Miata Mailing List: August 2000, Message #167

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Hey Matt,

I've got the Yoko A520's in 192/50/15 and they are excellent. I've been able
to do an autox on them, and it was OK, times weren't the best, but I blame
me more than the car. <VBG>

The tires are not very noisy, but the grip well in both wet and dry. I don't
think I've had a problem with aquaplaning, unless, it's a lot of deep
standing water ¾ and it only lasts for a split second. The tires in the dry
seem to grip well, and then they will let you know they are approaching the
braking point, and you can just go off the throttle and it will come safely
away from it...

Thumbs up. <G>

Dave,

Steelrat and Pip,
'95 BRG and Tan,
Toronto, Ontario

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	miata@realbig.com [mailto:miata@realbig.com]  On Behalf Of Matthew J
Hill
Sent:	August 2, 2000 5:42 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Bald Tire Resolution

Wow, this list is ready to answer questions any time of the day.  After
talking to all the friendly people, some off list, and talking via
telephone with the nice guys at Tire Rack, I have a solution I can live
with.

I'm buying SSR Integrals with 205/45R16 Yokohama A520 tires, which will
ship tomorrow and be here Monday.  If I have a blowout before then, well,
it was just fate I suppose.  I hope it doesn't rain.

I'm also getting a 4 wheel alignment, something I probably ought to have
done when I bought the car.  My car's alignment may have taken 5k off
these tires.

I'll give a review after they come, I suppose.

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Matthew Hill                    Greenwich, Connecticut
mjh6676@oak.njit.edu            1999 Emerald PEP