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Old 11 April 2001, 02:06 AM
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I have never seen a new tyre (or an old one ) with 10mm on! What tyres are these? I know Toyo's come with 8mm when new. I would have said (IMHO) that 7-8mm would be an average.

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Old 03 November 2001, 06:17 PM
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Does anyone know how much tread (in mm) there is in a new 205/45/17 tyre etc. I know that it may differ for different manufacturers, so figures along with manufacturer of tyre would be handy

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Old 03 November 2001, 06:48 PM
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New tyres have around 10mm of tread unless you buy some Michelin Pilot Cups, then you get only 4mm

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Old 04 November 2001, 10:03 PM
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Yep... 7-8mm is average.

The reason (by all acounts), is much more than this and your tyres flex too much and you get rapid heat build up etc.
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