Hi Unc -- don't confuse me with *facts* -- er...I mean I stand corrected. :) david At 12:51 10/29/99 , Joel Walker wrote: > > Er...it's relative to some crappy "standard tire" they have hanging around > > at DOT or whoever it was that promulgated the requirements to post this > > info on the tire. The Standard Tire is rated at 100. > >nope. not exactly. each manufacturer has its own 'standard >tire' ... which is why the temp and wear ratings are >garbage. you cannot compare tires between manufacturers, >only within one manufacturer ... and all it tells you is >that tire A MIGHT wear longer than tire B. > >you have to read the small print VERY carefully ... even on >the government stuff. they'd like you to think its a >quantitative rating, but it isn't. :( David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net |
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