Tire Replacement Advice

Posted by Datesfat Chicks on August 5, 2009, 1:33 pm

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2006 Honda Shadow 600.

It is getting time for new tires for me.  I've been using Dunlop 404's.

Question #1:  What is the best criteria to use for when to replace them?  Is
3/32" tread depth the right criterion?

Question #2:  My back is worn more than the front.  Any thoughts about
replacing or not replacing the front at the same time?

Thanks, Datesfat.

Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on August 5, 2009, 2:10 pm

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I usually wear out the back first, so I replace them separately.

The tires ought to have wear bars you could look at
or you could change them when tire wear starts to
affect the handling.

Alternately, I suggest a tread depth of approximately
3.748 mm averaging 10 readings around the center of
the tread, using a recently calibrated digital caliper.

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It is getting time for new tires for me.  I've been using Dunlop 404's.

Question #1:  What is the best criteria to use for when to replace them?  Is
3/32" tread depth the right criterion?

Question #2:  My back is worn more than the front.  Any thoughts about
replacing or not replacing the front at the same time?
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I usually wear out the back first, so I replace them separately.

The tires ought to have wear bars you could look at
or you could change them when tire wear starts to
affect the handling.

Alternately, I suggest a tread depth of approximately
3.748 mm averaging 10 readings around the center of
the tread, using a recently calibrated digital caliper.
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Posted by Snag on August 5, 2009, 5:52 pm

Datesfat Chicks wrote:

I usually wear out two rears per front . If the wear pattern on the front
is funny , if the handling is weird , or it's badly cupped , replace it . I
figger as long as it handles OK and has enough tread to shed water , I'll
run it .
If that two to one ratio holds , I'll get over 30k on the front ... love
those Dunlop Elite 3's !!
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'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
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