Need tire advice...

[HudsonHawk]

Before you spout out use a search, I did. I have ready opinions and reviews until I couldn't see straight. I still can't make up my mind.

I am looking for Summer Performance tires that are Good in the rain. But I would like to get more then 10~12K miles out of them. What have yall used and abused?

EDIT: I am wanting to move up to 15s on the NA. Figured I would keep the All Season Tires and current 14's for winter use.

[CosmosMpower]

Kumho SPT they last at least that long on a Miata and are great in the rain and they're cheap to buy. Most the other really high performance summer tires will probably not last to 12K miles on the rear and most of them suck in the rain. Are you wanting to race on these tires at all or just grippy street tires?

[HudsonHawk]

Grippy Street Tires.

[CraiginTX]

You can get the kind of mileage you're looking for out of T1-Rs if you don't track them too much. They're great in the rain in my experience. The SPTs do sound like a nice street tire, though, and they're cheaper.

[black roadster]

You can get the kind of mileage you're looking for out of T1-Rs if you don't track them too much. They're great in the rain in my experience. The SPTs do sound like a nice street tire, though, and they're cheaper.

+1

I love my T1-Rs They are AWESOME in the rain. Decent on the track which I might see once or twice a year and I can get that mileage out of them easy.

They suck in snow though!

[trickyrix]

I'm running the Toyo Proxes 4 - sort of a high performance all-season tire. They're plenty grippy for street driving, they're great in the rain, they look really good, and I've got about 20K on them so far - with plenty of life left yet. I haven't raced on them or anything, though...

[Darron65]

+1

I love my T1-Rs They are AWESOME in the rain. Decent on the track which I might see once or twice a year and I can get that mileage out of them easy.

They suck in snow though!

Yeah, mine sucked in last week's snow too. Of course they are not M+S rated. Surprisingly good in rain though. I'd buy them again.

[CraiginTX]

Yeah, mine sucked in last week's snow too. Of course they are not M+S rated. Surprisingly good in rain though. I'd buy them again.

Interestingly, T1-Rs DON'T suck in clold rain. I was out in the sleet/snow stuff we had last week, but before there was anything stuck to the ground besides cold water, and I was really surpised by how much grip I had. WAY more than I expected for 34 degrees and raining. Just stay off the frozen stuff...

Craig

[Billy Blaze]

Toyo T1's, had them on the NB and they were sticky and never slid in the rain or hydro'd

[Magma]

I have liked the Hankook RS2's that I have for both regular and wet driving

[apex2apex]

You may want to look at General Exclaim UHP from Tirerack. It gets good reviews on tirerack and several peoples on the pointy board seem to like them too.

[Monkey of Death]

You may want to look at General Exclaim UHP from Tirerack. It gets good reviews on tirerack and several peoples on the pointy board seem to like them too.

I've got these in 16's on my NB and I love 'em! Especially for the price. Wet traction seems good, but I really don't drive the Miata much in the rain . That's what the truck is for

[HudsonHawk]

The Miata is my wifes daily driver and she is skitish of it as is after spinning it out in a rain storm into oncomming traffic. Luckily she did not get hit but she was shaken up. I bought the current tires right after that incident but was in a hurry and could not wait to get good tires so I got what they had. Now it's time to do it right.

Anyone had any problem with Konig Heliums? I saw this deal on Good-win and am seriously considering it.
http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda...t/61-0057.html

[juxt3r]

Looks like an attractive, lightweight package for a decent price. I've yet to try the T1-Rs, but many Miata owners on the board seem to love 'em for daily driving, often citing their great wet handling.

I will note that Azenis rather suck in freak, albeit predicted, snowstorms! Otherwise, they handle wet conditions rather nicely in my experience.
R-S2s seem pretty decent in the rain as well. Both prefer warmer outside temps, though. Both are true 3-season tires in our region as far as I'm concerned.

[HudsonHawk]

Would there be any advantage to a 205 v 195 tire?

[trickyrix]

Anyone had any problem with Konig Heliums? I saw this deal on Good-win and am seriously considering it.
http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda...t/61-0057.html

I almost bought the Heliums - very nice looking rims. I ordered my wheel/tire package from Goodwin and was very pleased with their service. My stuff was delivered early, and when I called to report one (1) gimpy wheel center that wouldn't snap in securely, they sent me a whole new set. Kudos to these guys.

Would there be any advantage to a 205 v 195 tire?

It'll hydroplane easier...

[altiain]

I'm on my second set of Kumho SPTs on the RX-8. They work great in the cold and in the wet, and even handle snow/slush very well for a "summer" tire. J-Fo and I used these at a rain event last season and datalogged over 1G lateral grip on wet concrete.

I got about 15-16k out of them on the RX-8. That's with two autocrosses on an abrasive surface and a very aggressive alignment.

[CraiginTX]

Would there be any advantage to a 205 v 195 tire?

Given the same model tire, the sidewalls will be taller, and it will be a little heavier as well. I went from 195/50-15 Yok ES-100s to 205/50-15 T1-Rs and if nothing else, the tires LOOK significantly larger.

I would have stayed stock size, but was in a bit of a pinch and NO ONE had anything in stock. If you're ordering from Goodwin, you may do okay - but I had a heck of a time finding anything in stock in town (or at any of their distribution centers).

Even Tire Rack, Edge Racing, et al were out of stock in either 195s or 205s in the T1Rs, RS2s, Eagle F1s...

BTW, Heliums look great on an NA...

[HudsonHawk]

Well, I bit the bullet. Called good-win and verified they had the special going on and still in stock. Placed my order and now I get to wait paitently (yeah right!) for them to arrive. (OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN!)

[trickyrix]

Well, I bit the bullet. Called good-win and verified they had the special going on and still in stock. Placed my order and now I get to wait paitently (yeah right!) for them to arrive. (OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN!)

Awesome! You're good to go - those Heliums are downright purdy, and it sounds like those gumball Toyo boots will serve the little lady well.







Hell, I might have to try a set of T1-Rs if my Proxes ever wear out...