new tires for the noobie

[Trash man]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes just bought 4 of em, came to a total of 470$(thats a chunk missin from a 17 year olds budget). i hope i get atleast 3 or 4 years outta em. any input u have on this tire lmk

[97LT1Z28]

You'll definitely get at least three years out of them if you: keep them inflated to the max 44 PSI, rotate them, replace any worn suspension parts that would cause uneven wear and keep the wheels aligned. The treadwear is rated at 400......you should get at least 60K out of them.

[Jeff95TA]

And don't do burnouts!

[Trash man]

thats why im savng the two fronts off my car, cuz they are brand new but dry cracked thas why im replacing em, so i got two extra rear rims to mount some crude tires on.

60K eh? i'll be happy if i get 35K out of em

[wolfdogs]

You'll definitely get at least three years out of them if you: keep them inflated to the max 44 PSI, rotate them, replace any worn suspension parts that would cause uneven wear and keep the wheels aligned. The treadwear is rated at 400......you should get at least 60K out of them.

no.......no..........no..........no..............n o...............no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is an example of the classic missconception the U.S. public has about proper tire inflation pressure! (no flamming you, please read and heed).

the "max" inflation pressure on the sidewall is the tire manuf.'s max inflation for that tire. the inflation for that tire is based on the vehicle its placed on, which is dictated on the drivers door plaquard or inside the glove box on a sticker.

a tire is a complex design, and the inflation pressure playes the major role on how it performs across its entire engineering spectrum.

on his application, for that tire size, its most likely 32 or 35 psi. when you run higher tire pressure, the cord body, the belt package, the treat blocks, the traction grooves, everything.......can not flex properly and therefore the tire performs poorly. overinflation will cause the center of the tread surface to wear almost twice as fast as the rest of the tire. and finally, the tires "footprint" is 1/2 the size that it should be, causing poor traction under all situations except for high speed hydroplanning.

44 psi: (__) 35 psi: (____)

the UTQG number, "400" is about as accurrate as the epa gas mileage sticker. its just a ball park figure..... means practically nothing in reality. I know, I was offered the job of managing that program in San Angelo by NHTSA back in 94, I turned the job down. It's an act of Congress that put it into play... its joke. the number comes from a treadwear test run for 8000 miles... the tire manuf's simply do a post cure on the tread surface to make it extra hard and jack up the numbers......................

hope this helps................

I am one of the Govt. tire engineers.

[Trash man]

i was only gonna run the tires at 32 or 35 anyways. prob 35 in front and 32 in back seeing theres less weight back there. not sure if it will help or not

[wolfdogs]

i was only gonna run the tires at 32 or 35 anyways. prob 35 in front and 32 in back seeing theres less weight back there. not sure if it will help or not

run what the owners mannual tells your or the door placquard. if its the o.e. tire size... if not.. then we have to figure load capcity on the new tire and adjust the psi accordanily. i can do that for you.

[Trash man]

they are the stock 245/50R16 tires