Just an FYI for what it's worth. Had a friend's granddaughter go to a Good Year dealer for a new front tire to match the one on the other side which was purchased at WM; no WM store in her city and had to get to work. Guy at the GY store said that he couldn't sell her that tire as it was a WM GY tire. He said that if she'd to go to a WM store and get the tire mounted and balanced, he'd align her front end and correct the cause of the replacement requirement.
So, apparently there is a difference to get the price break besides volume. Not sure but I think I have seen the same tire with 400 and 600 tread wear ratings, all other things being equal. Was not aware of the sources of these two tires. But it could be that the tread compounds are different which accounted for the lower price in manufacturing. I realize that the softer the tread the better a given tire grips the road, but also it wears out faster so what's in the price?
While we're at it answer this one: Where does all the tread rubber go? Millions of tires are sold due to missing tread and you see piles and piles of carcasses at tire dealers, but where is the black rubber powder from the disappearing tread?
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