Thread: Tire Wear
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Old December 22nd 04, 03:21 AM
Chris D'Agnolo
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You can read allot about them on miata.net but you already own them so don't
sweat it too much. They're decent IIRC. Tire pressure recomendations go from
26 psi to 35psi but most people seem to agree 28 to 30 works pretty well on
most tires.

Chris
92BB&T

"johnnya" > wrote in message
...
> You are exactly right, it came with the Bridgestone's. I probably got

more
> miles because mine were completely bald, they looked like racing slicks on
> the back.
>
> They were so far gone that I just took what they had in stock without any
> research. Goodyear said that they were good tires for what I needed.

They
> are TOYO's Proxes FZ4 All Season High Performance tire. Any comments on
> these? Also, what tire pressure do you recommend?
>
> Thanks,
> JohnnyA
>
>
> "Randy Maheux" > wrote in message
> news:S8Sxd.2003$iH.102@fed1read02...
> > If your car came with Bridgestone Touranza E30 tires, you did well to

get
> > 24K out of them. I'm replacing mine at 18K. They are a performance

tire
> > with a very low treadwear rating. I'm switching to Yokohama AVS

ES-100s.
> > It is still a performance tire, but I expect them to last closer to 30K.
> >
> > Randy
> >
> > "johnnya" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I bought a new 2004 in March and now have 24,000 miles on it. I had

to
> > > replace the tires last week as they had no tread left on them ( I did

> not
> > > check them as often as I should have - just assumed that tires would

> last
> > > longer than this and only rotated once).
> > >
> > > Can someone help me understand if this is something that I can look

> > forward
> > > to forever (this is my first Miata and I love it!!). I have 205/45/16

> > size
> > > tires. I would prefer to replace them next time with higher profile

and
> > > smaller size, any recommendations?? I use the car more as a fun

> commuter
> > > (about 100 miles per day) but do occasionally enjoy taking 30mph

corners
> > at
> > > 70mph, and also occasionally exceed 100mph during the commute.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!
> > >
> > > JohnnyA
> > > '04Silver
> > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>



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