ADVICE: Tire situation with my OEM 17s
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ADVICE: Tire situation with my OEM 17s
I'm currently running P215/55VR-17 Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 all around on my OEM stock sport 17's. The rears are basically completely gone while the fronts still have about 50% tread left. I think this is the result of no tire rotation and bad alignment settings a while back.
Question: now that that the rainy season is here and I don't want to take any chances with safety, should I get all new tires? I'm pretty much set on this unless it's safe to rotate the front tires to the back until they wear out too.
Bigger question: If I get new tires, what sizes would be acceptable? I want to go with smaller sidewall tires. I was thinking something like 225/40 or 215/45. Would this be ok?
Also, what are the best tires for under $100 each that have decent tread wear life, handle alright, and are safe in both dry AND wet? I was thinking Falken FK452s or some Nittos. I do not care about ride quality or sound.
Thanks guys.
Question: now that that the rainy season is here and I don't want to take any chances with safety, should I get all new tires? I'm pretty much set on this unless it's safe to rotate the front tires to the back until they wear out too.
Bigger question: If I get new tires, what sizes would be acceptable? I want to go with smaller sidewall tires. I was thinking something like 225/40 or 215/45. Would this be ok?
Also, what are the best tires for under $100 each that have decent tread wear life, handle alright, and are safe in both dry AND wet? I was thinking Falken FK452s or some Nittos. I do not care about ride quality or sound.
Thanks guys.
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Anybody? Today it was raining slightly and I wanted to see how well my rear tires could grip so I pushed it on a circular freeway on ramp and my back end completely gave out. I barely pushed it more than usual. I don't want to drive like this too much longer especially with the rainy season coming along in SoCal.
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1) Visit http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
2) Visit tirerack.com and review their suggested tires for your car, your size.
2) Visit tirerack.com and review their suggested tires for your car, your size.
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I'm not sure what you are wanting people to tell you. It's up to you what tire size you put on your car. According to the guys above, 235's will fit so any of the three options will work fine. If you use the link Jeff92se posted, you'll see the difference between stock size and the sizes you are wanting to use. Personally I would go with the 235/45 because it gives you about the same diameter as the 215/50 which is only .5" less than stock. In my opinion the 225/45's are too short and the 215/50's are too narrow.