# 5.0 Mustang fishtailing in a straight line **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mustang, ford\ **Created:** [December 20, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-0-mustang-fishtailing-in-a-straight-line/188035 "2022-12-20T16:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-0-mustang-fishtailing-in-a-straight-line/188035/7 "2022-12-20T18:04:52Z")
> [@J162\_165342](#): > > I’d say they have 60-65% of their tread. Have a look here (it’s not just about horsepower): > [@Tire wear due to miles driven vs age](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-wear-due-to-miles-driven-vs-age/187911/38): > > Back in the day I thought the 8 y.o. Michelin XZX tires on my 1975 Civic were okay. They amazingly had decent tread left at nearly 80,000 miles. Then a dew-dampened road and a panic stop due to a truck running a stop sign caused my little go-cart of a car to swap ends in the blink of an eye. No collision, but I learned that when it comes to tires, appearance ain’t everything! --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-0-mustang-fishtailing-in-a-straight-line/188035)._