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