CT Saints Fan
More than 15K posts served!
- Joined
- May 14, 2002
- Messages
- 28,641
- Reaction score
- 40
- Age
- 57
Offline
Any real harm in dropping from a V speed-rated tire (max. speed 149 mph) to a H speed-rated tire (max. speed 130 mph)?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: this_feature_currently_requires_accessing_site_using_safari
That's my point. I don't drive that fast, and I can replace my tires with one that is more suitable to the way I drive, and the conditions I drive in - snow and rain. But they are H-rated, and not V-rated, which is what the "correct" tire is for my car.
That's my point. I don't drive that fast, and I can replace my tires with one that is more suitable to the way I drive, and the conditions I drive in - snow and rain. But they are H-rated, and not V-rated, which is what the "correct" tire is for my car.
if you can find a place in the Northeast Corridor where we can go 130 mph (or even 50 mph), you better quit holding out and tell me where it is.
I was told (back in the day) when I had my RX-7 that the V rated tires were actually less safe for everyday driving. Had to do with the tires being made of harder rubber than the "lesser" rated tires.
The harder the rubber, the faster speed necesarry to heat up the tire. Warmer tires grip the road better than colder tires.
Or so I was told.