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Hi, I plan on driving my miata in ohio winter this year. Any good advice on all season winter tires? thx |
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You will be a lot happier in winter with snow tires than all-season tires.
I've had great luck with Nokian Hakkapellitta(sp?) snows on other vehicles. -- Boreal 2001 LS 6 speed Silver/tan, Sport Suspension w/hard rear sway bar "Don Moore" > wrote in message ... > > Hi, I plan on driving my miata in ohio winter this year. Any good advice > on all season winter tires? > > thx > > |
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I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We get very little snow compared to
Ohio. We get an inch or two at a time and it comes and goes, leaving quite a bit of ice. The residential streets here are not cleared at all, because the snow often melts the next day. You get huge snow - heck, your snowstorms make CNN. Buy snow tires. I use studded Hankook 404's on stock alloy wheels. The traction is amazing, very similar to dry pavement, but a bit noisy due to the studs. I suggest that you find whether your car has torsen differential. "Don Moore" > wrote in message ... > > Hi, I plan on driving my miata in ohio winter this year. Any good advice > on all season winter tires? > > thx > > |
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Don Moore wrote:
> Hi, I plan on driving my miata in ohio winter this year. Any good > advice > on all season winter tires? > > thx Forget all seasons and get yourself 4 good snow tires. I drove my 1990 year-round here in Eastern PA for 12 years with Blizzaks on all four corners. Only ever got stuck once - and that was because I had to come to a full stop on an unplowed alleyway. And that reminds me, I need to get some snow tires and steel wheels for the '04 now. Iva & Vixen 2004 Classic Red No more winkin' Miata |
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"Iva" > writes:
> Don Moore wrote: > > > Hi, I plan on driving my miata in ohio winter this year. Any good > > advice > > on all season winter tires? > > > > thx > > Forget all seasons and get yourself 4 good snow tires. I drove my > 1990 year-round here in Eastern PA for 12 years with Blizzaks on all > four corners. Only ever got stuck once - and that was because I had > to come to a full stop on an unplowed alleyway. > > And that reminds me, I need to get some snow tires and steel wheels > for the '04 now. > > Iva & Vixen > 2004 Classic Red > No more winkin' Miata > Completely agree. I drive my car all year in MA. Get some good snows and you'll be ok. -- |
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On 2007-08-27, pws > wrote:
> Iva wrote: > >> And that reminds me, I need to get some snow tires and steel wheels >> for the '04 now. >> >> Iva & Vixen >> 2004 Classic Red >> No more winkin' Miata > > A free set of 14 inch steelies from a '99 model just went up on miata.net. > They are in Georgia, but the ad says will ship at cost. Nice person, > shipping wheels is a PITA. > > With the surge in shipping costs, however, it would probably be less > expensive to buy a set for sale locally than to have 78 pounds of metal > shipped to you. tirerack.com usually has pretty good package deals on snow-tires with steel wheels. They'll arrive mounted and balanced and ready to wear. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I want to mail a at bronzed artichoke to visi.com Nicaragua! |
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"Scott Streeter" > wrote in message ... > "Iva" > writes: > > > Don Moore wrote: > > > > > Hi, I plan on driving my miata in ohio winter this year. Any good > > > advice > > > on all season winter tires? > > > > > > thx > > > > Forget all seasons and get yourself 4 good snow tires. I drove my > > 1990 year-round here in Eastern PA for 12 years with Blizzaks on all > > four corners. Only ever got stuck once - and that was because I had > > to come to a full stop on an unplowed alleyway. > > > > And that reminds me, I need to get some snow tires and steel wheels > > for the '04 now. > > > > Iva & Vixen > > 2004 Classic Red > > No more winkin' Miata > > > > Completely agree. I drive my car all year in MA. Get some good snows > and you'll be ok. > > -- Thanks for all your advise guys. I think the dealer here in Cuyahoga Falls recommended Blizzacs with steel wheels so maybe I'll go that route. |
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CAREFUL, I believe the 99's were the last (only) NB that you can run the
14's on. IIRC they went to a bigger brake set up in 00. I definitely could be wrong but I know the 14" steelies barely clear my calipers. Chris 99BBB "pws" > wrote in message ... > Iva wrote: > >> And that reminds me, I need to get some snow tires and steel wheels for >> the '04 now. >> >> Iva & Vixen >> 2004 Classic Red >> No more winkin' Miata > > A free set of 14 inch steelies from a '99 model just went up on miata.net. > They are in Georgia, but the ad says will ship at cost. Nice person, > shipping wheels is a PITA. > > With the surge in shipping costs, however, it would probably be less > expensive to buy a set for sale locally than to have 78 pounds of metal > shipped to you. > > Pat |
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Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> CAREFUL, I believe the 99's were the last (only) NB that you can run the > 14's on. IIRC they went to a bigger brake set up in 00. I definitely could > be wrong but I know the 14" steelies barely clear my calipers. My '04 definitely has the bigger brakes so I know 14's are out. I'm not sure if I can even put 15's on. Guess I'll have to look into that further. Yeah, I know, check miata.net! <g> Iva & Vixen 2040 Classic Red No more winkin' Miata |
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On 2007-08-29, Iva > wrote:
> Chris D'Agnolo wrote: >> CAREFUL, I believe the 99's were the last (only) NB that you >> can run the 14's on. IIRC they went to a bigger brake set up >> in 00. I definitely could be wrong but I know the 14" steelies >> barely clear my calipers. > > My '04 definitely has the bigger brakes so I know 14's are > out. I'm not sure if I can even put 15's on. Guess I'll have > to look into that further. Yeah, I know, check miata.net! <g> All the info I could find (as well as my own rough measurements) indicated that the 14" steel wheels I had for my 96M wouldn't fit on my 03 Shinsen. My research indicated I needed at least 15" wheels on the 03 and they seem to fit fine. Which reminds me, it's probably time for new snow tires this fall. I really liked my Nokian WR (especial dry road handling) compared with previous sets of Blizzaks and Alpin Artic, but perhaps Nokians competitors have caught up a bit in the past couple years? -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! WHOA!! Ken and Barbie at are having TOO MUCH FUN!! visi.com It must be the NEGATIVE IONS!! |
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