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Someone from Iowa wondered what kind of tyres to put on his "new" 91iX. 
Specifically, can he run all-seasons for all seasons.

If Iowa is anything like Ontario, the answer is yes, but.

On my 90 iX, I run through the winter the OEM Euro Uniroyal 340 that the car 
came with. I've never been stuck in a snowdrift/bank, etc., nor have I 
had an appreciable skid. I think we get as much snow as Iowa, but until 
the past election, we also plowed our highways pretty well too.

I used to run these tyres through the other 3 seasons too, but one trip to
Mosport convinced me that the Uniroyals were poor handlers. (Yes, my
long-suffering Mosport instructors, I am a poor handler too, but I can't
change me as easily as the tyres.) Talking with some tyre folks, I had the
sense that all-seasons were inherently round-shouldered & even if
speed-rated, weren't great for emergency handling situations. 

So I have been running happily on Yokohama AVS-I ever since (which do 
come in the iX size). BTW, be careful because the iX wheel takes a 
somewhat unusual offset, so if you're buying new wheels, mention this - 
the specs are in the owner's manual. If you're just buying new tyres, 
don't worry about this.

As for the iX registry, I expect Gordon Haines, its heroic maven, will tell 
you about that. If not, contact me privately, and I will go thru my DOS 
contortions to find it for you.


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 Barry Wellman             [email protected]          8-)
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