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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Congrats on your results & thanks for posting.
Did you buy them primarily for their wet abilities, and the efficiency improvement was an unexpected bonus?
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Well, I was a big fan of Aqua-treads but I can't get them anymore, so I've been on the lookout for something similar, and I have also been looking at LRR tires, so this choice seemed to make sense. I can't say it was the primary factor, but more like half-n-half. I have yet to drive them in the rain, but the old worn out tires were pretty bad in rain, especially at anything over 40 PSI. The older I get the more that sort of thing bugs me.
The great tread depth was the unexpected bonus. Tire-rack had these listed with LRR tires, which is how they got my attention initially.
I'm not sure how to judge the added mass of the tire, but I suppose it could actually help a little when using cruise-control on the highway by conserving some momentum during the small throttle transitions.