Miata Mailing List: July 1997, Message #138
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From: 	Gary Pollak <gpollak@primenet.com>

Subject: 15" vs. 16" wheels

Date: 	Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:08:38 -0500



Thanks for your info.  The wheel you mention, the TSW EVO's, are exactly

the wheels I desired.  The 15" version is 19 lbs, the 16" version is 24 lbs.  



The other wheels I liked, the Moda M1's, are 24 lbs in 15" and 26 lbs. in

16".  



I would be perfeclty happy with the 15" version if it kept the weight down

and improved the handling.



On either I'd like to run 205/50/15 or 205/40/16.



I spoke to one person at the Ranch with the TVO's, and he confirmed your

view, that he said he did find them a bit heavier.  Does anyone else out

there have experience with the 15" version of these wheels, or the M1's,

and would you recommend/not recommend them?  I'm not looking to race, but I

do want to be able to take the car on a twisty mountain road.





>When I mounted the 215/40ZR16 Toyo Proxes T1s and 16 X 7.5 TSW "Evos" on

>the car, however, I felt the additional weight was VERY noticeable. 







  







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