<VV> Tire Advice

[Ron]

But, a tire with the least wearrating woll likely have the least traction 
(ask any autocross driver).  You don't get both so which do you want?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com>
To: "Brian" <bmoneill at juno.com>
Cc: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Tire Advice


> Brian, since tire brands vary from different parts of the country, other
> than the major brands, you should take the time to study the treadwear
> ratings of the tires you have available to you, and get the best tire for
> your driving conditions. A name brand tire may not give you the durability
> you want. I know when I was researching my last set of Corvair tires, 
> (this
> is when you had a choice of several brands) I got the tires with the best
> treadwear ratings I could find. See this web site:
>
> http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating
>
> Generally speaking, the higher the treadwear number on the side of the
> tire, the longer the tire will wear.
>
> Major tire suppliers, like Discount Tire, tire Rack, etc., also provide
> this free information
>
> Mark Durham
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Brian <bmoneill at juno.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a 2009 GMC 2 wheel drive 1500 series pickup truck.  Currently, it
>> has P245/79R17 M&S tires by General.  They wore out much sooner than I
>> thought they should.   Anybody have any suggestions about replacements?
>>  Thanks in advance.
>> Corvair content---I use thsi truck to pull the car trailer with either 
>> the
>> track car or the Corsa convnert.
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