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When it's raining?a quarter will get you home, a penny might not.
…– the minimum legal amount of tread required. Place a quarter into several tread grooves across the tire. If part of Washington's head is always covered by the tread, you have more than 4/32" of tread depth remaining. Tire Rack has tested the effects of tread depth on wet stopping distances. Using…

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Spare Change
…to hydroplane (float) on top of the water, losing traction and increasing stopping distances. It costs a little more to use a coin to test for 4/32". Take a quarter; insert George Washington’s head upside down into the tread in several locations across the tire. If you can see all of his head, your…

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Winter Tech - Measuring Tire Tread Depth with a Coin
…Upgrade Garage * View Saved Vehicles * View Photo Gallery * * Tires * Shop by Vehicle * Shop by Size * Brands * Winter / Snow Tires * Tire Tech * Test Results * Survey Results * Tire Reviews * Installation * Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems * More... * Wheels * Shop by Vehicle * Brands * Tire & Wheel…

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Tire Tech Information - Measuring Tire Tread Depth with a Coin
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Tire Test Results : What Honest Abe Doesn't Tell You About Minimum Tread Depths: Part 2 - Dry Braking
…of dry braking tests to round out our evaluation. Testing the Premise We used one of Tire Rack's 2006 BMW 325i test cars equipped with 4-wheel vented disc brakes and an Antilock Braking System (ABS). The BMW was fitted with same tires we had run previously in the wet braking tests, the 205/55R16 91H…

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Tire Test Results : What Honest Abe Doesn't Tell You About Minimum Tread Depths
…using a quarter). Because we wanted to complete the testing before the ambient temperatures in South Bend, IN would represent typical driving conditions and needed to evaluate braking performance at typical 70 mph expressway speeds, we conducted the tests off-site at a tire and vehicle test center where…

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Tire Tech Information - Mounting and Balancing
…on the third try. Done this way, the high spot on the tire has been tried at each quarter of the wheel. At one of those points, the tire should be good and round. At that point, rebalance the tire, and go for a test drive. If the vibration persists, the problem is either in the tire, or elsewhere in…

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Winter Tech - Mounting and Balancing
…on the third try. Done this way, the high spot on the tire has been tried at each quarter of the wheel. At one of those points, the tire should be good and round. At that point, rebalance the tire, and go for a test drive. If the vibration persists, the problem is either in the tire, or elsewhere in…

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Winter Tech - Remember These W.I.N.T.E.R. Tips
…traveling to, consider replacing tires when they reach approximately 4/32" of remaining tread depth. Use a quarter, not a penny, to measure tread depth. Tire Rack's team proved through testing that insufficient tread depth doubles your stopping distance. Adequate tread reduces hydroplaning and helps…

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Tire Tech Information - Driving Through Tire Blowouts
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How many wheel weights are too many?
…bring it into balance. Let's take a test example of one incident I recently encountered when a customer expressed concern that 15 wheel weights were used on his 19" BMW wheel and tire package. Is 15 weights too many? Let's find out. * Each stick-on weight is a quarter of an ounce * 15 weights on one wheel…

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Pirelli World - Part 2
…manufacturers based in Germany. Similar to their Italian counterparts, the German technical team is quartered adjacent to the test center. The same sorts of indoor tests are carried out here as in Milan, speeding test turnaround time for the German O.E. customers. Two separate tire manufacturing plants are also…
 
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