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Tires
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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.
You need a new tire
if
any of the following statements
are true:
You can see the indicators at three or more places
around the tire.
You can see cord or fabric showing through the
tire’s rubber.
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The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut
or
snagged deep
enough
to
show cord
or
fabric.
The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
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 Criteria 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.
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