M/T Tyre Reasonable Wear Limit ?

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My MTZs currently have an average tread depth of 8.5mm (they were 15mm when new).
What are people's experiences / opinions of what is a reasonable wear limit for mud terrain tyres before off road performance starts to suffer?
I've got a 15K off road trip coming up soon and I'm pondering whether or not to put on a new set of tyres before the trip.

Leachy

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Re: M/T Tyre Reasonable Wear Limit ?

If it was me I'd change them. Half tread wear is end of life for the bush. Put the old tyres on your trailer or sell them on eBay.

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Re: M/T Tyre Reasonable Wear Limit ?

My MTZs currently have an average tread depth of 8.5mm (they were 15mm when new).
What are people's experiences / opinions of what is a reasonable wear limit for mud terrain tyres before off road performance starts to suffer?
I've got a 15K off road trip coming up soon and I'm pondering whether or not to put on a new set of tyres before the trip.

Leachy

Noticed a definite decline in offroad ability after 20,000kms with my MTZ's. They still had 11mm tread depth.

Sold them on for a reasonable price and got new ones.

New would be the recommendation for a upcoming trip of that distance.
Would get them a month or so earlier than the trip, to season them- tyres fresh from the mould can wear quickly especially in outback conditions.

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Re: M/T Tyre Reasonable Wear Limit ?

Thanks for the responses.

I've just ordered 5 new Kevlar MTRs it will be interesting to compare them to the MTZs.

Leachy