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How long will the tires on my car till they should be replaced?
I drive a 2005 Toyota Corolla and the tires on my car have about 29K miles on them. How many miles should I use them until they should be replaced as far as miles?
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- Mileage is not as important as wear. 2/32nds is the legal limit, and they probably should be replaced a bit sooner especially if you are in an area where there is a lot of rain, or if the sidewalls are beginning to show damage.
- just take a good look at the tread.. if you see what looks like a solid bar across the face of the tires it is time to replace them
- it just depends on how often you drive it, but keep your eye on the tread when it is getting really low, take a ruler and measure in millimeters,(that's the centimeter side) it should be around three, maybe two, any less than that get them replaced ASAP.
- Impossible question to answer. Tread depth and outside and inside walls is your answer.
- Generally, a tire now-a-days will last about 40,000 miles. Depending how hard you drive your car, they may last a bit longer. Check the treads by placing a penny into the center groove. Place the penny so Lincoln's head is perpendicular to the bottom of the tread. If you can see the bottom of Lincoln's head, it's time to replace the tires.
- tires need to be replaced based on tread wear, not mileage. i have used tires that had an estimated 5000 miles left on the treads, and driven them 25000 miles. i have seen people take a 40000 mile tire, and get less than 10000 miles out of the tires. these days tires have wear bars built into the treads, and when you hit the wear bars, it is time to replace the tires.
- Tire wear depends on how you drive. If you are a really aggressive driver; hard turns, sliding stops, high speed, spinning tires (if your car will do that), then you may only get 20K or less from your tires. Some tires will also wear faster than others under identical driving conditions. A tire with superb handling or "road grabbing" characteristic is generally softer and will wear faster than a hard high mileage tire. Another factor is the environment. If the vehicle is parked outside during the day, the UV from the sunlight will age the tires very quickly. We drive a 33' motor home and the consensus within that community is that tires should be replaced every 5-6 years regardless of the mileage. They age and become weak thus are prone to blow out. Since they carry 90-100 pounds pressure, that can be nasty. Car tires are affected in the same manner so you could have as little as 15K miles after 5-6 years and still need new tires because of the aging. As far as wear measurement, place a Lincoln penny in the tread with the head down towards the tire. If you cannot see the top of the head, then there is still usable tread life in the tire. So just keep the proper air pressure in the tires, monitor the tread depth, and check the condition of the sidewalls. If you see any cracks, get new tires. If you can see the top of Lincoln's head, get new tires.
- It depends on few factors, - Weather - HWY or city miles - The quality of the tires - The way you drive - The balance of the tires - The alignment - The axle rear or front. - the roads you drive on In normal conditions, I would say another 20.000 or next Spring. I hope this helped. Drive safe.
- It's a little difficult to answer your question without knowing how much tread you have left. That said, however, I would suggest that there are two basics that will extend your tires' life to their maximum beyond the wear they've already received with the previous 29,000 miles. 1. If you do nothing else, always maintain proper tire pressure. This helps assure that you will be able to keep the tires for their intended usability. Moreover, statistics show that the major cause of tread separation on the highway is underinflation. 2. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's recommendations for tire rotation. That way, you stand a better chance of getting even wear out of all four tires. The other measures suggested by previous posters are all good. But if you'll do these two things at a minimum you'll get good tread life. The problem so often is that we tend to ignore our tires until something goes wrong.
