#1421, "RE: Treadwear and Traction ratings??" In response to In response to 0
The treadwear number (160, 240, 300 ect...) tells you how long the tire will last under use...BUT! it is only consistant within a paticular brand. For example one michelin tire with a 200 rating will last twice as long as a michelin tire with a 100 rating, but that doesn't mean it will last twice as long as a yokohama tire with a 200 rating.
You should be actually looking for as LOW as a treadwear rating as possible for performance! The lower the number, the softer the tire compound, the better the grip. Look at the type r integra, those stock tires won't last more than 10K miles because they are high performance.
For the other ratings there are for temperature and traction (for wet conditions) which go from C to A (actually up to AA for traction). Try to get as high as possible, especially in the temperature rating since that means it will resist hard use more. The higher traction rating will perform better in wet conditions.
