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my tires are near worn, .. still good but 2 of em have nail/screws and i've been occasionally re inflating them to put off buying tires.. so .. sure could buy the same brands already on em, but i want to look at my options.. not a cheap buyer .. but want to know what im buying.. i know its " just rubber!" but perhaps in this day n age there are certain improvements that i never paid attention to.


with that said, i've been trying to research tires and patent specifications. but the search browser renders my research skills obsolete.. either its forever dumbed down because the browser is leading me to just a freakin online sale/store.

must I go underground or what?

yep this is what im here for.. could i get some help?? with my quest for detailed information on quality/ perks / or even lead me to a true expert on tires.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tire_code_...

https://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp
Keep searching, you'll get there..

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dunlop tires claim they have noise reducing tread patents.. but im sure its just frosting on a cake.. which is also practically an extra topping to a fattening desert.

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Can the tires be patched? I got mine patched for free at discount tires

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First, you don't just buy new tires just because you have nails or screws in them - you get them repaired.
So far you are lucky, but that luck is going to run out. Every time you drive on tires with nails or screws in them it wears out the seal and a time will come where you cannot keep up just by putting air into them.
In general, tires have always had different formulas. These formulas are usually based on road and weather conditions.
"Seasonal tires" are sort of middle of the road and what is mostly recommended.
Speciality tires are different. Summer tires are formulated to be a harder rubber due to higher heat and road grit - to make them last longer, however you have to change them out in winter because they lose their malliability and become like hard plastic. There's a natural flat spot on the bottom of your tires as the weight of the vehicle rests on them. That flat spot does not easily go away if you're running summer tires in the winter - you may as well have square shaped tires at that point. Also, summer tires make it more difficult to stop in colder environments.
With that said, winter tires are more expensive to buy, but we get lazy when spring approaches and continue to drive on them. Nothing wrong with that except winter tires are formulated to be softer due to colder tempratures. Driving on soft tires in the summer really increases the performance of your vehicle - you can take that 20 MPH curve at 65 MPH but it really tears your tires up and before you know it you are laying out a thousand bucks for a new winter set.
Which finally brings us to what we know as "performance" tires. There are more considerations for performance tires than I'm willing to devote at this writing. I would simply advise you explain what you want to your sales-person and make the best decision based on your driving habits.
When you start treating tires like flip-flops for cars, someone usually ends up hurt or dead.
Buy the dayum tires.

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Ratings, 2 months old...
https://www.consumerreports.org/tires/new-tire-...

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