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Old 07-31-2012, 05:56 PM   #1
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Default The Rosetta of Rubber: How to Read a Tire Sidewall
The alphanumeric code on the side of a tire looks more like something out of da Vinci’s codex than product labeling. Tire nerds can translate the rubber cypher; read this and you can join their ranks. (more…)

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Old 07-31-2012, 10:34 PM   #2
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Good info for those that don't know what the numbers and letters mean. Knew everything but the part about the Toyos and Yokohamas.
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Probably should grab the source and make it a sticky.
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