Tire mileage rant

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Originally Posted by forgop

Just over two years ago, I purchased a set of BF Goodrich tires for $800 that had an 80,000 mile rating. They're already shot after 34,000 miles. How in the hell do they come up with these ratings anyway?

IIRC - It's an extrapolated number. The tires are installed on a test vehicle and run for "X" miles , then wear is measured, from that, they come up with a number. So, unless you have that same vehicle, same driving conditions, same driving style, same loading conditions, it's meh.

At least you are getting a partial replacement coverage on the tread wear guarantee. For certain types of tires, they won't offer it.