How are your tires holding up?

Discussion in 'Cooper SE' started by polyphonic, Apr 7, 2021.

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  1. polyphonic

    polyphonic Well-Known Member

    2800 miles.. 6/32 fronts, 8/32 backs. I might be having too much fun..

    On the positive side, they are wearing evenly from inside to out.
     
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  3. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    I've got just shy of 12,000 miles on mine, about 60% of that on summer wheels and 40% winter. Just swapped my wheels so I have the stats.

    Winter tread: front 7mm, rear 8mm
    Summer tread: front 5.5mm, rear 6mm

    And for completeness, brakes: front 11mm, rear 9mm
     
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  4. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    I'm curious about how much wear those numbers represent. Do you know the thickness of the pads when new? Do you use the brake pedal often? I don't.
     
  5. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    I consider it a failure if I touch my brake pedal, but the traction control uses the brakes whenever it decides to. Inspection technician said should be replaced at 3mm. I think they must be 12mm when new?
     
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  6. polyphonic

    polyphonic Well-Known Member

    For sake of comparison mine would be:
    4.76 mm front
    6.35 mm rear

    Metric is better.. :)

    Anyone worse than me over 3k miles?
     
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  8. idrw

    idrw Member

    For me its between 8.5-9/32" all around @ ~6200 miles on Michelin Crossclimate2 (205/55R16 91V) tires and I drive it hard. It's 10/32" when new.
     
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  9. Tifosi

    Tifosi Active Member

    killing my stock fronts ATM. Waiting for the new wheels and I will have 225/18 tires on soon, so they will fare better! lol
     
  10. polyphonic

    polyphonic Well-Known Member

    Are you running the Ventus EVO 3? I can’t say I’ve been impressed with the tread life. I knew I was driving hard, but not that hard...

    215s.. wow! Fat tire for a Mini. Please post pics after you get them.
     
  11. Tifosi

    Tifosi Active Member

    I have the goodyear's. I wrote 225 and you wrote 215. You were right, 215/40-18. I have Kumho's coming.
     
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