Underinflated tires wear faster on the sides than the middle.
The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used , the tread is worn off , limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can often be retreaded. The word tread is often used incorrectly to refer to the pattern of grooves cut into the rubber . Those grooves are correctly called the tread pattern, or simply the pattern .
when the tread is worn down to 1/16 inch
When tires are made, the tread pattern has grooves in them. There are parts of the grooves that are not as deep as others. When the tire has worn down to that level, the tread has worn away to the point where they are no longer safe to drive on. The bars are clearly visible going across the tire.
This is a result of poor tire tread. It happened to me after 30,000 miles. The tire tread looked good but was actually quite worn. After I changed the tires the hydroplaning was gone.
According to most states' laws (including North Carolina), tires are legally worn out when they have worn down to 2/32 Place a penny into several tread grooves across the tire. If part of Lincoln's head is always covered by the tread, you have more than 2/32" of tread depth remaining.
Tires with worn tread will hydroplane easily, very dangerous.
Many tires have tread wear indicator bars molded into the tread. When the tread is worn down to where you can see a solid bar of rubber across the width of the tread, it is time to replace the tire.
In most states if the tire is worn to 2/32 it is consider an unsafe tire and should be replaced. Some states it is 3/32.
Worn tires are worn down to 1.6 mm of their remaining tread depth. They could have bulges, bubbles, slits or holes. For safety reasons they should be changed.
Yes. the rubber is being worn away from the tire expeditiously.
1. tread design: if it as an aggressive tread like on mud and snow tires 2. possible tire separation: when the belts on the inter structure of the tire serperate form low air pressure or impact to the tire and tire failure. 3. alignment: if you have worn out suspension or youv'e impacted the tire on a curb and the align is out of adjustment 4. a bad shock or stut: if the shock or strut is worn the tire may bounceas you drive and cause a noise.
The tread of tires is designed to channel the water between the ridges, so that the upper tread stays in contact with the road. The tread gives water someplace to go as the tire rolls. It channels away from the surface of the tire so that the tire will make contact with the road. That is why it is easy to hydroplane on worn tires. The water can't get out from under the tire fast enough and you end up riding on water.