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Old 06-14-2016, 08:07 AM   #8
On the slippery slope
 
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Last October I put a set of Bridgestone Potenza tires on the rear of my 2001 Boxster S. I looked at them last week and discovered they are worn down to the wear bars. The wear is even across each rear tire but I got less than 5,000 miles out of them. I usually get between 8 and 10 thousand miles out of a set of rear tires. No track days, drifting lessons or anything but normal street use. Has anyone else experienced this accelerated wear with these tires?

John
which Potenza specifically. They make about 20 different versions
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