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      06-18-2025, 10:07 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Hit_Apex View Post
This whole story is weird. I'm having trouble believing one tire was made >1% larger than the other in the same labeled size. I'm not surprised by Conti's response to use star tires, but interesting that they claim tighter manufacturing tolerances - I've not heard that before. 'Kook FTW. Maybe try again with Michelin.
When I bought a replacement tire a few years back for my AWD Subaru l, exact same spec tire Bridgestone Potenza RE050, it was smaller by 3%. Car was made in Japan and predated the replacement tire by 5 years. So different country, different year, possibly different factories and different mould.
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