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What is the Treadwear rating on the s02's?

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Old 11-19-2003, 06:20 AM
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What is the Treadwear rating on the s02's?
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I want to say 140, but not positive.
Old 11-19-2003, 08:36 AM
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Yep, 140 is correct for the factory S-02.

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140 on mine too. Judging from some of the complaints on various threads, that means 140 rotations until the tires are bald and need replacing.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rworne
140 on mine too.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rworne
140 on mine too.
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oh man, thats not good
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that's very good.
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These S02's are not long wearing tires, to say the least. But if you will adjust your alignment a bit, you can get 20K or more. The rears wear out evenly, as there is often too much toe in on the factory set up. as much as 8mm or more, and you are almost running them sideways. Decrease that to 4mm (factory minimum) to increase the wear greatly. The insides of the fronts wear out because of excessive nevative camber. Reduce to -.36 or so, and swap the front tires (not wheels) every 6K miles or so. These figures come from Jim@tirerack, not me, so they came from an informed source. Do this, and you'll get fairly decent tread life for a performance tire, but not great. Don't do this, and you'll get to buy a new set every 10K miles or so.

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Anyone put on something they felt performed better than the S02 that was street legal?


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