WDEagle said:My personal experience has been that a very high treadlife rating corresponds with lower traction (and vice versa).

That's almost a given since more grip usually comes from softer rubber which wears quicker.

In any case, I think people are fooling themselves if buy tires based on a 75,000 mile warranty. By the time even 25,000 miles rolls around, most tires are shot in terms of ride comfort (just like running shoes loose their bounce over time), and to get tires to last 75,000 miles so you can keep the warranty in force, you're going to spend so much on alignments and rotations to avoid uneven treadware (which constitutes "abuse" and which voids the warranty) that it's hardly worth the time and money.

I received my order on Monday. Everything was just as ordered, with no problem.

got my order last thursday....

and as for the rebate form goes, does anyone get an invoice from tread depot besides the e-mail confirmation???

JonesBeach said:WDEagle said:My personal experience has been that a very high treadlife rating corresponds with lower traction (and vice versa).

That's almost a given since more grip usually comes from softer rubber which wears quicker.

In any case, I think people are fooling themselves if buy tires based on a 75,000 mile warranty. By the time even 25,000 miles rolls around, most tires are shot in terms of ride comfort (just like running shoes loose their bounce over time), and to get tires to last 75,000 miles so you can keep the warranty in force, you're going to spend so much on alignments and rotations to avoid uneven treadware (which constitutes "abuse" and which voids the warranty) that it's hardly worth the time and money.

rotations are free @ discount tire so I plan on doing that regularly

how/when would we go about claiming on a tread warranty when we bought online? would ride comfort count?