What To Look For When Buying Used Tires

Measure The Tread

Check the tread against the wear bar. Manufacturers add a wear bar to track wearing tread and once it meets or exceeds that mark, it is time to get new tires. If the tread is balding, drivers risk hydroplaning on wet roads and sliding in the snow. New tires have a tread depth of eleven to thirteen millimeters and once the tread wears below half, it is time to replace them. They quickly become a safety hazard and create poor driving performance and traction.