how bald are your tires?

RAGE_5.0 · 12-11-2001, 10:40 AM

well yesterday showing off i back outta my parking spot at schooland dumpo the clutch. the car sits there and spins for a few seconds and there is no sound or smoke

i guess u could say they are really bald

the only time u can get sound out of them now is when u roast em around a corner or ur on a country road

joe4speed · 12-11-2001, 11:12 AM

LOL I refuse to drive it in the rain, they're so bald! It's a deathtrap in the rain!

Crazy Horse GT · 12-11-2001, 11:17 AM

good lord rage you better get some tires ,i only have 16,000 on my car but 2 of those lousy badyear gatorbacks blew out the sidewalls already ,i have 1 khumo on the rear ,a lot better tire, soon as uncle sends my tax refund ,im getting 4 khumo's they bite like a pit bull ,be careful man, see ya. marty

RAGE_5.0 · 12-11-2001, 12:17 PM

joe mine are also a deathtrap in the rain but shes all i have

i learnt how to drive with bald tires in the rain really quickley

1969Mach1 · 12-11-2001, 04:14 PM

lol Great way to make home made slicks. =)

6T9PONY · 12-11-2001, 04:21 PM

The tires on my car only have about 2500 miles on them....the front tires are great...the rear tires have about half of the tread depth as they did when they were new....I like to see some big ole tracks from my 295/50s....

95mustanggt · 12-11-2001, 05:10 PM

Mine are totally gone. Driving in rain is like driving on ice. Sucks though, I was going to use my money for a set of gears, but now they have to go to buying tires

6T9PONY · 12-11-2001, 09:17 PM

hey don't worry about the tires...go with the gears!!! haha....j/k....do the safe thing!!!!

Rebel79 · 12-12-2001, 11:08 AM

Mine come bald. Well what do you expect for drag radials?

fiveohpatrol · 12-12-2001, 03:57 PM

what about bald drag radials? i've got those!

the nitto DR's are awesome in the rain.... until they get about half of their tread gone and then its like driving a 500hp ranger with a single track rear end and 4.56 gears on ice

6T9PONY · 12-12-2001, 04:02 PM

that would be sweet to have a 500 hp ranger....you could scare the bejesus out of a lot of people with one of those....

fiveohpatrol · 12-12-2001, 04:07 PM

Quote:

you could scare the bejesus out of a lot of people with one of those

yah, including yourself

6T9PONY · 12-12-2001, 04:13 PM

Haha...oh yeah! That would be scary.....very scary...I'd probably crap my pants a few times a week driving one of those things...I can't imagine how my girlfriend would react to that!! That would be hilarious!!

Rebel79 · 12-12-2001, 05:54 PM

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Originally posted by fiveohpatrol
what about bald drag radials? i've got those!

the nitto DR's are awesome in the rain.... until they get about half of their tread gone and then its like driving a 500hp ranger with a single track rear end and 4.56 gears on ice

You think YOU have it bad? Imagine driving MY 400+rwhp car in the rain with Nitto Dr's! Especially when they are bald. I litterally have to CRAWL off the line or else I'm sideways. But other times I can ease into it pretty good in 2nd and not loose traction (till about 9psi)

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mustangman65_79 · 12-13-2001, 12:41 AM

My old tires were so bald, the when I last spun them, doing a powerbrake, I blew up the left rear. I heard a pop when I was spinning them, and about an hour later, it went flat, I had to air it up every 1 to 2 hours. I finaly got newer tires, but they are getting the same way.

6T9PONY · 12-13-2001, 02:09 AM

That's probably not very safe man.....hehe......

mustangman65_79 · 12-13-2001, 03:59 AM

I never knew how much fun it was to spin whenever I wanted. But tires are getting expensive, lol

84LX89GT · 12-13-2001, 11:36 PM

My GT came with bald tires on the front and now i put snow tires on them and i've never had bald tires on the '84. I hate having bald tires so i usually buy new ones as soon as they get down to around to 3 or 4/32nds tread (usually they start around 10/32 with the 55/60 series tires i buy). The only car i've had with bald tires was my '83 Mercury Zephyr and that was because i'd power brake it quite often (facing down hill in reverse with silicone lubricant sprayed on the ground

) and that was only because i was selling it for $300 to a friend. It's too easy to hydroplane and lose control around where i live (crappy roads, lots of rain, lots of other cars on the road around here near seattle).

6T9PONY · 12-13-2001, 11:47 PM

Hydroplaning is some scary stuff......have you ever seen those little dune buggy things that have the paddle-like tires that can skim across water. I think they're similar or even the same ones that climb the really steep hills--like just about vertical.

It's awesome to watch those guys on TV.....I bet that would look insane in real life!

