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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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how low do you let the treads wear on the tires you wheel with before replacing them?

Do you think these are okay?



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Those look okay for awhile. I replace mine when i see the tire internals or it goes flat.
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can you see the top of lincolns head? thats the rule of thumb but since they are MT's you can go a little further and still be safe
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Are those ground hawgs?
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They appear to be Ground Hawgs...

As long as there is some tread on the sides those are good.
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Originally Posted by mike albo
Are those ground hawgs?
indeed they are ground hawgs

got them for 150 bucks
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Originally Posted by warthog
can you see the top of lincolns head? thats the rule of thumb but since they are MT's you can go a little further and still be safe
yeah in the middle it goes much higher,on one side of one tire though there is just about enoughto touch the top of lincolns head... wore unevenly somehow
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Originally Posted by xjchris
Those look okay for awhile. I replace mine when i see the tire internals or it goes flat.
LOL. do they have like awful performance when they wear down that low though?
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As long as there are side biters, they're good on the trail.
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Those look fine.

You can also get a cheap tire groover and cut them a bit to gain some more life..
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Originally Posted by XJ_Atheist
yeah in the middle it goes much higher,on one side of one tire though there is just about enoughto touch the top of lincolns head... wore unevenly somehow
Looks like they were ran with the incorrect pressure. See Pic,



Low tire pressure is the one on the left.
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Those have more tread than the MTRs I'm using. I'll trade you
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my rear boggers only have about 1/4" tread. they still do just fine..
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