Burned out rear tires, temporary replacement advice

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09-02-2014, 01:12 PM

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In AZ, with how hot it is, I'd be planning my tire life around having to replace tires every 2 years, 3 on the extreme. If you only put 5k miles per year on the miata then, tires that only get like 15k miles before the wear bars are fine.

That's what I was thinking. They'd get dried out before i got to use them anyway. I probably put 20k a year on my vehicles. If I daily the Miata probably 10-15. I'd be fine with replacing tires every 2 years.

Anyway I know the OP posted neogen in his options. Neogen users come out of the wood!

09-02-2014, 01:53 PM

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just outa curiosity, what's the manuf date on those 912's? I absolutely love mine, they've been great. Got em I think a year or two ago, and they were manuf the year before that, so they are still relatively fresh.

+1, I got a set of stock-size ZE-912s a few years ago because they were super cheap on sale, but I was incredibly happy with them. They are my go-to year-round DD tire recommendation.

09-02-2014, 02:07 PM

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+1, I got a set of stock-size ZE-912s a few years ago because they were super cheap on sale, but I was incredibly happy with them. They are my go-to year-round DD tire recommendation.

Yeah I paid $35 a tire for mine and had a friend mount and balance them between cars at discount. Was like $150 out the door. Best tire purchase EVER. They were great until I blew my motor and they sat for a year and a half.

They supposedly exist in 205x50x15 but i've yet to find them.

Edit: Scratch that. I found the $56 a pop.

09-02-2014, 02:16 PM

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Actually I found them at pep boyyyzzzz $29 a tire on sale for 205/50/15... wonder if they'd sell them to me at that price without installation. haha. Anyway... good talk. thanks fellas.

it won't let me add to cart though. probably website error. ahhh Discontinued. booo replaced with the ze-329. Have no opinion on that tire.

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09-03-2014, 11:10 PM

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Gah! 2008? Get those ****** bombs off of your car! They're ready to blow, I guarantee it.

Low use over long time kills tires. Something about keeping the aromatic oils distributed throughout the rubber, rather than them sitting and gassing off. At my old job we use to tell people at least 25 miles a month, preferably in one trip to get the tires nice and warm.