Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0086
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   From: hsue 

Subject: Re: Tires -rambling with local Chicago content

   Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 01:31:17 -0500



On Tue, 1 Oct 1996, Mike (in Mokena, Illinois)Menozzi wrote:

> I'm looking for a tire that will provide excellent dry and wet (rain)

> performance. The original Bridgestones I have are good in the dry

> (albeit prone to squealing), and HORRIBLE in the rain.

> Any thoughts on any of the following:

> 1) Pirelli P600 M&S

> 2) Dunlop D60A2

> 3) Yokohama S305

> 

Hi Mike,



I've seen a lot of Dunlop D60A2 tires on Miatas. They're said to be

pretty good for wet traction. Tire Rack sells the OEM size for

around 53 bucks and I hear some local shops will match that price.

The Tire Rack isn't that far from Mokena. You could probably call

them to see what's in stock and drive out to South Bend, IN and have 

them mounted that afternoon. I basically looked at their Web page

for tire recommendations



It never occurred to me to consider Pirelli tires. I don't know much

about the Yoko S305 either. After 15K miles, I replaced my stock

Bridgerocks with Yoko AVS intermediates. Drove 200 miles round trip to 

Tire Rack to buy them too. Heck. any excuse to drive the miata a long way

is good for me. 



One wheel went flat yesterday. I took it off and put it in the bathtub

to check for leaks. The valve core was loose. Then, since I was

already in the bathroom, I put it on the scales. Yoko AVS 185x60 AVS on

a '94 alloy rim, 26 pounds, Harry's bathroom scale. Is that heavy? 

Someone said their stock alloys with worn out Dunlop SP8000's were only 21 

pounds, but someone else said 15" Enkei's start at 21 pounds w/o tires.

I included the bolts in the weight. I had thought about SP8000's

too, but I know people who said they only last 20K miles if driven

hard. 



On wet roads, my old Bridgestones would start hopping around with my

normal start from a stop sign or street light. That's a slow start too. 

The Yoko AVS don't hop much, although they will slip. Can't really 

tell you how good they are in the rain since I'm conditioned to slow

down when it's wet. :)



There is also some uneven pavement on my commute where my Bridgestones

would go whop-whop-whop. None of my other cars did that. With the Yokos, 

they go snick-snick-snick. Yep, very scientific. 



Harry Sue

Naperville, IL



























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