My s2k only has 10,000 miles on it, and the back tires tread is much less than the front. When is it time to get new tires? Standard tires have the tread wear indicator on them, but these don't have anything.

 

use a penny as a tread indicator. place a penny in a groove with Lincoln's head down, towards center of wheel. if head is partially covered by tread, then you still have enough tread. if it's wet season for your area, you might want to change sooner though.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s22k
[B]use a penny as a tread indicator.

 

AY2KS2K, factory tires do have wear indicators, in the middle as well as along the sides. Read page 187 in your Owner's Manual.

 

Don't wait too long to replace them...trust me

Justin

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by AY2KS2K
[B]My s2k only has 10,000 miles on it, and the back tires tread is much less than the front.

 

10k? Thats where many have started to notice the tires start to feel different. really depends on your driving style.

there ARE wear indicators on the stock S02's. Along the part where the sidewall meets the tread, you will see small triangles that point out where the wear bar goes across the tires. When the wear bar is even with the tread, you shoulda changed the tire yesterday.

rears typically go first on this car; mine lasted 13k first set & 10k on the second set. my fronts lasted 23k!

 

The first time you hydroplane at speed during a rain storm you'll know it's time to change your rear tires which, as mentioned before, have about half the life expectancy of the fronts.

 

Most likely you need to go ahead and order new tires, but look for the wear bars. The average seems to be 10,000-12,000 miles for rear tires, based on previous polls on this site.

 

Thanks for all the great advice. That's why I love this sight. My last post saved me from having my fuel tank, fuel lines, etc. replaced at my cost due to an eroneous diagnosis of fuel contamination, when in fact a rap on the MAP sensor fixed the problem. (Thanks to CDELENA's advice).