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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / May 2006Replacement Tire Recommendation Wanted
I have a Mazda RX-8 that's not quite two years old and has almost 24k miles. One of the original tires has very little tread left so I'm considering replacing at least two and maybe all four. (The car has no spare.) These are Dunlop SP Sport 8090 225/45R18 91W and Goodyear has them for $360 each. I was told that Mazda selected soft tires for better traction. Since the car is almost perfectly balanced, I'd prefer to get a harder tire that'll last longer. If that's not available in a low profile tire, is there at least a less expensive alternative to the Dunlops? Sears has a sale that includes tires and I believe it ends tomorrow. Would they be likely or unlikely to be able to make a useful recommendation for a suitable tire that'll last longer than the original tires? -- Bob Simon Please remove Xs from domain for direct replies. >I have a Mazda RX-8 that's not quite two years old and has almost 24k >miles. One of the original tires has very little tread left so I'm [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Sears has a sale that includes tires and I believe it ends tomorrow. >Would they be likely or unlikely Highly unlikely! You might do some research here: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirebran.jsp Don www.donsautomotive.com > to be able to make a useful >recommendation for a suitable tire that'll last longer than the >original tires? Or if it doesn't last any longer, may at least a little less outrageously priced! Don, Thank you for suggesting that I use tirerack to do some research on tires. This is a great site. Based on what I've read, I'm now considering replacing my OEM Dunlop SP Sport 8090 ($252) with Dunlop Direzza DZ101 ($126). Both are Ultra High Performance Summer tires. Can anyone compare how these perform or help me understand the pros and cons of each? Bob >>I have a Mazda RX-8 that's not quite two years old and has almost 24k >>miles. One of the original tires has very little tread left so I'm [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Or if it doesn't last any longer, may at least a little less >outrageously priced! -- Bob Simon Please remove Xs from domain for direct replies. > I have a Mazda RX-8 that's not quite two years old and has almost 24k > miles. One of the original tires has very little tread left so I'm > considering replacing at least two and maybe all four. (The car has > no spare.) These are Dunlop SP Sport 8090 225/45R18 91W and Goodyear > has them for $360 each. <snip> > Sears has a sale that includes tires and I believe it ends tomorrow. > Would they be likely or unlikely to be able to make a useful [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > Bob Simon Sears for performance tires is like using house paint on a Ferrari. I second contacting tirerack.com and discussing tires with them. Now, if you said you had a 95 Cavalier with 100,000 miles on it and you wanted the cheapest tires, then Sears might be worth checking into... Ray |
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