A local guy (hi jim) uses 225/50/15 on his '99 10AE miata, they seem to work
REALLY well for him, but they do add to the low gearing of the 6 speed, maby
it'll work, maby not, only if gearing is a problem.
you may loose too much gearing to make up for the gain in width
Good luck
Jeff Lloyd
(the only NON miata BS)
>From: Mike Shields <mshields@inconnect.com>
>Reply-To: Mike Shields <mshields@inconnect.com>
>To: TeamDotNet <autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Tire opinion
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:21:08 -0600
>
>Well, I've killed my gForces thanks to a spin and massive lockup across the
>finish line at Wendover. I got about 50 runs on the gForces with a couple
>of
>good spins on abrasive surfaces and several flat spots (note to self: got
>to get
>used to no ABS :^).
>
>So I'm in the market for new tires. I'm looking at the K tire because since
>I
>wasn't planning on a new set this year I need to keep costs down.
>
>Finally on to the question - Does anyone have an opinion (hah! what a
>question)
>on the wisdom of using 225-15/15 Kumhos on my 99 Miata or should I stick to
>the
>more likely 205-50/15?
>
>
>Also, should I try to get them shaved or will this not matter?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>
>
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