help with tire tread depth gauge
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help with tire tread depth gauge
i just bought one and it reads in MM and 32nds. can someone help me convert this to percentages? i have no clue how to read this thing...thanks
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Re: help with tire tread depth gauge (cxSOHChatch)
always read the gauge in 32nds
if the tires come with 10/32 of tread as do a set of Bridgestone Potenza Tires i had and and i just sold them with 8/32 then i say they had 80% tread left.
Example: Azenis only come with 8/32 tread new and say you want to know what percentage they have left. If you measure it and it is 3/32 then you do 3/8 and that is the percentage. Maybe i am way off but that is how i look at it.
hope this helps.
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if the tires come with 10/32 of tread as do a set of Bridgestone Potenza Tires i had and and i just sold them with 8/32 then i say they had 80% tread left.
Example: Azenis only come with 8/32 tread new and say you want to know what percentage they have left. If you measure it and it is 3/32 then you do 3/8 and that is the percentage. Maybe i am way off but that is how i look at it.
hope this helps.
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Re: help with tire tread depth gauge (talkie25)
haha! i guess i am just dumb...i still dont get it...some more questions to make things more confusing:
1. how do you know that, for example, bridgestones have 10/32? does it say it on the tire side wall?
2. how does 3/32 turn into 3/8?
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1. how do you know that, for example, bridgestones have 10/32? does it say it on the tire side wall?
2. how does 3/32 turn into 3/8?
thanks
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Re: help with tire tread depth gauge (cxSOHChatch)
i just bought one and it reads in MM and 32nds. can someone help me convert this to percentages? i have no clue how to read this thing...thanks
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Re: help with tire tread depth gauge (Mike P.)
Oh, my... These are basic math skills learned in elementary school. I'm amazed at this world sometimes.
how does 10/32 equal 100%??? i thought 32/32 equals 100%...thats what i got out of elementary school
the reason i am asking all these questions is because i am selling my rims and i want to accurately tell the potential buyers how much tread is left on the tires. i bought a tread gauge and was getting all types of readings that didnt make sense TO ME...
anyway i kinda have an idea but still pretty ignorant...thanks to everyone that tried to help me i appreciate it
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Re: help with tire tread depth gauge (cxSOHChatch)
how does 10/32 equal 100%??? i thought 32/32 equals 100%...thats what i got out of elementary school
If you measured 6/32nds", then you have 60% of your tread depth remaining. In this case, 32/32nds" is 1" of tread. I don't even think Mickey Thompson's best mud tires have tread blocks that deep.
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Re: help with tire tread depth gauge (Mike P.)
10/32 10 =100%
9/32 9 =90% This would be on a tire that comes with 10/32 to start with.
If the tire came with 8/32 from the factory then 8/32 8=100% of the tread.
So say u had 5/32 left on this tire. Then 5/32 5=62.5% left of tread.
9/32 9 =90% This would be on a tire that comes with 10/32 to start with.
If the tire came with 8/32 from the factory then 8/32 8=100% of the tread.
So say u had 5/32 left on this tire. Then 5/32 5=62.5% left of tread.
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10/32 10 =100%
9/32 9 =90% This would be on a tire that comes with 10/32 to start with.
If the tire came with 8/32 from the factory then 8/32 8=100% of the tread.
So say u had 5/32 left on this tire. Then 5/32 5=62.5% left of tread.
9/32 9 =90% This would be on a tire that comes with 10/32 to start with.
If the tire came with 8/32 from the factory then 8/32 8=100% of the tread.
So say u had 5/32 left on this tire. Then 5/32 5=62.5% left of tread.
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