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Originally Posted by Driven97 View Post
Tire manufacturers can list the treadwear lower but not higher than they actually test. But since they do their own testing, not an independent agency, true the numbers mean little.

If you end up trying one of the newer tires, let us know how they go.
I read an article a couple of years ago that pointed out that when some race organizations out in rules requiring a minimum tread wear of 200, many tires magically went from 160 ratings to 200 ratings over night
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