When and what tyre to change to?

[Kira]

Hi all,

I'm wondering how can we tell when to change the tyres? Been using the stock toyo tyres since Feb 07 and started to notice the smaller threats on the tyre started to worn out liao although the main threats seems still okie. Will this affect the perfremance of the tyre during wet conditions?

Knowing that different tyres and driving habbits affect the wear and tear of the tyre, on average how often do we need to change the tyre?

Also, what are the recommended tyres if I were to change?

Sorry for the newbie questions as I'm a first time car owner and am not really sure what are the norms for these maintance thingy.

[PoPeR]

Sorry for the newbie questions as I'm a first time car owner and am not really sure what are the norms for these maintance thingy.

bro.. i'm not a seasoned car owner.. Since 35K), I can feel my brake and tyre traction weakening... For tyre, if I accelerate rapidly from stationary (eg right-turning at major junction), I may get a "squeaking" song (like tyre stuck in mud).. This is likely to happen if I accelerate over some metal surface on road (eg metal grill)

For brake, judge by feel and braking distance ba...

[Kira]

Well, I can feel that my ride gets more bumpy. DOn't know if that's due to the tyre wear or worst, got suspenction problem. My front tyre did skided once at a MSCP during raining day though.

[Carmodz]

Hi all,

I'm wondering how can we tell when to change the tyres?

Ken: either by threadwear, or by mileage

 Been using the stock toyo tyres since Feb 07 and started to notice the smaller threats on the tyre started to worn out liao although the main threats seems still okie. Will this affect the perfremance of the tyre during wet conditions?

Ken: Yes.

Knowing that different tyres and driving habbits affect the wear and tear of the tyre, on average how often do we need to change the tyre?

Ken: Averagely, 2 years or 40k. But some of us change to better tires way b4 the stock J50s hit 40k

Also, what are the recommended tyres if I were to change?

Ken: Personally, my past 3 sets of rubbers were from hankook. But if u did a search, u will find names such as GR80, G3, RE001, T1R etc appearing. Depends on what you want also, u want grip, comfort and quiet, then u have to pay more. Cheap thing no good, good thing not cheap, invest in tires well, they are the only thing in contact with the road. The amount of abuse a tire has to go thru is tremendous. Heat, load, traction, wear n tear etc

Sorry for the newbie questions as I'm a first time car owner and am not really sure what are the norms for these maintance thingy.

Ken: No problems, here to share. but i believe questions on tires have been asked and answered quite a fair bit. try searching the forum bro.

[law]

juz to add something - mileage and thread depth should not be the only factors in deciding when to change tires. With a hot climate in SG, tires "age" fast even without usage.  the rubber compound will harden and reduce the effectiveness of the tyre's function.  as wat Carmodz had mentioned, 2 years is a good time frame to change tires.  If your car is parked under the hot sun or if u drive in the afternoon everyday, you should consider changing tires before 2 years or 40k mileage.

Most important is to take note of the grip and braking distance when driving.  if you find these 2 things deteriorating, it's time to change tires even if it is less than 2 years or thread looks ok.

hope this helps. 

[Jazz]

juz to add something - mileage and thread depth should not be the only factors in deciding when to change tires. With a hot climate in SG, tires "age" fast even without usage.  the rubber compound will harden and reduce the effectiveness of the tyre's function.  as wat Carmodz had mentioned, 2 years is a good time frame to change tires.  If your car is parked under the hot sun or if u drive in the afternoon everyday, you should consider changing tires before 2 years or 40k mileage.

Most important is to take note of the grip and braking distance when driving.  if you find these 2 things deteriorating, it's time to change tires even if it is less than 2 years or thread looks ok.

hope this helps. 

But if the braking distance is affected by your brakes ?

[goodrealm]

Go for Goodyear F1 tyres. Much better handling in wet and dry conditions but can a bit noisy on the road.