Aren't there some tire indicators on the stock tires to determine life? I think I need new tires because it slips in the rain. I drive so cautious even when it's dry out. These seem to be stock and my car is at 84K when it was purchased used. It was mostly highway driven too.





Yes, I need to clean my rims :/.

 

Tread wear indicators are in the tread of the tire. They run perpendicular to the tread itself. When the tread reaches the indicators (or before) you are pretty much done and need new sneakers for your car.

 

Yes.

Like so:

 

Most of the time it's a strip the goes straight across the tread. Sometimes it's staggered like the one in the picture.

Tread is needed for everything but dry pavement. If you were never going to encounter anything different, you could run them until they're bald safely.

Whether or not they've hit the indicators, rain performance starts dropping as they wear. Wet performance remains about the same but in standing water they will be more likely to hydroplane as they wear. IMO, the expected driving conditions have a big influence of how many miles you can go.

 

excellent answers, boys. +1 to both

 

Thanks! I can feel them and they have not come to the surface yet, but yet the tire slips. I'm gonna get the DWS so that I can drive in the winter because it struggles in the rain now. Now, I was going to get the 235/45/17, as that is the stock size, but ppl on here are suggesting the 245/45/17. What difference will this have on driving and MPG? Will 35/32 psi still be enough?

 

Look at the actual tire diameters.

The OE Michelin is 235/45-17 BUT the diameter is 25.6 inches. That is slightly over-sized from most 235/45-17 tires.

It's over-size to the point that some 245/45-17 tires are similar in diameter. The Michelin Pilot Sport AS Plus, for example, is 25.7 inches in diameter in the 245/45-17 size; nearly identical to the OE diameter.