replacement tires

[FiZZioN]

Does anyone have firestone SZ50 tires on their car? I had them on my 300ZX and the performance was outstanding. I have done alot of suspension work since I had them on, and I still can not reach the limits of what those tires gave me, with all that I have done with different tires. The traction was great. I could not get those tires to break free to save my life, but now that I have crappy Nittos (i will never buy them again) I smoke them in second gear. I dont know what sizes they run and if you can get them on a NSX, but I thought I would throw out another tire possibility.

[This message has been edited by FiZZioN (edited 04 May 2000).]

 

[NSXY]

To Mark Bloom:

If Dunlop does not make SP9000s for the front, what exactly did you buy in terms of sizes? RSVP

 

[G-man]

Originally posted by ChopsJazz:
I feel very secure at speed in my car with the OEM Yok's. Heck, excessive tire wear is just a cost-of-ownership issue.

I got to thinking about this and started looking over the FAQ. I was alarmed to read:
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[GM] Only OEM Bridgestone RE010, Yokohoma A022H and Dunlop SP8050 are constructed with the internal plys angled to scuff sideways (ply steer) when the car is driving in a straight line. This helps give the car its precise turn-in characteristics. Other tires may have other qualities, but I would not describe them as almost identical to OEM tires.

[Michael F. Hollander, Yokohama Tire Specialist] Here's some additional information from our Technical Department:

The compound of the front and rear NSX tires are slightly different in grip level. In addition to the compound, there are numerous construction and tread profile differences between the tires. These differences are necessary to work with the design of the suspension to give the target handling requested by the vehicle maker.
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Well, that is enough for me. I figured there was a reason, maybe even 2 or 3, that Honda went to all the trouble to design tires for the car. With all this in mind it seems foolish to upgrade rims and tires to 17/18 and "normal" tires.

Or am I just being a little to conservative here? I agree with ChopsJazz, I am going to run the tires till they wear out, enjoy the artful balance intended by the Honda Engineers and then plunk down my money again for OEM Yokos when the time comes.


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Gordon G. Miller, III
Y2K NSX #51 Yellow/Black
[email protected] http://www.g3.com

 

[dollenz]

You are right G-Man, and after all that evidence I think I will replace my Yokos with new Yokos when the time comes. Bridgestone Potenzas S-O2s have been great on my wife's Mercedes but I don't think they woudl give me any better mileage on my NSX than the original Yokos do.