In a message dated 5/27/99 7:57:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
JGross(at)econolite.com writes:
<< Treadwears of 350+ will go a great distance, but have substancially reduced
traction for cornering, breaking ect.
Treadwears of 280 to 350 are typical for most OEM cars.
Treadwears of less than 250 fall into the performance realm.
Treadwears of less than 180 fall into the ultra HP realm.
My Yoko A008RSII "DOT approved" road race tires have a
treadwear spec of 35, and I recieved a waiver to sign that
stated that there is NO milage warantee for those tires.
>>
Maybe I've just been lucky, but the last two sets of tires on my Alpine were
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R's, with a treadwear rating of 50. I got almost
30,000 miles from each set, in a mixture of highway and city miles, plus some
autocrosses, and even a few hours of heat-cycling at the local roadrace track.
If you're putting tires on a car that gets driven relatively few miles each
year, as most Alpines do these days, why not put a higher performance tire
on? Chances are the tires will harden long before the the tread wears out -
and the miles in between will be SO much more enjoyable and safe.
Dick Sanders
Seattle
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