I think they might look weird at my ride height though. Kinda like how the 205/40 look weird because the wheel gap on the sides is way huge compared to the gap above the wheel. The 215/40 looks damn good in person --if I could stop myself from looking at any other corner of my car, I'd be so happy about life. Ever since I got the Potenzas mounted I was disgusted with the way they look. They lasted me two full summers though.. but they aren't cheap tires so I kinda expected them to last a bit.

Falkens in the spring unless Kumho comes out with something like the MX but with newer tech --and it lasts longer than 7k miles before they're at the wear bars.

The only way I still have a legal MX is because it's a newer tire than the rest of my set of Ecsta MX.

When I get the new tires mounted in the spring I'm going to have my lone Kumho Ecsta ASX (with 360 miles on it) mounted to the 'spare' wheel. Stupid ASX cost me $195 (mounted) because I got a blow out and no one could get me an MX quickly enough.

 

I have that problem too, last year i was making a trip and had one blow out they couldnt replace and didnt have the same, so I had 2 fronts the same and 2 backs. finally this year replaced 3 of them(had 1 that was close enough to new dont remember how) and now their all the same lol. im trying to take better care of them though. changing tires sucks but i finally got a real tire iron from walmart instead of the crappy one that comes stock, cant get any torque with that.

 

spts man. spts

 

not nearly as good as the MX, which is way old tech itself.

Not in the same league as the Falken Azenis RT-615 (which is what I'm benchmarking everything against)

 

Don't forget about the Yoko Advan or the B'stone RE-01R (which is FINALLY out in miata friendly sizes )


And what are you basing your MX vs SPT? In a wet national tour even this year, a car on SPTs beat a comprable car vieing for the lead on Hoosier Wets... (if memory serves, it was 2 SS vettes...don't really remember tho)

 

NRG carbon fiber hood props







carbon fiber latch cover custom painted to match trunk

 

looks good, I guess, if that's you're thing. But...why the hack job zoom zoom? You can get 'em from mazda for like $1. Looks like it was made with an exacto knife.

 

I like those hood props .. what's the pressure on them?

 

it was painted over andthen peeled off

 

yep, and grassroot motorsports had it winning a comparo between the hoosier wets, 2 other r comp wets and the spt. this year lol

 

still looks like a hack job...

 

That car is amazing compared to how it started.

 

i wish my car was that clean...

 

That was one hell of a story Kansei! Glad you were able to get out of sight...who knows what he might have done.

Here are some pics from the meet....I finally had some time to size them down.

 

As for my 3rd gen, I stopped at a local park Monday night for a mini photoshoot.