Miata Mailing List: January 1997, Message #101
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Subject: Re: torque specs, Yoko Guardexs, wheel caps

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Jason Powell wrote:

> 

> 3)  The Guardex tires are very skwirmy in the dry even running the 44psi

> max rating.  Perhaps they just need broke in or this may be a function

> of running snow tires (my first).  I took them to school before I

> installed them and used them for our friction section in physics.  It

> lead to an interesting discussion of traction from various

> compounds/tread patterns.  We pulled up the TireRack Website and looked

> at the pics of the various tires from competition to mud/snow.  I

> believe it's safe to say they wont look at tires the same again :)

> In what little snow action I've been in so far they're great.  Loads of

> bite and cornering ability.  There's tons of those sipes everywhere,

> lots of sharp angles, and soft rubber compound to boot.  Hopefully,

> these babies will last several winters seeing how I drive 24mi each day.



I put my Guardex tires on about the same time you did. We have not had

any snow accumalation to speak of since then so they must be doing there

job! :)

In fact, today, it was 50 degrees fahrenheit at 8 AM. Not what you'd

typically expect for 1/2/1997! No sunshine though, lots of moisture in

the air.



I too have noticed the skwiminess with these tires. I'm finding it hard

to keep from "playing" around and kicking the read end out whenever I

get a chance. The only thing keeps me safe is that I want them to last

also. Spinning them on dry pavement won't help matters at all there.



If you find a pressure that works the best let me know!

-- 

Mark Wold  --  mark@elnet.com

St. Charles, Illinois

'95M