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RE050 Tire Life?

Originally Posted by Rockcrawler one function aside from skinny pedal is highway vs corners, straight and steady is much easier on tires, same with smooth roads.

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Old 04-12-2012, 02:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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one function aside from skinny pedal is highway vs corners, straight and steady is much easier on tires, same with smooth roads.
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I'm the first to drift an on ramp and get the the car loose in the first 3 gears when traffic/conditions permit. I think somebody was implying that if you get more than 10k out of the tires you're not enjoying the car. I was just saying there is a myriad of factors to tire life. Hell, I've got a 246m round trip commute ten days a month, tires last a long time when you do that on smooth hwy

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I got 23k. Had BAD FEATHERING from factory....thank you nissan for that $1500 mistake on your part. I had .2 toe out front and rear. outside rears were shot and fronts were going as well. get some front adjustable upper arms and very little toe and they should last you almost 30k depending on how you drive. I went with the RE760 which has a 340 compound compared to the RE050 with a 180ish? I want a little more mileage and am willing to sacrifice a little of the gripping.
I heard good things about the RE760, will have to keep them in mind when replacing the short lived RE-11.

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I'm the first to drift an on ramp and get the the car loose in the first 3 gears when traffic/conditions permit. I think somebody was implying that if you get more than 10k out of the tires you're not enjoying the car. I was just saying there is a myriad of factors to tire life. Hell, I've got a 246m round trip commute ten days a month, tires last a long time when you do that on smooth hwy

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