Miata Mailing List: May 1993, Message #144
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   From: (none)
Subject: newbie tire question
   Date: (none)

I don't know anything about tires, but I think mine are wearing out, and
browsing through the archive hasn't really shed a whole lot of light on the
whole subject for me, so could someone give me an idiot-level overview of
what I should know about Miata tires?

I don't race or autocross, but I do a lot of cruising around on twisty roads,
and lately I've been sliding more often than I expect.  I've got about 50k
miles on the car, with the original Bridgestone tires.  I gather that's a
lot, but the manual says that the tires are only worn out when the tires have
worn down to the level that you can see a solid band across the tire, which
they haven't (in fact, I can't even really tell where it would be.)

So: how do I know if my tires are dying, or if it's just my imagination; and
if I need new tires (here it is!), which ones should I get?  I know that
question gets asked here about once a week, but it usually gets asked by
people who know what they're talking about, and so the answers don't tell me
much.  Am I going to be able to tell the difference between various models,
having never driven on a track?  How much do "good" tires cost, and how much
better do they get when the price goes up?  What else should I care about?

Thanks for any enlightenment,

	-- Jamie