Two issues:
All of my tires are getting old and in need of replacements. At 79 years of age I rarely drive over the speed limit (65 mph on country roads, 75 mph on the interstate) and I don't do any wild cornering. I could use a recommendation for decent tire size and brand, etc. for such an old codger.

About five years ago I had an idiot tee-bone me and I suspect he may have knocked my rear alignment out of wack - the probable cause for the excess tire wear. I've had it aligned but I suspect that I've still got some problems in the rear suspension. I'd appreciate any comments.

 

Check your lower a arms in the rear, the spring steel may have been bent and that is what will cause excessive wear in the rear.

 

On the newly running well grey '86.5 I have goodyear american eagle h2 225/50. 440 treadwear A temp and A traction. I like the ride and am considering going back to stock with the other 2 cars.

 

I'm looking forward to the responses as I'm in a similar situation with similar needs.

From the research I've done so far, these are the tires that keep popping up the most:
Sumitomo HTRZ III
Michelin PS2
Continental Extrene Contact DWS
Hankook R-S3

Brad

 

Very pleased with the Conti Extreme DWS, great traction and tire life for a driver of similar age and driving style.

 

might be a good idea to tell us what size rims you have.

it is a good idea to have the car aligned before you lift it to install new tires.

 

I'm due for new rears. Considering the availability of non-summer conditions at the new hacienda, I'm leaning towards the Michelin Pilot AS3 due to easy availability. Conti DWS is second choice. These will replace Pilot PS-2.

I have 17" rims, btw. Rears in stock S4 16" sizes are getting tough to find!

 

I should have mentioned, mine are the standard 16" rims.

 

I recently purchased a set of Continental ExtremeContact DW.

Let me tell you, these really hold the road in Los Angeles gridlock on the 405. Extremely quiet while sitting there on the freeway, not to mention the supple way they absorb the uneven pavement as they keep the 928 positioned awaiting any minuscule movement of the car ahead of me.

Highly recommend them.

Rich

 

First the good news is that alignment racks are largely drive-up now, instead of the old methods requiring lifts which guaranteed a bad 928 alignment. So even at Sears, which may not be the pinnacle of artisanship, can drive the car up, pull up the specs from the database, and get at alignments. Results may vary based on the tech's level of interest! But, itcan get you close and probably provide some insight on residual issues from the collision.
For tires- 16s are real tough. I usually got to tires-easy.com, that has both mainstream and secondary market tires for a wide array of ftiments...still may be tough. The DWS are probably a great tire for your geographic location.

 

The tires on my car look great, but I have no idea how old they are. Dunlop apparently no longer sells this model. Given that this 34 year old car only had a tad over 12,000 miles on it, they could be pretty old. So it seems like a good idea to swap them out as a preventative measure.

The Continental ones look to go for about $115 each for a 225/50ZR-16. Their speed rating is 168MPH, which is about 2X my personal speed rating. So I'm leaning that way.

Stop me if I'm making a mistake. Thanks!

Brad

 

Guidance is that "tires brakes suspension handling" all work together. That said, it's probably fine to fit V-rated tires. The early cars came with those. Tough finding the rear S4 sizes in anything less than Z/W/Y ratings anyway, and you'll want the fronts and rests to match.

 

I know that the tire sizes (front being different than rear) for the '87 are no longer available. Again using my moderate (almost slow) speed and "non-wild" cornering characteristics along with a "tightwad" reputation, would some of you folks who have similar characteristics care to describe a set of tires by size and make (cheapness doesn't hurt either)?

Again, they are 16" wheels.

 

I just put Continental DW on mine and they are much improved in quiet, handling, absorbing bumps over the Brigestones that were replaced. I went from 16 inch to 18 inch wheels at that time too.

Highly recommend the Contis

Cheers!

 

here is a link to help with your tire shopping needs
http://www.wheelfire.com/scontent/Se...rchDiameter=16