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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: sundaydriver on 24 May 2011, 19:08

Title: Tread Depth on new tyres
Post by: sundaydriver on 24 May 2011, 19:08

Just bought some new alloys and Continental tyres (235/35/19), when i went to put the tyres on i noticed there didnt look much tread for a new tyre on them so out came the tyre depth gauge .

6mm on all of them, i thought new tyres should have 8mm!! Have i been conned??. :sick:

Ive checked the tyres that came off my car and the fronts have 5mm and the rears have 7mm and they have covered 9k.

Title: Re: Tread Depth on new tyres
Post by: Steve_PD on 24 May 2011, 19:38

its normally 8 mm on new tyres

Title: Re: Tread Depth on new tyres
Post by: Wayne on 24 May 2011, 21:17

6mm seems low for new tyres

Title: Re: Tread Depth on new tyres
Post by: Simon_1.8T on 31 May 2011, 16:53

If they were new, they'd have the coloured lines on the thread?