designer wheels.

[growler_south]

The MR2 is a sharply angular wee wedge, all square edges and chunky rectangular details. Including, I have discovered, the tyres.

My tyres are square. I jacked the car up and spun the front wheels and, sure enough, ba-dump, ba-dump it went. This goes a long way to explaining the shimmy at high speed, and the 2-year gap in the ownership history when the car did only 1500km: because it was sitting in one place. Flattening its tyres.

Now, its possible that this will work itself out after a couple of long hot runs, but the trip back from Hamilton should have been enough to cure it- I think it may be new tyre time.

How about a nice set of Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s?

Note the circular roundness.

Comments

[droo3556.livejournal.com]

what size rims have you got on it fella?

[whiskerfish.livejournal.com]

Oh, I do love the circular roundness.

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

You will love the GS-D3s. I have a set on the Mini, and they have been nothing less than awesome.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

I'm a Bridgestone fan, myself. ;)

[torsvan.livejournal.com]

I like cars. They go fast.

:-D

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

I have Goodyear Eagles on my PT and I'm sure they make it go much faster! :)