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NOTICE
Improper wheel weights can damage
your car's aluminum wheels. Use only
genuine Acura wheel weights for
balancing.
Tire Rotation
You should not rotate your NSX's
tires. The front wheels are 16"
diameter and the rear wheels are 17"
so they cannot be rotated front-to-
rear. The original-equipment tires on
your NSX have a unidirectional tread
pattern, so they cannot be rotated
side-to-side.
Tire Wear
The tires that came on your NSX
were designed and constructed to
provide superior grip during accel-
eration, braking, and cornering. As a
trade-off, they will wear more rapidly
than tires used on ordinary passen-
ger cars. Because of the car's weight
distribution, and the fact that they are
the driving wheels, you can expect
the rear tires to wear more rapidly
than the front tires.
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The tire mileage you can expect from
your NSX is the same as comparable
mid-and rear-engined sports cars,
and it will vary greatly with your
driving habits. If you drive moder-
ately, the rear tires could last more
than 10,000 miles. However, the
mileage will be substantially less if
you tend to drive your NSX at the
upper limits of its capabilities. You
should carefully inspect your car's
tires for wear, damage, and proper
inflation every 2,000 miles (see page
172).
Replacing Tires and Wheels
The tires that came with your car
were selected to match the perfor-
mance capabilities of the car while
providing the best combination of
handling, ride comfort, and tread
wear.
If a tire becomes damaged, you
should replace it, not repair it. A
repaired tire will have lower perform-
ance limits.
You should replace them with radial
tires of the same size, load range,
speed rating, and maximum cold tire
pressure rating (as shown on the
tire's sidewall). Mixing radial and
bias-ply tires on your car can reduce
its braking ability, traction, and
steering accuracy.
Installing improper tires on your
car can affect handling and
stability. This can cause a crash
in which you can be seriously hurt
or killed.
Always use the size and type of
tires recommended in this own-
er's manual.
Maintenance
Tires
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