bgiere

What tire is preffered out there for a Carrera with 16's...i have a well worn set of BFG Comp TA's that i will be replacing soon. I use the car in the summer as my daily driver...once in awhile it does some track duty...nothing too serious, my friends or my sister occasionally borrow it for a DE (i know, but i am a sucker). need good rain capability, low noise, and fairly grippy...Thanks for the help!

pgrunwald

See this thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/911-forum/214045-need-new-tires-on-my-87-carrera.html


Paul
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'87 Targa

JSilk

I've had Yokohama ES-100s for a year, and they have been great in the wet (including a very wet DE in October), pretty quiet and durable.

Ed Hughes

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. Seriously great in the wet and dry. Getting superior ratings in toe-toe tire tests.

Chuck Harmon

I've been running the new Toyo T1-R's for a couple of thousand miles now....
I've run the ES100's and I'm liking the Toyo's pretty good. From what I've
seen though, the SO3's are the most preferred. The SO3's were out of my
price range and I have a uncommon size so I was VERY limited on selection.
Goodyear does not make their tire in my size for example.
Chuck

Ed Hughes

The S03's are good too, I've had two sets, but the Goodyears are truly amazing. I love the look of the tread pattern too:

Chris Holcombe

I replaced the BFGs on my '86 with Kumho Ecstas. I don't know how they track or autox but they were cheap and are good daily driver tires.

pgrunwald

Just saw this, may save some people some coin. Buy 3, get the 4th free on Dunlop and Khumo:

http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/589712

HTH,
Paul
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'87 Targa

Luus

I like the Michelin Pilot Sports. Hey, paul, what color is the targa in your Avatar?

pgrunwald

The car was a Porsche "Special Wishes" custom order. The color is "Crystal Blau". It is a color from the late 60's.

Thanks for asking,
Paul
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'87 Targa

My87Targa

i have heard nothing but good things about the goodyears and the stats everywhere i look back them up pretty good. they are costly but well worth it.

Ed what exhaust is that?

Peter Zimmermann

All potential Goodyear users, be aware that at half-worn they become extremely noisy and harsh. At the shop we could tell, during test drives, which cars had Goodyears - they were the ones that you couldn't hear the radio in!
Pete

bgiere

thanks for all the input! i tried a search using "tires" but did not notice the link Paul had pointed out...thanks again. i think i will give the Bridgestones a try...

wholberg

Another vote for ES100s. I have had a new set on for about two months on my 87 and I like the way the car feels very much.

rstarga

s03 is the tire I have used astounding in the rain