Unit 5302 · 12-14-2001, 12:02 AM

I literally had NO tread left on my tires two winters ago. I drove the car through the snow that way. LOL. My dad was dumbfounded on how I could even get it to move.

Good tires make things SOOOO much better.

12-11-2001, 10:40 AM	#1
RAGE_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leamington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 767	how bald are your tires? well yesterday showing off i back outta my parking spot at schooland dumpo the clutch. the car sits there and spins for a few seconds and there is no sound or smoke i guess u could say they are really bald the only time u can get sound out of them now is when u roast em around a corner or ur on a country road __________________ Black 1990 Cobra Mac offroad H pipe, Hooker aerochambers , k&n bunch of stuff that I'm to lazy to type out sitting in my room

12-11-2001, 11:12 AM	#2
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	LOL I refuse to drive it in the rain, they're so bald! It's a deathtrap in the rain! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

12-11-2001, 11:17 AM	#3
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	good lord rage you better get some tires ,i only have 16,000 on my car but 2 of those lousy badyear gatorbacks blew out the sidewalls already ,i have 1 khumo on the rear ,a lot better tire, soon as uncle sends my tax refund ,im getting 4 khumo's they bite like a pit bull ,be careful man, see ya. marty __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

12-11-2001, 12:17 PM	#4
RAGE_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leamington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 767	joe mine are also a deathtrap in the rain but shes all i have i learnt how to drive with bald tires in the rain really quickley __________________ Black 1990 Cobra Mac offroad H pipe, Hooker aerochambers , k&n bunch of stuff that I'm to lazy to type out sitting in my room

12-11-2001, 04:14 PM	#5
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	lol Great way to make home made slicks. =) __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

12-11-2001, 04:21 PM	#6
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	The tires on my car only have about 2500 miles on them....the front tires are great...the rear tires have about half of the tread depth as they did when they were new....I like to see some big ole tracks from my 295/50s....

12-11-2001, 05:10 PM	#7
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	Mine are totally gone. Driving in rain is like driving on ice. Sucks though, I was going to use my money for a set of gears, but now they have to go to buying tires __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

12-11-2001, 09:17 PM	#8
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	hey don't worry about the tires...go with the gears!!! haha....j/k....do the safe thing!!!!

12-12-2001, 11:08 AM	#9
Rebel79 News Editor Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 2,101	Mine come bald. Well what do you expect for drag radials? __________________ Scott Halihan, News Editor The MustangWorks Magazine 1994 Supercharged Mustang Cobra Rebel Racing. Home of Bay Area Mustangs

12-12-2001, 03:57 PM	#10
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	what about bald drag radials? i've got those! the nitto DR's are awesome in the rain.... until they get about half of their tread gone and then its like driving a 500hp ranger with a single track rear end and 4.56 gears on ice __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

12-12-2001, 04:02 PM	#11
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	that would be sweet to have a 500 hp ranger....you could scare the bejesus out of a lot of people with one of those....

12-12-2001, 04:13 PM	#13
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Haha...oh yeah! That would be scary.....very scary...I'd probably crap my pants a few times a week driving one of those things...I can't imagine how my girlfriend would react to that!! That would be hilarious!!

12-13-2001, 12:41 AM	#15
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	My old tires were so bald, the when I last spun them, doing a powerbrake, I blew up the left rear. I heard a pop when I was spinning them, and about an hour later, it went flat, I had to air it up every 1 to 2 hours. I finaly got newer tires, but they are getting the same way. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

12-13-2001, 02:09 AM	#16
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	That's probably not very safe man.....hehe......

12-13-2001, 03:59 AM	#17
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	I never knew how much fun it was to spin whenever I wanted. But tires are getting expensive, lol __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

12-13-2001, 11:36 PM	#18
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	My GT came with bald tires on the front and now i put snow tires on them and i've never had bald tires on the '84. I hate having bald tires so i usually buy new ones as soon as they get down to around to 3 or 4/32nds tread (usually they start around 10/32 with the 55/60 series tires i buy). The only car i've had with bald tires was my '83 Mercury Zephyr and that was because i'd power brake it quite often (facing down hill in reverse with silicone lubricant sprayed on the ground ) and that was only because i was selling it for $300 to a friend. It's too easy to hydroplane and lose control around where i live (crappy roads, lots of rain, lots of other cars on the road around here near seattle). __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

12-13-2001, 11:47 PM	#19
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	Hydroplaning is some scary stuff......have you ever seen those little dune buggy things that have the paddle-like tires that can skim across water. I think they're similar or even the same ones that climb the really steep hills--like just about vertical. It's awesome to watch those guys on TV.....I bet that would look insane in real life!

12-14-2001, 12:02 AM	#20
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	I literally had NO tread left on my tires two winters ago. I drove the car through the snow that way. LOL. My dad was dumbfounded on how I could even get it to move. Good tires make things SOOOO much better.

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