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Two holes on each tire, at identical positions?

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Old 04-11-17, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rm -rf
A few years ago, one of my GP4000 tires had a lot of miles, with the wear indicators almost worn off. I cut the tire apart to check the tread depth. When those wear indicator holes are gone, the tread is just paper thin. They don't try to fool you into tossing a tire too early.
In my experience when a GP4000 indicator disappears, you have 100-200 miles until you see cords.
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In my experience when a GP4000 indicator disappears, you have 100-200 miles until you see cords.
Also agreed based on experience. Usually once you are that low the profile of the tire is pretty flat as well.
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