[speeder]

The car has 4 brand new tires on it, I could not have driven it on the old tires. They had 100% tread but were from 1994 and dry cracked. Completely unsafe. The old tires were BF Goodrich, new ones are Yokohama Advans that are rated pretty highly.

The stock rims were 13" with skinny tires, the ones on the car are 15" with 195/50 tires. Along with the stiffer suspension, it rides nothing like it did when new. It's also slightly lowered. The performance is undoubtedly improved but there is some charm to the stock ride and light steering that is lost on this one. It's still fun, though. Just getting to know it after one day on the road.