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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pleiad7
Well, if the measurement of .04mm for the tread depth difference is accurate, it would translate into a .25mm difference in rolling circumference... which would be negligible.

circumference = pi * diameter
diameter being .08, or 2 * radius (which is .04)

I'm not a math geek and wouldn't normally know this, but the topic was rehashed on the Forester boards recently.
Thats if they had anything accurate enough to measure .04mm :sign0105:
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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you needed a loan from your mom? come on....
Everyone does now and then
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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^true.. but in this situation it was an excuse for a paper quote.
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by pbchief2
Thats if they had anything accurate enough to measure .04mm :sign0105:
Agreed... I think you could find manufacturer tolerances on a brandnew set of tires that exceed that number.

.04 cm, maybe...
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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wth? so you gave in and bought 4 tires? should have stood your ground and demanded 1, 1 only.
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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did you read my whole post about getting the quote and taking it to another tire shop and buying 1 tire at the les schwab pricing?
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by evsoul
did you read my whole post about getting the quote and taking it to another tire shop and buying 1 tire at the les schwab pricing?

ohh, i see, i thought u meant u bought 4 proxes
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