OK, tire time.....(LAC)

[Burl Vibert]

Russ Maki wrote:
> 
> I liked the original D60A2s (on a '95 Mazda Millenia), detested the ones I
> put on my '82 Mercedes 300cd in March 2000. They lasted 18,000 miles.
> Perhaps it was the 70 series profile that made them worthless.
> 


Hi Russ

OE tires are almost always tuned specifically for the car they come
on.  The D60A2 you got on the Mazda were probably quite a bit
different in construction than the replacement ones you put on the
Mercedes.  
OE tires specs are always higher than the specs for the replacement
market, also the OE tire can be "tuned" to meet whatever criteria the
auto manufacturer wants, be it longevity, low-rolling resistance,
built in conicity, whatever.  

Also, 70 series = yuck

Burl Vibert
1987 5kcstq
Kingston, Ontario