I was thinking of getting a set of tires at he next lower rating below V which is 130MPH and was wondering if I will notice it is a lesser tire.
Another interesting tidbit is that the V rated tires always have a lower milage warranty within the same product.
OK, I thought we've discussed this many times before - as it came out with a manufacturer requirement of V, there's more to it than speed. Wouldn't tire construction and the weight of our cars, etc. have something to do with not using a touring tire?
that is incase you do go the "rated" speed. the tires tend to heat cycle out and get hard
I would think that from a liability standpoint if you sell a car that goes 150 you would not put a lower rated tire on the car.
You are reading too much.
The speed rating comes with better tire construction, period.
Of course you can run a lower speed rated tire, but it will not be as high of quality tire and as susceptible the Mark VIII is to NVH issues, you get what you pay for.
Really? I got my tires i used for HPDEs for my Vette heat cycled to increase their longevity.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoHeatCycling.jsp