Never take short cuts on brakes and tyres imo.

 

all 4tyres should match. And technically the speed rating on the rears is wrong too a V speed rating is only up to 149. You should always have a speed rating of greater than what the car is capable of. So you should be using W rated tyres.

Other than that, all the above advice is good.

 

Thanks for the advice, I'm going to get some new tyres asap, but can someone just confirm that if I go for Toyos I should get

Front 205/55/ R16
Rear 245/45/ R16

I have read the FAQ, but just want to make sure that I don't replace rubbish tyres with the wrong tyres...

Andy

 

Thats the setup I have and it works well for me, rears pumped up to 34psi.

 

Sounds about right for the tyres. Give Bracknell Tyre and Battery a call.

Mine was very twitchy generally, and it's now solid after a trip to CG.

I'm out in Tilehurst if you want me to have a look ?

 

Thanks Bibbs for the confirmation, I just got off phone to Bracknell tyres... gonna have toyos fitted first thing tomorrow ... if its still twitchy then I might take u up on the offer of having a look... I'm Woodley way...

 

I got my toyos and took Robs advice on pressures (thanks Rob!!) and the S is handling much better although still gonna take it to the gravity center place that gets raved about.. Thanks everyone for the advice...

 

Now in my second year of lurking on the Forum before buying an S2000, and previously many years of MX-5 Forum involvement & reading other car club forums, the response to the posting from newby bilbo epitomises all that a car club Forum should represent.
Wise good advice based on proven experience, with just a dash of humour.

And yes you do have to be a bit special, a unique & intelligent individual to love and understand the S2000.

 

Glad to hear you got rid of those nasty tyres

Getting the alignment is well worth it imo, if you need Chris & Jayne's contact details follow the link in my signature.

Also if your about get yourself along to the Berks & Surrey meet

 

It also helps when the person asking the questions doesn't use txt speak, and has clearly done some research into their problem beforehand