How many miles did you get out of the original tires?

What are they, and what’s the current tread depth, say in 32ths of inch? Any cracking, tread chipping off?

 

That is a lot of miles on an OEM tire. Some of them can start with less tread than the retail version. Are you running at factory recommended pressures?

 

I usually only get 40K-50K on new OEM tires; but I don't baby the car either. I can usually get 80K+ with aftermarket, non-OEM tires.

If you don't have a spare tire, you better stay in cell phone range. Be careful in the recent rain storms; we've been having - you'll be hydroplaning easily on those bald tires.

The inside wear is caused by a misalignment. Do a four wheel alignment when you put on new rubber; otherwise the same will happen to your new tires.

good Luck..

 

70,000

 

Got pix of tread surfaces?

 

I got 40k out of a pair of OEM Ecopias on my 2014 Prius. They were worn down to the point where it affected wet driving. Replaced them with Michelin Defenders and been happy with them.

 

I replaced my OEM Ecopias at 61,000 miles this week. They had plenty of tread left, but after 5 years they had become weather-checked and noisy. I'd also noticed that I was able to break traction when accelerating from a standing start on a wet asphalt road. Driving in the rain did not feel quite as sure footed as I was used to in the past. I had the tires rotated, and that helped the traction significantly, but I figured that new skins were a good investment for my monthly winter drives through the Siskiyou mountain range.

The new tires are much quieter, the MPG has not changed, and I just completed a 1000 mile trip in wet, cold and windy weather without any stress or strain. Bridgstone has a sale on this week, $150 off a set of 4 (mounted)

 

There is not a certain tread depth that relates to the propensity to hydroplane on road water. It is more or less a straight line of decreasing wet traction as the tread wears. Nothing magic about greater than 2/32" tread depth, that's just a point that had to be stated for law enforcement reasons. 2/32" isn't safe from hydroplaning and 3/64" suddenly dangerous. Both are really sketchy on road water.

Rander, it's time for new tires and that 4-wheel alignment.

 

I am on 80k of original Eco, and surprisingly, still good (7/32 to 5/32)..

I am watching them like hawk, and will replace it way before the legal 2/32.
We are in sunny CA, but the road are way way worst shape than it ever been, better be safe than sorry.

 

15,000m on the OEM Toyo tires with 3-4/32nds left. Alignment perfect. Order in to Costco for BF Goodrich advantage control; 75,000 mile warrantee on these and I hope they do better for me.

 

Too many outside factors, other than the tires themselves, are in play for tread life:

• inflation pressure
• one's cornering, braking, and accelerating style
• speed usually driven
  
• weight carried in the car
• abrasiveness of the aggregate in the paving materials in your region
• alignment
• (probably something else I can't think of)