung 100 na tread-wear rating eh 30-35T kms. ang normal life (tyre dealers/experts: again, please correct me if I'm wrong on this).

So, if I base my two-cents on this small bit of information I know, then probably your tyres need to be replaced. Then again, I could be wrong.

**mazdamazda** · June 27th, 2005 09:35 AM

theveed, thanks for the illustration. hehe. pwede pa nga.

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nahanap ko na rin yung cause nung parang "sliding" effect. may parang oblong yung isang tire... kaya pala ganun. so far ok na ulit yung ride nung nilagay ko ung rear tires sa harap.

docsuvfan... pwede nga yung 215/70/R16. kaso parang lumiit yung tire contact kaysa sa 235/60/R16. pati parang mas kumapal ng konti yung gulong overall.