Who is missing tread ?
 

My General Altimax Arctic tires on the front of my Fit, are down to 50% tread left.
Car will prob be gone around spring.
Should I replace them with winter almost here?

My wife's tires had a bunch of faceting on them, drove like tank treads.

I got Michelin Crossclimate II tires, which aren't SNOW tires, but darn sure close!

Found one cracked rim on her car, and one bent one. Fixed the bend, bought a new rim to replace the cracked one, and it drives awful, like a missed wheel weight. I'm a little bummed right now! I can't figure if it's still a bent rim issue, or a balance issue, or a drivetrain issue. Arghhh!

Here's a question about missing treads. Where do they go? I see they are gone from my tires but where is the rubber now? It all can't be on the roads so are we breathing it?

Anyone?

^^^ Artificial turf fields are made from old tires.
Maybe they come by, late at night, and vacuum the tread pieces off the roads. :D

langoliers

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^^^ Those would explain it!

I looked on my tires for wear bars...couldn't find any.
A guy told me that all-season tires never have them. I didn't know that.

Rotate em fer sure.

The artificial reefs made from old tires are believed to cause damage via chemical leeching so that is out. The bitumen Orangeburg sewage pipes back in the 50-60s were also not the best of ideas. But they've been used in embankments and earth shelters, new asphalt, and roof shingles. They'd last forever as shoe tread or sandals.

Understanding how tires are used in asphalt | Asphalt magazine
Today, only a small percentage of waste tires are being land-filled. The recycled rubber is being used in new tires, in tire-derived fuel, in civil engineering applications and products, in molded rubber products, in agricultural uses, recreational and sports applications and in rubber modified asphalt applications.

[QUOTE=john70t;11538667]Rotate em fer sure.

There's a small problem with that...lol. I have a new pair of Douglas summer tires on the back! I tried to get a pair of Generals to match up this past summer...but I couldn't find any in my 15" size...anywheres.

Would side to side for rotating be as good?

In my experience, the snow tires go from being wonderful magic thingees to more akin to all seasons as they wear.

What's your tire size 185/55/15? Seems like you could get a closeout deal for two, replace the douglas temporarily, and then have new snows on the front and 50% on the back, keeping the douglas for when it's time to sell.

Depends on if you want to shell out $200 or so. With blow falling from the sky, people are going to be driving all wired.

I dont think side to side will do much for traction.

Tires are very wasteful. You only wear off say 10% of the entire tire and then you throw the other 90% away.

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What's your tire size 185/55/15? Seems like you could get a closeout deal for two, replace the douglas temporarily, and then have new snows on the front and 50% on the back, keeping the douglas for when it's time to sell.


The size is 185/65/15 and even when new, they looked more like all-season tires than snows. But they seemed to do fine in med snow. If it gets thicker...I don't drive in it.
Even buying the Douglas's was a challenge because nobody seems to carry that size.

Couple years ago I got fed up with the fine dusting of rubber on my back bumper so took my car to Johnson's Alignment to have it checked out. Turns out the rear end was toed in 1/4" total so the car was dragging the back end around all the time. While the tech was checking it, he found I had a rear tire with a tread separating. Could only see the 'bubble' when the car was jacked up and you spun the tire. I'd had a come 'n go vibe but could never figure it out. That is why. Got the rear re-aligned and a set of new tires too and the car was a joy to drive once again. And no more rubber dust on the back bumper either.

This.
The trucking industry does re-treading (those big circular pieces found in the middle of the highway).

The Tweel would be a good replacement for the tire if the spokes held up or were individually replaceable. Right now they are thin and exposed to the elements. There is a design problem in there which could be fixed by some engineer in the future.

I thought re-treading was illegal in some states?

I try hard to wear off all that excess tread, it is heavy unsprung weight, just like excess brake pad material and rotor steel. A few track days will wear off a lot of that excess mass and make thing more fun. Or at least it is fun to wear it off.

The first set of tires I ever bought were recaps for my 1960 VW bug. That 36 HP (when new) monster engine had a 0-60 of maybe, if there is a tailwind, but not a headwind or any sort of incline. On flat ground and no wind it was 72 seconds to get to 60, after 100,000 miles on the engine.

A full set of 4 tires, mounted balanced and tax and everything was under 30 bucks. They were still in good shape when I sold the car.

When I bought the super powerful 73 Super Bug with 60 HP, and knew I needed some grip, so I replaced the bias ply tires it came with with some radials.

I had to buy a tire for my first car, a 1970 Bug. Tire cost about $14.00. :eek:

I'd really be interested in knowing just how quiet those are.