
When It’s
Time
for
New
Tires
The
tire
has a bump, bulge or split.
One way to tell when it’s
time for new tires is to
check the treadwear
indicators, which will
appear when your tires have
only 1/16 inch (1.6
mm)
or
less
of
tread remaining.
The tire has a puncture, cut, or other damage that
can’t be repaired well because
of
the size or location
of
the damage.
Buying New Tires
To
find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at
the Tire-Loading Information label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had
a
Tire Performance Critei-ia Specification (TPC Spec)
number on each tire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way,
your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed
to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service
on your vehicle.
If
your tires have
an
all-season tread
design, the TPC number will be followed by an
“MS”
(for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those not having a
TPC Spec number, make sure they are the same size,
load range, speed rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.
You
need a new tire if:
0
You can see the indicators at three or more places
around the tire.
0
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep
enough to show cord or fabric.
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