Treadwear

Riptide · 03-13-2008, 01:05 PM

What does this figure mean? Will a Nitto 555R drag radial last as long as a straight 555? Assume equal driving habits for both.

One has a treadwear rating of 3.1 and the other has a rating of 8.3.

dmh@bones · 03-13-2008, 01:29 PM

No the tread wear is a number tha manufactureres use to tell basically how hard the tire is.(to keep it simple)
But no the nitto 555 drag will absolutlutlynot last as long a s a straight 555. The drag is super soft for grip.

Riptide · 03-13-2008, 01:30 PM

But a drag radial with a higher depth tread could theoretically last just as long right?

dubs50stang · 03-13-2008, 06:17 PM

because of the softerrubber its very doubtful.