As per the title, in the middle of both front tyres there's still enough profile, but on the side of the tyres there's a small part that has no profile left. See photo. Should I replace them now or can I wait?
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tread needs to be 1.5mm across 3/4 of the tyre face for WOF standard
From the photo I would keep driving on them no issue
Linux:
tread needs to be 1.5mm across 3/4 of the tyre face for WOF standard
From the photo I would keep driving on them no issue
Apart from the WOF / safety issue, there's a couple of possibilities here ...
Are both edges of each front tyre worn or only one edge?
If both edges are worn and the middle not, then it's probable that the tyres have been under inflated.
If only one edge then you probably have a wheel alignment problem.
How new are the tyres in terms of kilometres driven? If this damage has happened over only a few thousand (or less) kilometres, then IMHO it's Suspension & Tyre Shop Time
Out of interest, Toyota Corolla? I had the same, but worse - middle wear hadn't even worn to the wear ridges yet but was almost on the belt for the edges. Replaced with a pair of Supercats and I'm a happy chappy.
Wear on outside edges could mean a few things, misalignment and/or under inflation I would replace and get an alignment at the same time.
tehgerbil:Out of interest, Toyota Corolla? I had the same, but worse - middle wear hadn't even worn to the wear ridges yet but was almost on the belt for the edges. Replaced with a pair of Supercats and I'm a happy chappy.
Wear on outside edges could mean a few things, misalignment and/or under inflation I would replace and get an alignment at the same time.
Get tyres done and alignment, I suspect someone played with your suspension and camber is out.
sqishy:
Get tyres done and alignment, I suspect someone played with your suspension and camber is out.
Both front tyres feathering on the outside only could be excessive toe-in, or camber badly wrong.
Either way, get a wheel alignment done as well as a couple of new tyres
sqishy:
Get tyres done and alignment, I suspect someone played with your suspension and camber is out.
Yep toe in /out is wrong, maybe swap wheels to allow more even wear
Linux:tread needs to be 1.5mm across 3/4 of the tyre face for WOF standard
From the photo I would keep driving on them no issue
The reason I guessed is my brother and I both have Corolla's with the same issue. He's asked around and it's quite common.
No one has played with your suspension or camber, even with a perfect alignment this will continue to happen.
Something to do with how the corollas have their wheels set?
Anyone else heard of this?
all my cars do that!
Mazda 2 and the Mitsubishi we have used to do it --- According to the alignment guy --- some car manufacturer will set the cambering in to help their vehicles handle better. Could be true idk
Mazda 2 - alignment guy said he couldn't adjust it. But on the Mitsubishi he was able to adjust it so the tyres wouldn't bald on the inside.
I'd probably just replace them, they look like they'll not be a spendy size anyway. The rule might be 1.5mm, but I never run my tyres that low.
Froglotion:
I'd probably just replace them, they look like they'll not be a spendy size anyway. The rule might be 1.5mm, but I never run my tyres that low.
Thanks, yes I've ordered 2 new tyres via Hyperdrive. They have some good deals at the moment.
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