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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hooper" data-source="post: 4384501" data-attributes="member: 46111">You can pretty much tell how good a tire is by what it costs.You get what you pay for in most cases.Every passenger car tire manufacturer has different levels of tires, they have them listed by mileage charts in most cases.lowest grades usually are the 20-40 thousand mile tiresTop tier will be 60-80 thousand mile tires.If you want you can find first responder tires that are manufactured by Goodyear and Michelinthere used to be a big difference in them. Not so much any more.There are three codes on tires for Tread wear, Temperature Rating and Traction ratings.Date code is also on a tire, shows week and year of manufacture date.I always found Michelin to out perform in most cases, but they always cost a bit more.Bridgestones have worked well for me also, a Michelin owned company.Goodyear make great tires also, I just prefer Michelin, they seem to always out do Goodyear for me.I always run slightly more air than they recommend also.A well inflated tire will have less friction while rolling, you will lose some grip, but gain in tire wear and fuel consumption. Tire pressures probably affect how a tire wears and performs, about as much as anything.If you want to check the difference in tire pressure and how much difference it can make, experiment with a set of bicycle tires. You will find it is much easier to peddle a bike with well inflated tires.A Streetcar Racer can tell you about how tire pressure can affect car performance also.</blockquote>

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