Re: Tyre tread depth: 3mm vs. 1.5mm?

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:5858502c-b5a5-4c69-96c1-ee3d02101986@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Just JT wrote:
:
: > "John_H" <john4721@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: > > Just JT wrote:
: > >
: > >>Need.to.get.a.tyre.thingie.to.measure.tread.depth.
: > >
: > > What's wrong with the built in tread depth indicators?
: > > ~~
: > > All.tyres.have.'em.
: > >
: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: > Better accuracy?
: >
: > --
: > There's.the.penny.test.but.we.don't.have.pennies.in.Aus.
:
: What John H is referring to is in between some of the tread blocks on
: your tyre you'll see a little raised section. Almost like a bridge
: between tread blocks. That's the depth indicator, and if the blocks
: are worn enough to be the same height as that then you're officially
: illegal. Having said that, many tyres are at pretty poor performance
: levels even before they hit this indicator.

And some come off the shelf piss poor performers!!

I had a mates Falcon over the weekend as he needed my towbar adn althought
its tyres where almost 
new they were noisey, plastic, harsh pieces of crap! I dont know what
brand they were (Forgot to 
look once I got it home, just glad to be out of it!) but Im sure someone
had fit shopping trollies 
wheels to it!