NoVector

Hi Ed,
I've been using the Fuzion ZRi's for the past 5 years or so (between my previous 84 and the GTS). They meet both of your criteria (performance and wet) and they're speed rated. I' haven't used this store (I always bought from TireRack and TireTeam in the states), but just doing a quick search, $105 each for the 275/40 and only $95 each for the 255/40. As for road noise, they seem the same as the PS2s I used to have.

http://simpletire.com/fuzion-p275-40r17-027719-tires

http://simpletire.com/fuzion-p255-40r17-027668-tires

Good luck and BTW, in case you haven't read it 10 times by now in this thread, it looks like you need an alignment / Bruce

Abby Normal

All 3 of my Porsches have Nitto tires and I have been running them for several years.

I run the Nitto NT05R on my turbo 928 285 rear and 255 fronts both in 17. And just today I shod the 928 racer in new NT01 315 rear and 275 fronts, again 17.

When I started doing the track events, I was one of the only guys running NT01. Now when I go, it is the most popular R compound tire out there. I previously run R6 but find the Nitto to be more consistent throught the various heat cycles. The Hoosiers have 2 maybe 3 awesome heat cycles and then you are not sure what tire you have. I like the NT01 and how it is consistent.

The Nitto tires I run on the street are really sticky after they get some heat in them and are not bad on ride or noise either. I run the Nitto Invo on my 996 (Daily Driver) and they are awesome!

Ed Scherer

Thanks for the additional recommendations. I might just go with Nitto NT05s next time around.

For now, though... I managed to score some half-gone used PS2s in 255/40/17, that'll get me over the hump for the fronts (Thanks, Rob!) and I can go ahead and get the already-available new PS2s for the rears (mine are almost gone, but at least they're worn evenly). And it works out well with my typical wear rate, needing to replace rears at about twice the rate of fronts.

I'll try to remember to get that alignment, too.

dr bob, if you get that DIY alignment write-up done, I'll be very interested. Fooling with 928s is fun. Fooling with lasers is fun. Put 'em together, and it should be a blast!

dr bob

I'm on it. There's a DIY alignment thread that passed through here a few years ago, with the how-I-did-it on making the laser fixtures. Newest thinking has the fixtures a little different so you can use a magnet-based laser level for toe, and a magnet-based digital angle gauge and the laser for caster and camber. Your issue is toe.

I "just" need to get over to the industrial metal supply store in Sunland in the next day or two to grab a piece of scrap steel box tubing. That will replace the aluminum 2x2 box I used for the original fixtures.

Ed, your shopping list has about 30" of 1.5x1.5x0.125 aluminum angle stock, cut into 4 pieces 7.5" in length each. This may be available from home centers. The backbone of the new fixture is a 20-22" length of steel box tube 2x6. 0.63" wall is probably OK, 0.93" better only because it is less likely to get damaged if dropped. 2 Pieces. Welded tubing is OK.

You'll shop for a couple laser levels that include the ability to project a line as well as the spot beam. I have some NLA Harbor Freight pieces that have snap-on covers with the splitter in them to make a line. 6" levels will be perfect. Then shop for a Harbor Freight digital angle gauge, somewhere in the $30 range last I looked.

You'll want some packing tape to cover the angle pieces where they touch the wheel face. Some bungee cords to hold the fixtures to the wheels. A few pieces of masking tape to mark the garage floor measuring spots. And you'll want a tape measure (maybe 2) that's at least 8', one that locks the tape.

Ed Scherer

Once again, a public thanks to Rob E. for selling me some used PS2s in 255/40-17 for my fronts. They're the ones on the right (new 275/40-17 on the left for rears).

Got them mounted last week (along with the new rears), so I've got PS2s on all four corners, like I wanted.

Rob Edwards

Wow, they look new. You gonna start a thread on DIY tire restoration?