[obermd]

If your tread wear difference is less than 1/64 of an inch just replace one. Between 1 and 2/64" it's a toss up. Over 2/64" replace two and put the new ones on the back. Rotate them in a couple of thousand miles.

 

[14cruze1.4]

Thanks, I did not know that. I'll measure it tomorrow before I go to work and see what i'm at. hopefully within 1/64th. OE tires are 160 a piece.

 

[obermd]

At 6,000 miles you should be ok. The numbers I gave are what I would use in your situation.

 

[jblackburn]

That happened to me too. I replaced just that one.

Then later blew the sidewall on that one when I hit something else in the road. :cussing:

 

[14cruze1.4]

Well i'm 8.5/32-9/32 wear so i'm just replacing one tire. 175 bucks at tire rack. Dealer wants 190 somethin for just tire.

 

[spacedout]

I was wondering why tire was so expensive, seen in your signature you have a 2LT with 17in rims.... man do I like my ugly/tiny 1LT 16in rims with $90 tires when I read this.

The dealer price for your tire isn't bad since you have to pay shipping from tirerack. Plus if there is a problem with your order you have to deal with shipping the item back. When I replaced all 4 of my 1LT tires my local tire shop(pomps) I paid $2 more per tire than tire racks pricing.

 

[Vetterin]

Check the interweb for the cheapest price you can find for that tire......print it and call Discount Tire. They will match the price, balance and install for a reasonablel price and are great to deal with.

 

[Vetterin]

........and why do you want to get rid of a car with only 6000 miles on it??????????

 

[iKermit]

........and why do you want to get rid of a car with only 6000 miles on it??????????

I traded my car in with 10k miles lol

--Posting this from my toaster--

 

[Patman]

Why couldn't that be repaired? they will just pull the tire off the wheel and put a patch in it anyway. Unless the tire is ripped, I would just repair. Side wall or not should not matter as long as it is not a gaping hole/rip.

 

[spacedout]

No place I know of will patch a sidewall.

 

[brian v]

We know !

 

[Aussie]

Something similar happened to me, as I was leaving for work Monday morning I noticed a metal nail head in the edge of the tread of my LH rear tyre. On closer inspection I realised it was a screw with the head almost worn flat. This explained why that tyre for the last 21 months had a really slow leak, it took about a month for the loss of ait to be visible, no TPMS. I went past a local Service Station which has a workshop and it was removed and plugged straight away and I was even able to get to work without being late. It cost $20 which I thought was a bit steep but still cheaper than a new tyre and my spare is still unused.

Car is approaching 20k km.

 

[Vetterin]

I traded my car in with 10k miles lol

--Posting this from my toaster--

Well...................alright then!

 

[obermd]

I traded my Fiero 2M4 with 8K miles on it. Turns out it was about a month before the Fiero 2M4 engine fire reports hit the media.

 

[spacedout]

Something similar happened to me, as I was leaving for work Monday morning I noticed a metal nail head in the edge of the tread of my LH rear tyre. On closer inspection I realised it was a screw with the head almost worn flat.

With my previous car I noticed a nail in the tread of the really bald tires on the front of the car. I decided to move it to the rear and see how many more miles I could put on them before buying a new set. Drove 15,000 miles and eventually wore the head right off that nail.

I had yokahama tires on that car, read they use some special inside layer on tire that stops leaks, I believe it because no way that huge nail shouldn't have leaked.

 

[2013LT]

I've had the same thing happen and I only replaced one. No issues, about the same mileage on the tires.

 

[14cruze1.4]

well the 175 is with shipping from tire rack. its normally 160. And im not a fan of the car. There are a lot of positives but to me more negatives. And not all are becasue of the cruze but the fact its a car in general. It was a somewhat impulse buy and I was looking at getting a job about 45 minutes away and my ranger wasnt going to do it, it fell through and now i have a large payment, a short commute and a transport vehicle. ultimately I need a truck. I would love to sell it and get out of the payments and buy a truck but the fiancee wasnt happy about the car purchase let alone a new gmc denali duramax

 

[spacedout]

Wow, ya sounds like you really don't know what you want/need. Compact truck, compact car, and now an overpriced fullsize with an engine you probably don't need for anything or you would have never bought a car in the first place.

If you really want out of your car you better do it fast, sure you'll take a hit now but it will get even greater the longer you keep it. The worst part is you bought a 2LT, all those options loose their value as soon as you drive off the lot.