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Profile Created :Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Last Seen :Friday, November 20, 2009
Total Posts : 455
Location : If I tell you where I live, you'll know who I work for!
Occupation : Tire Engineer - with a Major!
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 Squirrelly handling snow tires
As a general rule, the higher the speed rating, the better handling the tire. The original tires on your Mazda were either V or W rated. The Blizzak's are R! If you had gotten at least H rated winter...
Tires TechnicalCapriRacer
Yesterday 3:49 AM
 load capacity?
The easy way to tell is the Load Index - the numbers after the size with the speed rating (a letter) immediately following. So your Blizzak's are 107. Look on the tire placard of your Acura and I'll...
GeneralCapriRacer
11/16/2009 4:16 AM
 Will this fit?
That would be going down in load carrying capacity, which increases the risk of a load related tire failure, which sometimes has tragic results. I recommend against this.
GeneralCapriRacer
11/14/2009 3:08 AM
 How big can I go
If correctly done, plus sizing will hardly affect the speedo and odo.
Wheels TechnicalCapriRacer
11/13/2009 6:26 AM
 TIRE SIZE CHANGE FOR SAFARI
This would be going down in load carrying capacity, which increases the risk of a load related tire failure, and those sometimes have tragic results. Get tires that have AT LEAST the same load...
Tires TechnicalCapriRacer
11/10/2009 4:09 AM