Tire mileage rant

St. Lou Stu · 01-04-2011, 12:47 PM

This oughtta tell you a lot about the mostly useless numbers located on tire sidewalls.

"However, tire manufacturers are not under any obligation to grade a tire based on the test results, except to say that they can not overstate the grade. This is enforced by NHTSA requiring documentation to justify any assignment of a grade on a tire."

An 800 wear tire doesn't necessarily mean 80,000 miles. It is just 800% better than the control tires during the test.

Those numbers are only valid in West Texas.. San Angelo to be exact. Everywhere else they will vary wildly.

01-04-2011, 12:47 PM	#2
St. Lou Stu Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Belleville, IL (St. Louis) Posts: 2,304 Trading: (21)	Re: Tire mileage rant This oughtta tell you a lot about the mostly useless numbers located on tire sidewalls. "However, tire manufacturers are not under any obligation to grade a tire based on the test results, except to say that they can not overstate the grade. This is enforced by NHTSA requiring documentation to justify any assignment of a grade on a tire." An 800 wear tire doesn't necessarily mean 80,000 miles. It is just 800% better than the control tires during the test. Those numbers are only valid in West Texas.. San Angelo to be exact. Everywhere else they will vary wildly. __________________ Pretending to play golf since 1989