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kww502 04-14-2009 11:19 AM

Na tires on 17X7 wheel
 
What tires do guys think are good on an Na Miata that has been lowered on 17X7 wheel. Mostly will street the car. Also will a 215/40/17 fit without issues scrubbing.

hustler 04-14-2009 11:25 PM

www.tirereviews.com/205-40-17/html

9671111 04-14-2009 11:39 PM


Originally Posted by hustler (Post 396050)

Coffee everywhere. Thanks.

Savington 04-14-2009 11:42 PM

:rofl:

gospeed81 04-14-2009 11:59 PM

lmfao

pure fuckin' pwnage, nice play hustler

pdexta 04-15-2009 12:28 AM


Originally Posted by hustler (Post 396050)

Lawlzzzzzzzzzzzzz, that was awesome. :bowrofl:

I would think 215/40/17's would fit just fine with the right offset, if you can't afford some 18's or 19's.

18psi 04-15-2009 12:30 AM


Originally Posted by kww502 (Post 395744)
What tires do guys think are good on an Na Miata that has been lowered on 17X7 wheel. Mostly will street the car. Also will a 215/40/17 fit without issues scrubbing.

end yourself

p51hellfire 04-15-2009 12:38 AM

lol i got that one via IM lol you suck hustler!!!!

curly 04-15-2009 12:41 AM

Uh, to summarize for everyone else kww502, no one here will give you any sound advice about 17" wheels. Anything bigger than 15" drastically degrades the handling characteristics of the Miata, and this site is 99% about power, handling, and brakes. The other 1% puts some nice leather seats in their cars and some upgraded speakers, but that's about it. Perhaps www.blingmiata.com would be more to your liking.

DontPassTheFence 04-15-2009 01:26 AM

troll of the month goes to hustler, god damn I cant even keep up with him anymore.

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skidude 04-15-2009 10:07 AM


Originally Posted by curly (Post 396085)
Uh, to summarize for everyone else kww502, no one here will give you any sound advice about 17" wheels. Anything bigger than 15" drastically degrades the handling characteristics of the Miata, and this site is 99% about power, handling, and brakes. The other 1% puts some nice leather seats in their cars and some upgraded speakers, but that's about it. Perhaps clubROADSTER would be more to your liking.

There, I fixed it for you.

y8s 04-15-2009 10:16 AM

try asking what good 15 inch tires there are and then see if the come in a 17"

Doppelgänger 04-15-2009 10:44 AM

Fuck you guys for picking on my 17"s...

curly 04-15-2009 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by Doppelgänger (Post 396213)
17" wheels are for fags.

Fixed your sig.

kww502 04-16-2009 04:17 PM

Thanks for all the useless posts at some point I do plan to run a smaller rim and tire combo in diameter when I track the car but considering when I purchased the car back in 99 it already had some three piece 17s on it and I like the look. I kept them for driving on the street and was trying to get some good info. But I guess if ur a little different no one cares to give good technical advice.

skidude 04-16-2009 04:21 PM


Originally Posted by kww502 (Post 396813)
But I guess if ur a little different no one cares to give good technical advice.

I think it's less that nobody cares and more that nobody else is running them so nobody else knows what tires are good in that size. I'm sure some people don't care to give you good technical advice, but I don't give you any simply because I don't have any to give.

kww502 04-16-2009 05:54 PM

I understand that skidude.

curly 04-16-2009 06:45 PM

Problem is none of us have any experience with 17 wheels or tires, so the only thing left to do is harass you.

Even on the street most of us will not like the loss of "flingability" that heavier wheels cause. For this reason, we'll run 15's with sticky tires on the track, and 15's with less sticky tires on the street. If you want good tires to buy, the Kumho Ecsta AST is a decent cheap tire, along with the Ziex 912. Good luck in your search.

And I apologize for my previous blingmiata.com comment.

Pitt 04-16-2009 06:52 PM

I think a 16" wheel is as large as you'd want to go on a NA without raising the height of the miata, I think a 205/40/16 is the same diameter as a 185/60/14, I don't recall.

hustler 04-16-2009 07:54 PM

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