I have heard from a friend that NSX tend to eat through tires. Now I wouldnt think that could be 100% true because the quality of the tire would matter more than the actual car right? And also if it's aligned and what not.

According to this person he's says that the wear through tires 8-12 months. Is this true and could there be an explanation for it?

I ask because I myself am considering getting an NSX in the future

 

Early model NSX's did eat through tires in a hurry. So much so that a class action suit was leveled at Honda by NSX owners. The suspension alignment was changed in '93 to provide less rear toe. That seemed to allivate the tire wear a bit. Still though, saying tires will last only 8-12 months is reaching. Of course, it'll depend a lot on mileage, type of driving, and type of tire.

I had a set of Nitto 555's that I couldn't grenade with a low yield nuclear weapon. A set of Dunlop SP8000's that were very similar. If you do get an NSX and use it as your daily driver, get two sets of wheels. One for summer performance driving and one for "all season" duty. Another decision you'll have to make is what alignment settings you want.

EDIT: These are your friend:
http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Ti...t.htm

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=856655

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ponyboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Early model NSX's did eat through tires in a hurry. So much so that a class action suit was leveled at Honda by NSX owners. The suspension alignment was changed in '93 to provide less rear toe. That seemed to allivate the tire wear a bit. Still though, saying tires will last only 8-12 months is reaching. Of course, it'll depend a lot on mileage, type of driving, and type of tire.

I had a set of Nitto 555's that I couldn't grenade with a low yield nuclear weapon. A set of Dunlop SP8000's that were very similar. If you do get an NSX and use it as your daily driver, get two sets of wheels. One for summer performance driving and one for "all season" duty. Another decision you'll have to make is what alignment settings you want.

EDIT: These are your friend:
http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Ti...t.htm

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=856655</TD></TR></TABLE>


How many miles approximatley did you get out of them? I also saw that some folks were getting 15K in the front. Normal? How many miles approximatley did you get out of those tires?

 

18+ and counting. Actually, not counting. I took them off and put R compounds on the wheels. I shot at the tire carcasses with my .22 and bullets just bounced off.

 

Tire wear is measured in miles, not in months, due to variations in how many miles different people drive in a month.

The NSX comes from the factory with very sticky stock tires that were designed specifically for the NSX (and for specific corners of the NSX). They provide great handling at the expense of rapid wear. Rear tires typically last 4-8K miles. Front tires typically last 10-20K miles.

Some aftermarket tires wear almost as fast; others (like the ones Ponyboy uses) do not. Stickier tires tend to wear faster; although that correlation is not always perfect, it often explains why some tires last a long time.

 

Blah! I don't use those stinkin' tires any more. Call it a scientific experiement.

 

nsxtasy is correct. the factory only backed the tires up to 7500 miles i believe. really sticky tires dont last long on any car. the integra typ r had similar tire wear as well. thats how these cars are made to hanle with such small tires.

 

Hmmm...

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I'm not sure what you mean by this. Tires are warrantied by the tire manufacturer, and the stock NSX tires were not warrantied for any specific number of miles. I have never had a set of rear tires last 7500 miles. Most didn't even last half of that.

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True in general, but the number of miles can vary quite a bit. For example...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nota944mechanic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the integra typ r had similar tire wear as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not true. The stock tire for the Integra Type R, the Bridgestone Potenza RE010 (the same model as one of the two NSX tires, but in a size specific to the ITR) typically lasts 15-20K miles, sometimes more, when used on that car, assuming proper tire pressures and periodic rotation and replacement at 2/32" tread, when the treadwear indicator bars are flat across. I have over 23K miles on my original RE010 on my ITR, and I still have 4-5/32" tread on them.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nota944mechanic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats how these cars are made to hanle with such small tires. </TD></TR></TABLE>

The treadwear isn't all that dramatically better for the larger tires introduced on the NSX in '94, or for the still larger ones in '02.

 

"The treadwear isn't all that dramatically better for the larger tires introduced on the NSX in '94, or for the still larger ones in '02."
this wasnt my point. the low tread wear rating listed on the tire is why they wear so fast. put some tires with 400 tread wear rating instead of the stock 150s and see what happens.