Z rated tires only good for 15,000 miles?
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Z rated tires only good for 15,000 miles?
Got a couple tires replaced and the guy told me that Z rated tires are good for only 15,000 miles...at the most...anyone confirm this? I don't really do any burn outs...just highway driving
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Z rated tires means that it can handle speeds of 149+. It doesn't tell you what the composition of the tires are. If you are going on a reallllly soft tire, like a drag radial, you can expect really low miles. If you're going on a soft tire, 15,000 isn't too bad. Alot of Z rated tires are performance and are sticker than normal. Thus don't last nearly as long. I'm not sure on what brands wear longer than others. Just my take on it.
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thats a load of bullshit-look at old guys that drive vets- when i worked at goodyear, no one with a vet got the tires replaced before 60,000 miles. the those EMT tires are a super hard rubber too
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i had z rated falken 512 tires and they lasted well past 30k miles. i hvae heard of guys on KDW tires getting more than 20k miles on them. so that guy is just looking for your continued business. haha
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thanks for your input guys...yea, I'm running Fuzion ZRI's...not sure on the hardness rating for those...but yea, even if they are soft 15,000 seems pretty low
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Originally Posted by ws6andy
thanks for your input guys...yea, I'm running Fuzion ZRI's...not sure on the hardness rating for those...but yea, even if they are soft 15,000 seems pretty low
That guy is feeding you lines.
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i had z rated falken 512 tires and they lasted well past 30k miles. i hvae heard of guys on KDW tires getting more than 20k miles on them. so that guy is just looking for your continued business. haha
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Originally Posted by wht01ws6ta
I usually get about 20k to 25k miles out of my GS D3s depending on how much highway driving I do(more miles) and how many trips to the strip I make (less miles)
The KDWS wear pretty good they have 400 treadwear.
I bet they love us, we pay more than 4x4 tires most of the time for half the treadwear.
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The GSC's, SZ-50's and GS-D3's all wear about the same. 25-30k each on same car, w/ same dirver.
The GS-D3's are by far the best tire I've ever owned. Straight lines better than any non-drag radial (except maybe nitto), turns and rain traction better than almost any street tire made (except maybe one or two that cost more $$). 25k miles for this type of grip is not bad. Any tire that has a 50k+ wearout warranty won't grip worth a ****.
The GS-D3's are by far the best tire I've ever owned. Straight lines better than any non-drag radial (except maybe nitto), turns and rain traction better than almost any street tire made (except maybe one or two that cost more $$). 25k miles for this type of grip is not bad. Any tire that has a 50k+ wearout warranty won't grip worth a ****.
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The GSC's, SZ-50's and GS-D3's all wear about the same. 25-30k each on same car, w/ same dirver.
The GS-D3's are by far the best tire I've ever owned. Straight lines better than any non-drag radial (except maybe nitto), turns and rain traction better than almost any street tire made (except maybe one or two that cost more $$). 25k miles for this type of grip is not bad. Any tire that has a 50k+ wearout warranty won't grip worth a ****.
The GS-D3's are by far the best tire I've ever owned. Straight lines better than any non-drag radial (except maybe nitto), turns and rain traction better than almost any street tire made (except maybe one or two that cost more $$). 25k miles for this type of grip is not bad. Any tire that has a 50k+ wearout warranty won't grip worth a ****.
ditto. Better treadwear means less grip. I barely get 20,000 miles on any of the tires I use. KD, GSD3, etc. lol