Spring time, Have you Checked Your Tire Tread?
Published Monday, 04 April, 2011 by Tanesha White. Categories: Service.
Check tires with the " Penny Trick"
A LINCOLN penny is the perfect tire gauge. The "penny trick" works because the distance between the rim and LINCOLN's head is 1/16 of an inch -- the minimum required tread depth for proper handling.
Pinch a LINCOLN-head penny, from the base between your thumb and forefinger, so that the top of LINCOLN's head is showing.