How long should performance tires last?!?!!?

say, 205/40/16... whats a ballpark range of how many miles or years you should get out of them. that is, no racing, no big buring out, just normal driving. anyone? thanks

It depends on the treadwear rating.


in general 20,000 miles sounds good

Originally posted by CivSiGuy
It depends on the treadwear rating.


in general 20,000 miles sounds good

ive been reading up on treadwear ratings. how can you compare different treadwear ratings when there's no standard. ....
"The lesson learned is to not use one manufacturer's grade versus the other, but instead to compare tire grades within a given brand"
-discount tire site

It also depends on if you have lowered the car and not gotten a camber correction kit. A small amount of negative camber won't hurt too much but anything over 2 or 3 degrees from spec will start to reduce the treadlife on the inside half of the tire.

Originally posted by 1993HondaCivic


ive been reading up on treadwear ratings. how can you compare different treadwear ratings when there's no standard. ....
"The lesson learned is to not use one manufacturer's grade versus the other, but instead to compare tire grades within a given brand"
-discount tire site

You can use a tire depth gauge. Drive like 1000 miles and see what it was then and now. Then you can determine the tread wear :)