[Miata] Tire decision

[kec]

Update on tires.  Yesterday I mounted a set of Dunlop Direzza DZ101's on my 
96M.
upsized to 205/50/15 and they fill the wheel wells a little more.  Took a 
quick run on the interstate today up to about 90, balance was smooth, but 
had a slight pull the the right.  Stopped by the alignment folks, had them 
do a slightly under done Lanny setup and now all is good.  They do have a 
slight road noise that I  can discribe.
Tried several fairly sharp curves and they hung in there very well.  We'll 
see what they have when we hit the GAP the end of the month..  Price came 
out to $343 installed, order from tirerack and local mount and balance.

Ken Cloud
96M
Warner Robins, GA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Egan" <d.egan3 at verizon.net>
To: "'Miata List'" <miata at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:00 PM
Subject: [Miata] Tire decision


> First, thank you to everyone who responded on-list and off to my
> question about the Toyo T1-Rs. I appreciated every single response.
>
> I had a long talk with Keith yesterday about all of the options. I took
> the T1-R out of the running, mostly based on the potential out-of-round
> issue. We considered the Hankooks, which didn't seem to have any
> advantages and would probably wear faster. We ruled out the Ecsta MX
> because they have been on back order for over a year. I would have gone
> with the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, at considerably more expense, except
> they are also on back order, with production scheduled for no earlier
> than September.
>
> So, the tire on order is a new one: the Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (The Z1
> starts at 16" and I have 15" wheels). The price was $61 with a $50
> rebate for buying four! If they work out, the money will be
> outstanding. I'll keep you posted.
>
> David Egan
> Maryland
> '91 B-Package. Classic Red.
>
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