General Tire Question

(Not a question about "General TIres" - just a tire question in
general!!)

As tires wear down over the course of their life, can the ride given
by them become harsher/rougher? Or does that have more to do with the
aging of the tire rubber itself?

My question assumes all other things being equal - tire pressure
within 2lbs of spec year round, yearly or as needed wheel alignments,
minimal to no suspension wear, and moderate driving habits: few jack
rabbit starts or sudden stops.

-ChrisCoaster

On Feb 7, 8:54*pm, ChrisCoaster > wrote:
> (Not a question about "General TIres" - just a tire question in
> general!!)
>
> As tires wear down over the course of their life, can the ride given
> by them become harsher/rougher? *Or does that have more to do with the
> aging of the tire rubber itself?
>
> My question assumes all other things being equal - tire pressure
> within 2lbs of spec year round, yearly or as needed wheel alignments,
> minimal to no suspension wear, and moderate driving habits: few jack
> rabbit starts or sudden stops.
>
> -ChrisCoaster
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Hello?

Anyone?

I'm not asking how "Pitman Angle" is calculated here - just a simple
tire question!

DO

TIRES

RIDE

ROUGHER

WITH

WEAR

OR

AGE

?

ChrisCoaster wrote:
> Anyone?
>
> I'm not asking how "Pitman Angle" is calculated here - just a simple
> tire question!
>
> DO
>
> TIRES
>
> RIDE
>
> ROUGHER
>
> WITH
>
> WEAR
>
> OR
>
> AGE
>
> ?

WHO

****ING

CARES

?????


plonk!

ChrisCoaster wrote:
> (Not a question about "General TIres" - just a tire question in
> general!!)
>
> As tires wear down over the course of their life, can the ride given
> by them become harsher/rougher? Or does that have more to do with the
> aging of the tire rubber itself?
>
> My question assumes all other things being equal - tire pressure
> within 2lbs of spec year round, yearly or as needed wheel alignments,
> minimal to no suspension wear, and moderate driving habits: few jack
> rabbit starts or sudden stops.
>
> -ChrisCoaster

I doubt it. Don't know for sure, but the cord design, suspension
design, and air pressure should count for much more than the amount of
tread. Tread amount may change unsprung weight a bit, but I wouldn't
think by that much.

ChrisCoaster wrote:
> On Feb 7, 8:54 pm, ChrisCoaster > wrote:
>> (Not a question about "General TIres" - just a tire question in
>> general!!)
>>
>> As tires wear down over the course of their life, can the ride given
>> by them become harsher/rougher?

Yes.

>>Or does that have more to do with the aging of the tire rubber itself?

Not really, more to do with less of a rubber cushion and flex between
the tread area and the internal belting and carcass of the tire.

Want an easy example. Smack your hand on a table. Now put on a thick
glove and hit the same table. Notice the difference the extra material
makes. Same thing with the tires.


>>
>> My question assumes all other things being equal - tire pressure
>> within 2lbs of spec year round, yearly or as needed wheel alignments,
>> minimal to no suspension wear, and moderate driving habits: few jack
>> rabbit starts or sudden stops.
>>
>> -ChrisCoaster

YES.

On Feb 8, 12:16*pm, "Steve W." > wrote:
> ChrisCoaster wrote:
> > On Feb 7, 8:54 pm, ChrisCoaster > wrote:
> >> (Not a question about "General TIres" - just a tire question in
> >> general!!)
>
> >> As tires wear down over the course of their life, can the ride given
> >> by them become harsher/rougher?
>
> Yes.
>
> >>Or does that have more to do with the aging of the tire rubber itself?
>
> Not really, more to do with less of a rubber cushion and flex between
> the tread area and the internal belting and carcass of the tire.
>
> Want an easy example. Smack your hand on a table. Now put on a thick
> glove and hit the same table. Notice the difference the extra material
> makes. Same thing with the tires.
>
>
>
> >> My question assumes all other things being equal - tire pressure
> >> within 2lbs of spec year round, yearly or as needed wheel alignments,
> >> minimal to no suspension wear, and moderate driving habits: few jack
> >> rabbit starts or sudden stops.
>
> >> -ChrisCoaster
>
> YES.
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Thanks Steve W and Don. Much appreciated.

To M.M.: Ditch the attitude or keep off the boards. I asked a
legitimate question and finally got a pair of good answers. Next time
you type "plonk" in reply to a question here, do it in front of a
MIRROR.

Peace.

-CC