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Old 06-30-2009, 04:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zerafian View Post
Where does this 72 come from?
I suspect there might be nominal science behind it, but let's just say they pulled it out of their (cough) ear.

Because we had a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S last nearly 2x as long as this guesstimate would indicate. However, that was on a road cruiser (Acura 3G TL) doing 80% highway driving, and the tires rotated every 5K ... we got rid of the tires to go to RE960 A/S Pole Positions, which were an immense improvement in road handling.

The tire non-rotation has me concerned on the Z, almost to the point I deselected it. 18" rims (base) have more options and are are more economical than what tirerack was showing for 19" (sport) rims. So I'm pretty well set on F1 Eagle A/S -- unless either Bridgestone RE960 or Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires get offered in our sizes by tirerack.
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