Durability of Tires

[Vyseerx]

I bought a 2013 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-spec in 2014, and so far it has 18,500 miles on that. How long typically the tires last on 5.0 ? When should I think of changing the tires on my car? I drive mostly in the city and once in a while intercity or highway. I dont usually do hard accelaration or sudden braking.
Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[dmitriylm]

You can generally look at the tires and tell when they need a change based on tread depth. The 5.0 does just fine with tires but as with all RWD cars the rears will go before the fronts. You'll be fine as long as you stay away from the remote esc disable mod.

 

[homeofstone]

In high HP RWD cars the right rear usually wears somewhat faster. Rotating tires from side to side and front to rear will help the set wearing evenly.

 

[dmitriylm]

In high HP cars the right rear usually wears somewhat faster. Rotating tires from side to side and front to rear will help the set wearing evenly.

It's not so much power but drive configuration. RWD cars tend to consume the rears faster while FWD tends to consume the fronts.

 

[FastDEW1]

In high HP cars the right rear usually wears somewhat faster. Rotating tires from side to side and front to rear will help the set wearing evenly.

The R Spec has directional tires. Cannot go side to side. Only front to rear.

 

[BStarr119]

The R Spec has directional tires. Cannot go side to side. Only front to rear.

I'm just curious how you found this out because there is no rotation symbol on my continentals that i know of? Thank you.

 

[homeofstone]

The R Spec has directional tires. Cannot go side to side. Only front to rear.

It depends on the tire that came on the car. For the 2013 Genesis R-spec the tires I have seen on r-specs are asymmetrical but not directional. Asymmetrical tires can be rotated side to side.

 

[CLASSYRSPEC]

So that makes the Continentals...what?

 

[dareckibmw]

So that makes the Continentals...what?

Danny...it makes our cars even faster!

 

[homeofstone]

So that makes the Continentals...what?

What continental tire? Some are symmetrical, some asymmetrical but most of the one listed on tirerack.com are asymmetrical.

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[geops]

The contiprocontacts that came on my r-spec are asymmetrical and have direction arrows. No rotation side to side, just from to back which is good enough.

 

[homeofstone]

The contiprocontacts that came on my r-spec are asymmetrical and have direction arrows. No rotation side to side, just from to back which is good enough.

The conti pro contact is not a directional tire. If a tire has the word ROTATION on the sidewall with an arrow then its directional. If the tire has the word OUTER or MOUNT THIS SIDE OUT then it is an asymmetrical tire.

Here is the info: http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/tire-talk/tread-patterns

 

[geops]

You're correct. I checked again and there are no direction arrows. I must have imagined them