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lowkelvin
post Jan 2 2023, 01:54 PM

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Hi epjx31,

My car is driven less (~5000km per year).
Now my car is 4 years and I think it's time to replace them with new

Here is my situation:
1. 1 total new (used, 4 years old) spare tyre 'sleep' inside my car boot
2. 2 Rear tyres are look healthy
3. 2 Front tyres should retired

I have low budget and here is what I'm planned to do
1. Replace 2 front tyres with new purchase tyres
2. Keep 1 one of my rear tyre, and exchange another rear tyre with my spare tyre

In this case, I will have 2 new tyres as my front tyres,
1 existing rear tyre, 1 unused old rear tyre,
and 1 used rear tyre as spare

May I know if this is possible? Thank you
lowkelvin
post Jan 3 2023, 03:08 PM

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QUOTE(HalseyFrangipane @ Jan 2 2023, 01:59 PM)
If there are no visible damage or cracks on your tyres' sidewall, then there is no need for you to change your tyres since you're on a budget anyway. They can last another 5 years.
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Thank you HalseyFrangipane



QUOTE(epjx31 @ Jan 2 2023, 09:19 PM)
Hi there, thanks for writing such a detailed post.

First question is what is your tread depth of your tires. 4 year old tire should not be the reason to change tires.

Always replace new tires at the rear.
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My front tyre is about 3mm:

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and rear tyre is above 4mm:

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Here is rear tyre measure with coins:

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I guess the main problem is about the front tyre which cracked like this:

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lowkelvin
post Jan 3 2023, 03:11 PM

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epjx31,

My questions are:
1. Can I keep using my rear tyre until tread depth become lower?
2. Is my front tyre should be replace asap?
3. If I should replace my front tyre, should I put my existing rear tyre as front tyre, and new tyre as rear? or directly replace front tyre?

Thank you very much

 

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