On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 3:01:23 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
> In sci.math, on Sun, 12 May 2019 01:26:41 +0200, Thomas 'PointedEars'
> Lahn > wrote:
>
> >Paul in Houston TX amok-crossposted:
> >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >Please post here using your real name, “Paul in Houston TX” #74656.
> >
> >> I would think that total tire wear would be the same but wear per unit
> >> area would be different.
>
> Hmm. That sounds right.
>
> >What is the basis for your assumption?
>
> "Total tire wear would be the same". That's because of the law of
> conservation of tire wear. Or, iow, one does't get something for
> nothing so the wear would have to be the same. Or greater, but I don't
> see why it would be greater.
>
> When the car is not moving, all the wear would be in one place, but
> surely when it's moving, the wear would be spread around the
> circumference of the tire.
>
> >F’up2 sci.physics
>
>
> I put back the other two groups. Otherwise I, and everyone else, has to
> read all three newsgroups to see all the answers.

When a new set of tires get a few years old, they also get harder. They will sound like a bad rear end bearing. I had a new set of Kumho tires on my old van, they started making a bad bearing noise after a few years. Those tires don't get much traction on wet streets either. I bought some new Cooper tires and that noise stopped.