195 45 16 inch tyres. whats avaliable?

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:26 pm

Hi, when I got my car it came with set of 205/45/16 Bridgestone turanzas er30's. I believe that these tyres were original equipment on the nb8b's :?:

While the aren't out and out performance tyres, I'm quite happy with them, they grip well and after about 10,000kms have plenty of life left, although the side walls are a bit feathered. I also find that they work a lot better when pumped up to around 38-40 psi.

I believe that Yokohama C- drives are quite good in this size. Although this thread makes me want Bridgestone RE001's http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php ... sc&start=0

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:50 pm

i got 205/45R16 Toyo Proxes for rear & Hankook Ventus at front. don't know which one is better but the Toyo looks more hardcore with how their edge curves

the Hankooks are more square shouldered though, so maybe thats why they're at front..

Toyos were a bit cheaper too according to the receipts.

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:17 pm

bensale wrote:Hi, when I got my car it came with set of 205/45/16 Bridgestone turanzas er30's. I believe that these tyres were original equipment on the nb8b's

While the aren't out and out performance tyres, I'm quite happy with them, they grip well and after about 10,000kms have plenty of life left, although the side walls are a bit feathered. I also find that they work a lot better when pumped up to around 38-40 psi.

I believe that Yokohama C- drives are quite good in this size. Although this thread makes me want Bridgestone RE001's http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php ... sc&start=0

Well since you reference my thread, and since I've owned 3 sets of ER30's (yep, original equipment on the NB8B), 2 sets of CDrives and now have the RE001's, I feel qualified to comment on my experiences

I set my fastest times at wakefield on the ER30's, they are a good tyre. I managed about 25000km on each set, but that included plenty of track and skidpan days.

The CDrives felt as good when new as the turanzas, and great in the wet, but I haven't dríven at wakefield on them so I can't comment on their outright grip. They lasted a lot longer, 50-65000km, but no track or skidpan days in there. Very good turn in. Slippery when new!

The RE001's feel a lot grippier than the CDrives, but again I haven't taken them to the track so I can't comment on their outright grip. I've done about 6000km on them now and they feel fantastic. Bit less precise turn in, but once they are turned in, and settled, they certainly do grip well.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:27 pm

Was the bridgestone ER30 otherwise known as Grid II? Yeah I think that was original for NB8B, I got the car with them...

rjastra2 · Postby **rjastra2** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:46 pm

Will a 195/45R16 have the necessary load rating for the MX5? Something to check before you buy

eeden · Postby **eeden** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:01 am

reason i want 195 45 16 is that i just got my self some 16\" 6inch wide rims and i think 205 45 16 would be a bit too wide for the 6 inch rim? (how wide is the stock na8a rims?)
and the over all diameter will be too big compare to 195 45 16 for a na6.

thanks for the input guys

i found some Pirelli P Zero Nero in 195 45 think they rekon they should be pretty good?

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:15 am

eeden wrote:i found some Pirelli P Zero Nero in 195 45 think they rekon they should be pretty good?

*gulp* and how much are they? :shock:

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:44 pm

Eeden, I'm confused. What rims did you buy?

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:48 pm

As stated in the original post the Bridgestone ER30 was otherwise known as the Turanza. The Grid II was a different tyre. At the time the Turanza was Bridgstone Australia's \"luxury\" tyre designed for top spec Magnas and Commodore type cars. I have no idea why Mazda chose it for the OEM MX5 tyre. I thought they were a very average tyre. One of the worst tyres I've had on my NB actually. Average grip wet and dry, though they let go progressily, harsh ride, noisey, wore quickly and expensive to replace. I think if you went down to Wakefield now Caffeine with your current tyres you would drop your lap time considerably.

eeden · Postby **eeden** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:42 pm

Boags

ssr sp1

(low dish)

eeden · Postby **eeden** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:45 pm

[quote="1red5"][quote="eeden"]i found some Pirelli P Zero Nero in 195 45 think they rekon they should be pretty good?[/quote]

*gulp* and how much are they? :shock:

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hows 550 for 4 should?