Miata Mailing List: October 1995, Message #312
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   From: Dan Smythe 
Subject: Re: Winter Driving
   Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 08:20:13 -0400

>2. If you buy only two, ake sute that they are EXACTLY the same size as the
>front tires. In 1975 I bought a Datsun 280Z (the predecessor of the Nissan
>300ZX), which I drove for three winters. I could not find a pair of 60
>series snow tires to match the fronts so I installed 70 series. The cars
>handling became squirrelly beyond belief. Never again.
>
Not only the same size, but the same CONSTRUCTION.  I tried two snow
tires, exactly the same size, but with different cord material.  Tail
wagged every time a truck went by, not to mention squirrelly handling.

Best regards,
Dan Smythe
M.I.T. Haystack Observatory
Westford, MA 01886-1299