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CJ_Boxster · 10-02-2007, 10:50 AM

Where do you get "R-compound" from? if your referring to the R that comes after Z, as in 265/35 ZR 18.... R just stands for Rim as in Z-rated Rim size 18. Its on nearly every Z tire i've ever seen. Even the cheap stuff

10-02-2007, 10:50 AM	#3
CJ_Boxster Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Where the Sewer Meets the Sea, CA. USA Posts: 2,695	Where do you get "R-compound" from? if your referring to the R that comes after Z, as in 265/35 ZR 18.... R just stands for Rim as in Z-rated Rim size 18. Its on nearly every Z tire i've ever seen. Even the cheap stuff __________________ --Proud Boxster Owner/Tech, Carlos J Cazares FastForward Performance http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...er/newsig1.jpg