How to remove a few mils of tyre tread?

"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet) 04/08/2015 at 19:16 • Filed to: None

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After buying a metric crap ton of Land Rover wheels and tyres off eBay and Gumtree last year, I've finally decided to do something with them. On a set of 5 Defender wheels, 3 have Competus Lassa road tyres with 7mm, and one with 3mm (which I want to use as a spare), so a new tyre is required. So if I buy a new tyre (with 10mm of tread depth), what's the best way to bring it in-line with the other 3? Belt sander? Is it worth the bother?

DrJohannVegas > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:19

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Find a shop which still shaves tires. (Or tyres.) You don't wanna do this with a sander, it will mess up the roundness and balance. See: http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-lost-art-o…

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > DrJohannVegas 04/08/2015 at 19:20

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I have asked two local tyre shops and neither had even heard of it :/

For Sweden > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:23

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Four wheel burnouts

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:24

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Open diffs? don't bother. I mean, don't put the new tires on a single axle, but side to side isn't going to make a big difference.

505Turbeaux > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:27

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I think it has gone the way of rotor and drum turning

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:28

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probably more like a commercial tire shop rather than a regular retail tire shop. They do this all the time on semi truck tires. This is how they balance them by making sure the tire is perfectly round when they mount them.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch 04/08/2015 at 19:28

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It would only be one new tyre, so side to side is my only option :) I was considering sticking it on the front right, and then taking every left turn excessively hard. Good, no?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 04/08/2015 at 19:30

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One of them was. Everything from wheelbarrows to tractors. I just got a blank stare!

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:32

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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > For Sweden 04/08/2015 at 19:33

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It's a Land Rover. The only thing it burns out is its wiring harness.

IDM3 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:40

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I wish I had on e of those Hi-Caps. I really like them.

Unfortunately, the closest we can get to one here in the States is the hand-build model from East Coast Rover, and that will set you back at least $200,000.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > IDM3 04/08/2015 at 19:42

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0_O you'd have to be really desperate for one to part with $200k

E92M3 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 19:50

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Tire Rack will do this for you. They started offering it for AWD cars that needed a tire to be replaced to prevent the person from having to buy 2 tires.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > E92M3 04/08/2015 at 19:57

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:(

E92M3 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/08/2015 at 20:05

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You should consider moving.

You could also air up the older tire on the opposite side, or air down the new one to slighly change the circumference.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > IDM3 04/10/2015 at 15:15

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Nah, you can pick up a running one for $7-$12k. I'm currently hunting for one but my budget is sub $7k so it will have to be a budget resto on a non runner and that makes me sad because I'd rather have a rolling resto so I can drive it imminently then decide to leave it as is and have one with character.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/10/2015 at 15:48

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I couldn't bring myself to do it. It's like buying new pants and tearing holes in them on purpose.