I rotated the tires on my Honda Pilot yesterday at 21,000 miles for the 3rd time since I bought the vehicle new 1 1/2 years ago. When I do this I always check the tread depth. The tires are Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport AS tires with 4 tread groves that allow me to get, you guessed it ... 4 depth readings on each tire. Two on the middle and two on each edge.
The two rear tires had the same even readings across the width of the whole tire at 8, 8, 8, & 8 32nds. The two front tires also had the same readings across the width of the tire, but they were 7, 6, 6, & 7 32nds each. I have not had an alignment done since buying the car and keep the pressure at the manufacturer's spec - 32 psi. Other than the difference in tread depth I did not see any abnormal wear. Factory specs show the tread depth to be 10/32nds when new.
My suspicion is that the wear in the middle of the front tires is simply due to turning and steering. What do you think?
The two rear tires had the same even readings across the width of the whole tire at 8, 8, 8, & 8 32nds. The two front tires also had the same readings across the width of the tire, but they were 7, 6, 6, & 7 32nds each. I have not had an alignment done since buying the car and keep the pressure at the manufacturer's spec - 32 psi. Other than the difference in tread depth I did not see any abnormal wear. Factory specs show the tread depth to be 10/32nds when new.
My suspicion is that the wear in the middle of the front tires is simply due to turning and steering. What do you think?