When do you change your tyres (1*2s)

[Gary-Lew]

How many of you run them down to their limit, Been looking at my 182s and they are about 1-2mm off the wear bars,car is tramlining over every bloody kink/bump on the road! think its time for four new PE2s

 

[fUbAr]

this time of year, when they're close to the limit... in the summer, i wear them right down to the limit.

 

[Gary-Lew]

this time of year, when they're close to the limit... in the summer, i wear them right down to the limit.

I used to wear the 195/45 s on my old 02 172 right down , but the difference between the 205s on the 182 when they are slick is massive, bloody car is a nightmare on the m/way when its raining heavy

 

[Dan 172]

I noticed that on mine when the tyres were getting low, the car was terrible on the motorway.

Mine were never illegal but as the got close to the bar, the car pulled all over the place.

 

[nathanH]

down to canvas....

 

[MazzaR26]

I like to rid on my rims for a few miles...

 

[Mells]

down to canvas....

lol! your hardcore too!

 

[Stevo_172]

How many of you run them down to their limit, Been looking at my 182s and they are about 1-2mm off the wear bars,car is tramlining over every bloody kink/bump on the road! think its time for four new PE2s

Replace the fronts every six months, otherwise the car is just annoying!! lol

Do alot of miles tho and get PE2's cheap at Costco hehe

 

[H182]

My fronts were on the limit early december and i was wheelspinning trying to set off in the wet!

 

[theduck]

Run them to them limit a lot of the time. The punto doesnt seem to feel much different, though the handlings crap anyway....

 

[xcore]

one of mine is on the limit but im getting a new set of wheels with ok tyres soon

 

[GodSpeed]

4-5mm would never risk aquaplaning because I was to stingy to spend £350 on new tires.

 

[Gray]

My current tyres are so bad.. budget tyres, almost down to the limit!!

I cant set off in snow or rain with out spinning the fronts LOL

Got a nice set of eagle F1 GSD3's in the garage waiting to go on in a few weeks though

 

[judder]

How many of you run them down to their limit, Been looking at my 182s and they are about 1-2mm off the wear bars,car is tramlining over every bloody kink/bump on the road! think its time for four new PE2s

I have been getting this recently too. My car has done 15K on a 05 plate. I have owned from new. Other threads suggest tracking/ball joints etc, but I am hoping it is just the cold weather coupled with the front tyres nearing the limit.

Hopefully the new tyres should sort out the problem.

 

[bmh.01]

When they're pretty worn down and don't perform like they did or to a level i'm happy with, in the bin they go.

 

[Fletcher]

I normally change mine before the wear markers appear.

 

[DrR]

Depends how poor i am att he time, but won't even think about it till they hit the wear line.

 

[Coby.]

As low as I can legally go ar even past it if I'm not being very observant

Booked in for New Tyres Next week as the Tread has nearly completely disappeared on the edge of 1 Tyre

 

[iimushroomzii]

Change them when needed for Mot and thats it.

 

[ginna]

jack the car up spin the wheel and feel the tyre if you cut your hand on the metal wire's you need new tyres !!!

 

[GazM]

usually untill they get close to the wear bars on all my other cars but on the clio i dont feel comfortable doing this, as said above it does't feel good in the wet/damp. Just waiting for my local tyre place to get the PE2's in stock as Michelin have a back log - got a good price though @ £97 fitted for 205/45/16v!

 

[caister]

Ive always felt the 195 PE2's still feel pretty good when there close to the wear limit.

 

[DMS]

I find the Pirelli PZero Nero's are great in the wet and dry, but when they start getting too worn down I notice that the car starts wheel spinning a little when taking off in the wet, and understeers a lot more when cornering. I'll run on them until I notice this, then I always change the back and front wheels round, and go and get new tyres on the rear. That way I never have a set of tyres on for too long, since the fronts always wear out way before the rears.

 

[Rossy197]

Depends how poor i am att he time, but won't even think about it till they hit the wear line.

+1

 

[Gary172cup]

ive just changed all 4 on mine were on 3mm all round and were terrible no grip pulling all over road.