Thread: Tire Wear
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Old December 22nd 04, 10:14 PM
Randy Maheux
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I run 30 PSI in mine.


"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message
...
> 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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