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Originally Posted by SomeoneWhoIsntMe
beats the shit out of asymmetrical inside/outside tires because you can flip them for camber wear.
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No kidding - been there, done that, never again. That arrangement is like some kind of cruel joke.
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Originally Posted by HunterGreene
So, probably already know the answer to this, but when it comes to rotation--Directional tires would have to be remounted when they switched sides of the car, but asymmetrical will wear out more quickly?
Once again, remember that I am going to be using these mostly for DD, occasionally for some fun driving (country roads/autocross).
Also, higher treadwear rating is better, right? I read in the Cooper review article that the stock rubber actually has a relatively low treadwear (280). I am seeing some of these tires have treadwear in the 400s. Do you think that I can expect any of these tires to last at least 30k miles? The way I have been going, the stocks would have worn out around the 35k mark.
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1) Asymmetrics will not necessarily wear out more quickly. The compound will have more to do with that than will the fact that rotating them between sides of the car is either too inconvenient or expensive to bother with.
2) Re: Higher Tread Wear. Read this,
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=48, and note:
"The problem with UTQG Treadwear Grades is that they are open to some interpretation on the part of the tire manufacturer because they are assigned after the tire has only experienced a little treadwear as it runs the 7,200 miles. This means that the tire manufacturers need to extrapolate their raw wear data when they are assigning Treadwear Grades, and that their grades can to some extent reflect how conservative or optimistic their marketing department is.
Typically, comparing the Treadwear Grades of tire lines within a single brand is somewhat helpful, while attempting to compare the grades between different brands is not as helpful."
I think they're politely saying that at best you should take treadwear grades as a general guide to how many miles you can expect from a set of tires. If the certainty of wear is primary, you can always go with Michelin, which still offers mileage guarantees:
http://www.michelinman.com/mediabin/...warranties.pdf.
3) I'd suggest calling Tire Rack and telling them what your criteria are. They're familiar with a large number of potential candidates, and can probably point you to two or three that would meet your needs - maybe you could then just choose the least expensive one.