Miata Mailing List: February 1998, Message #87
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From: 	"Kevin Morrison" <kevin@sunriders.com>

Subject: Re: Tires with 120 wear rating?

Date: 	Sun, 1 Feb 1998 18:57:40 +0000









>After all the expenses of the holidays, new plug wires, and general cost of

> living, I now have to add new tires.  Sheesh, it never ends....

>

>

> My question is this:  Does anyone have tire wear ratings (ie. 120, 200,

300

> etc.) listed?  For instance, what is the tire wear rating for RE71's, Toyo

> Proxes T1's, etc.  Anyone?  Anyone?

>

> Eric Schwarzentraub -> who needs to finish his thesis so he can afford

life

> '91 Silver

> Modesto, CA



Well, I'm not sure how useful it is for comparison's sake since these

ratings very between manufacturers, but my RE-71s have a treadwear rating of

140.  (Went out in the dark with a flashlight just for you, Eric).  That's a

pretty low number, indicative of a pretty soft compound.  Mine have about

7000 miles on them already (actually 7000 on the fronts and 4000 on the

rears), and I expect they should last until 20,000 at least, unless I really

abuse them some more.



IIRC, the Toyos, AVSi's, and the like all have ratings well under 200.



Kevin Morrison, who finished his thesis 3 years ago and can't see why he

wasted his time.

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