tires

i got a pair of azenis on some rotas.I just want to know if any of you have owned a set and how they performed.I also want to know if its true about how fast they wear?

I don't personally own a set, but a good friend of mine does, and yes they do wear pretty fast. Though I'm sure if you just use 'em for daily driving they should last a while. I had planned on getting a set, but the wear rating is what turned me off.

Tire wear is a factor of the 'stickiness' of the tire (loosely indicated by the treadwear indication on the sidewall..highernumbers mean a harder, less-sticky tire), whether or not you have them sitting straight on the car (proper alignment, camber. etc..), the amount of air pressure in them, whether or not you take turns at 50 mph, and frequency of burn-outs etc.

it is harder to see if a tire is low on air when it is extremely low-profile...you might be running around with not enough air, which generally wears the shoulders faster, and not even know it. I read a statistic once that 90% of all cars on the road have at least one tire that is improperly inflated.

I had a set of Michelins on my first Civic ('78, 1237cc) that had over 65,000 miles on them. Granted this wasn't a performance car, but I drove it pretty hard..I also checked the air pressure all the time.

I have stock sized Yokohama Avid T-4s on my car now, which is classified as a performance all-season tire, and I keep tham at 35-37PSI and they have 25,000 miles on them, I only have 92HP so I can't tear the shit out of them, and are showing minimal wear. I think a lot of it is about how well you take care of them. Sure stickier higher-performance tires probably won't get 65K on them, but if you get the car aligned occasionally, have proper camber settings, keep the tires balanced and drive reasonably some of the time, they should last a while. :cool: :2cents: