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Basic
Both of these are misconceptions unfortunately. The hardness factor is really hard to explain, but trust me when I say that a LRR tire can be made that is plenty soft. And the narrow tire thing can be dismissed in many ways. The most fuel efficient drive tire set up for Commercial trucks for example are the wide base single drives. MUCH more surface area than the pair of duals, yet more efficient. And alternately, you could put a set of motorcycle tires on the back of your mirage, and while being much smaller and skinnier, would have horrifically worse Rolling Resistance.
Yea eh Eggman that makes sense to me actually. Thanks for the explanation. I'm trying to figure out if my Bridgestones are 175's or 165's like my original Dunlops on the Potenza website. I did not actually know I have a 65,000 km warranty with the Bridgestones. Good to know! Not much left of it now, but I should have known that.
I think the Bridgestones are 165's, I'll figure it out tomorrow when it's light out.
I think the Bridgestones handle better than the Dunlops, like only a little bit, and both get the same good fuel economy.
Last edited by dspace9; 08-18-2019 at 12:43 AM.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.2 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.7 mpg (Imp)