What Is New Tire Tread Depth? A Practical Safety Guide
New tire tread depth is typically 10/32 to 11/32 inch, or about 8.0 to 8.7 mm, for standard passenger-car all-season tires. Performance tires may begin near 8/32 to 10/32 inch, while winter, all-terrain, and mud-terrain tires commonly start between 11/32 and 19/32 inch. The exact value is molded into the tire design and should be […]