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SportTrac Discussion
Wheels, Tires & Brakes
Another set of Michelin's Gone at 23K
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 873066" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>Has anyone considered that we might have a general "bell curve" of tire wear going on here?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe at the low end some folks are getting about 25k of tire life; the at the other end of the spectrum some folks are getting 50k or more out of their OEM tires. That would mean that a majority of folks are in the middle, the high part of the bell, are getting between 35k and 40k on their tires.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>However, I don't suspect the graph is a bell curve. Instead, I think it is an inverse bathtub curve. I suspect the curve starts low and ramps up quickly, starting at around 20k and hitting the max between 25k and 30k, then trails slowly down to lower and lower levels at 40k and very short at 50k and beyond. Think of a teardrop, cut in half-vertically, and laying on its side with the fat part on the left...that's what I expect the curve would look like.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There IS a problem with the OEM tires, IMHO. Mine were shot at 22k miles.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 873066, member: 60724"] Has anyone considered that we might have a general "bell curve" of tire wear going on here? Maybe at the low end some folks are getting about 25k of tire life; the at the other end of the spectrum some folks are getting 50k or more out of their OEM tires. That would mean that a majority of folks are in the middle, the high part of the bell, are getting between 35k and 40k on their tires. However, I don't suspect the graph is a bell curve. Instead, I think it is an inverse bathtub curve. I suspect the curve starts low and ramps up quickly, starting at around 20k and hitting the max between 25k and 30k, then trails slowly down to lower and lower levels at 40k and very short at 50k and beyond. Think of a teardrop, cut in half-vertically, and laying on its side with the fat part on the left...that's what I expect the curve would look like. There IS a problem with the OEM tires, IMHO. Mine were shot at 22k miles. TJR [/QUOTE]
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Another set of Michelin's Gone at 23K
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