New Tires - '91 NSX

[frankp]

Hi there,

Any recommendations on new tires just for spring/summer driving? I don't plan on tracking so this is strictly daily driver on streets/highway. I currently have racing tires on from previous owner and the ride is quite bumpy to say the least.

The rims are BBS btw.

Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.

 

[docjohn]

what size wheels?...stock suspension?....track tires by themselves should not cause a bumpy ride.....tired old shocks or after market shocks with settings jazzed up are more likely.

 

[frankp]

what size wheels?...stock suspension?....track tires by themselves should not cause a bumpy ride.....tired old shocks or after market shocks with settings jazzed up are more likely.

17" with the NSX-R suspension.

 

[JD Cross]

17" with the NSX-R suspension.

I think it would help if you provided the front and rear wheel diameters and widths
Are your wheels 17" all around?
Which BBS model are they?
What tires are on the wheels now?

The NSX-R suspension was designed for the track and is firm.
If you're finding it too firm for the street (others with the NSX-R suspension have made similar comments) you may need to consider a different set-up.

 

[docjohn]

oem 17 sizes work fine and the dunlop ZII is a fine tire.

 

[Old Guy]

I installed Bridgestone RE760s last year. They are classed ultra high rather than extreme performance. I avoided the extreme performance category because in Saskatchewan you can have morning temperatures below 10 C every month of the year. Not good conditions for extreme performance tires. I have also been caught out in the rain on occasion. I had looked at the BFG Rival (an extreme performance tire); but, its minimal tread depth would make wet performance iffy and it had the temperature sensitivity problem. The BFG Sport Comp (ultra high performance) is an option.

The RE760 has a good tread wear rating and is very quiet. The only performance benchmark I have is the Dunlop Direzza D101 tires that were on the car when I bought it. The D101s were evil, noisy and provided about as much grip as a set of shepherd casters. I had a couple of 'extreme oversteer' events on them and they also suffered from understeer in large radius sweeping corners. The RE760 are a huge step up. No understeer or oversteer events, so far.

Ultimately, tire selection will be influenced by availability for your 17"/17" arrangement. I am running the OEM 16"/17" wheel sizes for the 2000 MYR which constrained my selection. I ended up downsizing the front to 205s. On 16"/17" rims if you want to retain OEM tire sizes I think you are down to a selection of two tires, BFG Rival and Bridgestone RE 010 ($$$$) in non R compound tires.

 

[frankp]

I installed Bridgestone RE760s last year. They are classed ultra high rather than extreme performance. I avoided the extreme performance category because in Saskatchewan you can have morning temperatures below 10 C every month of the year. Not good conditions for extreme performance tires. I have also been caught out in the rain on occasion. I had looked at the BFG Rival (an extreme performance tire); but, its minimal tread depth would make wet performance iffy and it had the temperature sensitivity problem. The BFG Sport Comp (ultra high performance) is an option.

The RE760 has a good tread wear rating and is very quiet. The only performance benchmark I have is the Dunlop Direzza D101 tires that were on the car when I bought it. The D101s were evil, noisy and provided about as much grip as a set of shepherd casters. I had a couple of 'extreme oversteer' events on them and they also suffered from understeer in large radius sweeping corners. The RE760 are a huge step up. No understeer or oversteer events, so far.

Ultimately, tire selection will be influenced by availability for your 17"/17" arrangement. I am running the OEM 16"/17" wheel sizes for the 2000 MYR which constrained my selection. I ended up downsizing the front to 205s. On 16"/17" rims if you want to retain OEM tire sizes I think you are down to a selection of two tires, BFG Rival and Bridgestone RE 010 ($$$$) in non R compound tires.

Thanks everyone for the suggestion so far. I will get the dimensions for the rims and current tires later on today and post.

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Thanks!