1995 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 284

When It's Time for New Tires Tkead Wear Indicators One way to tell when it's timefor new tires is to check the treadwear indicators, which will appear when your tires have only 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) or less of tread remaining. You need a new tire if 0 You can see the indicators at three more places around the tire. or 0 You can see cordor fabric showing through the tire's rubber. 0 The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut or snagged deep enough to show cord or fabric. The tire has a bump, bulge or split. The tire has a puncture, cut, or other damage that can't be repaired well because of the sizeor location of the damage. Buying New Tires To find out what kind and size tires you need, look at the of Certificatioflire label. The tires installed on your vehicle when it was had a Tire Performance new Criteria Specification (TPC Spec) number each tire's sidewall. When on you get new tires, get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way, your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating, traction, ride and other things during normal service on your vehicle. your tires have an all-season tread If design, the TPC number will be followed an "MS" mud and snow). by (for If you ever replace yourtires with those not having TPC Spec number, a make sure they are the same size, load range, speed rating and construction type (bias, bias-belted or radial) as your originaltires. 6-44