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Jas

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Registered: 13th Oct 04
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5th May 08 at 10:01

can get hold of 2

quite cheap for my toy car

5mm middle, 3.5mm inner edge on both

fyall

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5th May 08 at 10:03

legal limit is 1.5 i think

Scotty C

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5th May 08 at 10:05

1.6mm IIRC

Jas

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5th May 08 at 10:08

so plenty left on the above yes?

fazza

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5th May 08 at 10:30

yes mate 1.6 is legal limit

Planty02

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5th May 08 at 11:01

1.6mm

My driving instructor taught me to remember it by thinknig how old i was when i left school then stick a point in

Seemed strange at the time but it works

corsa-ed

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5th May 08 at 13:31

1.6mm over 75% of the tyre

Jas

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5th May 08 at 14:12

thanks lads

joes_1.4_16v_sport

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5th May 08 at 20:00

quote:
Originally posted by corsa-ed
1.6mm over 75% of the tyre

Copper once told me middle 2/3's

Ah well...

Limecat

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5th May 08 at 23:44

1.6mm over the central 75% of the tyre.

johnhara1

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6th May 08 at 08:54

Yeah 75% of the centre so the edges can be bald.

Fonz

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6th May 08 at 10:35

1.6mm but you'll find it hard to ge someone to recommend you go that low. a loss of 50% braking effect is witnessed on a tyre with less than 3mm to that with more.
everywhere i've read would recommend changing tyres are 3mm