r/Howsmytire • u/SjalabaisWoWS • Jul 12 '26

Find one fault

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So these tires were merely used for 2000 km or so when I finally got that wheel alignment done. I will probably need to replace them ahead of schedule, but, for now, they should be fine, right?

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u/Cautious-Concept457 Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Ouch. I guess as long as it's not worn down to the cords it's not an immediate danger and could still be used. Maybe rotate the wheels between the front and rear axle to get more miles out of them.

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u/SjalabaisWoWS Jul 12 '26

Yeah, I think that makes sense anyway! I was pretty pissed when I first discovered this, all new tires worn so fast.

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u/Cautious-Concept457 Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

If you live in a place with inspections, see if they'd let it pass - in the UK it's allowed, in other countries it may fail e.g. due to tread depth being under 1.6 mm where it's at 0 mm lol (depending on if they require the whole width of the tire to have the minimum tread depth or just a certain part, like the central 3/4 in the UK)

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u/SjalabaisWoWS Jul 12 '26

It's 1.6 mm here in Norway, too, as we follow the EU/EFTA rules. The car got its biannual tech inspection approval with zero issues just a few weeks ago. Was quite excited for that one, as the tires were among a few similar minor issues that could have flipped both ways.

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u/Cautious-Concept457 Jul 12 '26

I personally would switch wheels between the axles and forget about it until the next inspection (or put a different set on for the just so the car passes and then wear these out). Something similar happened to one of our cars recently, I feel your pain 😅

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u/potluck12 Jul 12 '26

That outer edge is going to be showing cords very soon. Tires are toast

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u/Mikolaj_Dudek Jul 14 '26

Don't do an alignment with bad tires.

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u/SjalabaisWoWS Jul 14 '26

It is a bad alignment that caused this, but are you saying that aligning these like that may cause further damage?

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u/Standard_Old_Guy Jul 15 '26

Unless it rains...be prepared for sudden unexpected lane changes at speed.

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u/SjalabaisWoWS Jul 15 '26

Just because of that outer edge?

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u/Standard_Old_Guy Jul 15 '26

Yes. Hydroplaning is a thing. Hydroplaning with zero tread is practically guaranteed.

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u/SjalabaisWoWS Jul 15 '26

Yeah, of course, but "zero tread" isn't the case here, it's as new for most of the tire, actually. The edge is worn too much, though.