Dogtag114

How low do you go?

tfthach13

Lower than I care to admit. I just see them as racing slicks at that point. 😂

But on a more serious note, usually when I brake traction coming out of a slow right-hand turn. Or when I start slipping in the wet.

hachiroku

if i'm able to get even wear...i go down pretty much til i can catch a fingernail.

Jasonoff

Until the inside grooves are gone then they get roasted to the belts before mounting new meats.

hyperion667

Another question: who smokes up the parking lot of the tire store they're going to? I always get applauded when I get new 305's

Dogtag114

I usually do it on the way there.

Dogtag114

People really replace at 4/32”???

Homer Oz

G'Day Fella's,

Dogtag114, with Oz being such a dry country ....... generally, I'm happy to get my money's worth out of them, before I look at replacing tyres.
Hope that helps

Regards
Homer

Savage-wp

Either at the tyre shop, or on the way there. Everytime.

hyperion667

If you rip it after the new meat be careful not to break the seal of the wheel/tire.........I was warned to not rip it right after new tires because of the wheel basically just spinning inside of the tire from the massive amount of TQ (591) my car makes. Any validity there?

Homer Oz

That sound like a real possibility.
When fitting tyres, especially to Mag Wheels, the Tyre Fitters, generally use a waxy lubricant, to help the rubber slide over the wheel rims lip.
Being a lubricant, it could do as as you have been told, until this dries out ......... after some period of time.

Hope that helps

D'oh!
Homer

Ludedude

That can definitely happen. My Z06 used to spin the rear wheels inside the tires at track days; it made for hell keeping them balanced and at some point I just gave up and ran them whichever way they were.

There's a reason serious 1/4 mile cars literally screw the tires to the rims.

Boughtittwice

2/32" - Costco - mileage warranty, boom, new set of rears. I am good for 1 set of rears per year and I am not a burnout guy, well, most of the time....

mrmotoguzzi00

You did say summer tires so pretty low.... but the lower they go the less effective they will be in rain.... so your call

Dogtag114

funny, years ago they didn't carry PSSs... now they do.

Do you trust the Costco guys with your rims? Do they have a protective collar on the lug wrench?

mrmotoguzzi00

Bummer, Can't do it in the GLE63s... believe me I tried, even with traction control off, and 3k launch... just pins me in the seat... lol

Dogtag114

also when you get them, do you get 255 or wider? wider won't let me add to cart and they may not honor warranty?

AdrnlnRush

Costco won't install any size that isn't OEM stock. Had that experience already, they had the tires but wouldn't install them.

Dogtag114

Thanks. That's a deal breaker for me... stepping up to 265 or likely 275.

Boughtittwice

I ordered online and they installed the 265s - no issue. No wheel damage from installed

hyperion667

Looks like a lot of guys are willing gamble with tread showing.........."even in the rain". Not smart. Someone could die.

Ludedude

I answered 2/32" not because "it's the law" but the reality is that by the time the tires get down to that, they're probably heat cycled to **** anyway. Hardly ever rains here, and I don't daily drive it either, so don't really care about that. I've driven on slicks in the rain though...you're gonna have a bad time.

Dogtag114

I agree, I just put them back on with just less then 2/32 and I don’t think they have any more traction then my skinny 225 winters. I’m not driving anywhere except to groceries so I’ll wait a few weeks to get past the northeast peak.
Now, to order 265s or 275s... I think I’m gonna try 265 since the actual tread width is fractionally bigger on 275 it does t seem worth it.

Cwagon

I went with 275 on stock 9" rim for not only the extra poofteenth inch width but to also give the rim a little more protection from the wider carcass / side wall of the 275 over the 265

Dogtag114

ok... light rain today and totally spun back on light throttle... I have 1/32... new tires going on next week