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Mar 27, 2012 | 07:06 PM

dstrat1

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front tire replacement

when do you replace them, how far down, do let them go, i have 14k on my 09 egc, did the back, at 11.....

Mar 27, 2012 | 07:51 PM

bmaier

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I got 15k out of my first D407 rear and 31k out of the D408F front, but that was pushed to the wear bars, less than 2/32s.The fronts only have 6/32's new, compared to the rears at 11/32's .your mileage may vary

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Mar 27, 2012 | 07:59 PM

eng23ine

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When you either get down to the wear bars or notice age cracks in the tires.

Mar 27, 2012 | 08:09 PM

Notgrownup

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Hell i got 28000 miles out of my first front on my 07...

Mar 27, 2012 | 08:35 PM

piasspj

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I'm over 32k on my front, bought the new tire but I can get a few more out of this one. My bike is lowered in the rear only. I wonder if that has an affect. On my other bikes I'd get about 10k on a rear and 20k on the front.

Mar 28, 2012 | 06:13 AM

Notgrownup

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Originally Posted by piasspj

Wonder if the symetry of the bike changes when the rear only is lowered that much to improve front tire wear??? Wow that is quite a difference... on the wallet also...When i had my rear down one inc for about 500 miles i noticed the front behaved a little bit differently...
Good point Paisspj.