Driving Tires on the Edge? Or Does It Just Feel That Way?
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Tire Size Allowances: All 242/43R17s Are Not Created Alike
Pick a car tire size, any auto tire dimension. Then choose a couple of different performance categories (ultra-high performance and touring work nicely for my example) from three or four manufacturers. Mount, inflate and measure the circumference and tread width – don’t get picky, just use the same point on all the tires. Or just
Weighing Summer vs. All-Season UHP Tires
Swapping UHP summer (or, better said, “three-season”) tires for all-season UHP rubber is trading something you want for something you will probably never need. Consumers – and a shockingly high number of tire company sales staff – are under the mistaken belief that all-season tires offer better damp-road grip than summer tires. The truth: All-season