>In visiting with a tire dealer he disclosed that the wide low profile >tires that are on many high performance BMWs, Porsche have a life span of >only 12 to 15 thousand miles because they get gummy at high speed and >just use themselves up. All tires used at this "high speed" would degrade equally, I'd think. Low-profile tires will turn the same rpm at the same speed as a higher-profile tire, for the same application (ie, same outside diameter). I don't see why these "high-performance" tires would wear faster, unless of course they're made of a softer compound... Dave -- Dave Carpenter "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke |
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