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From: kvc@scgvaxd.UUCP (Kevin Carosso)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Yoko A008's
Message-ID: <538@scgvaxd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 16:29:24 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 16:29:24 1986
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Keywords: slip angle  cornering  screeeeeech


I've had a set of 205/50-15 A-008's on my '79 RX-7 for about a year now.  Wear
was definitely noticeable, and I'd guess I had over half the life of the
tire used up after about 15,000 miles.  I like to drive 'em hard!  Fortunately,
(sort of) my car got stripped and the insurance just put a brand new set of 'em
on for me!

Anyway, I've never been suprised by the tires on the RX-7.  It's true that
there is a distinct lack of drama (ie. no squealing) as the tires load up and
(eventually) come loose, but when they do, nothing terribly exciting happens.
Perhaps this is due to differences in the -7's suspension.  (Mine is stock,
except for wheels (15" BBS's) and tires).

Performance in the wet I find to be better than the cheapo tires the car came
with, but nowhere near the performance improvement I get on dry pavement. It
rarely rains in So. Cal. anyway, so that's fine with me.

What impressed me most was the way the tires brought out the handling I
always suspected the car had.  I'd whole-heartedly recommend these tires for
any RX-7!  I suspect other tires in this performance class will do equally
well.  I picked the A-008 over the COMP-T/A due to a review in an RX-7
club magazine and because it was slightly cheaper.  The only question in my
mind at this point is whether other high-performance tires have significantly
better tread-life.  I'd rather not get the car stolen every year or so to get
my tires replaced... :-)

	/Kevin Carosso                scgvaxd!engvax!kvc
	 Hughes Aircraft Co.