hacker-pschorr

Oh come on.....live a little, try the Riken Raptor ZR for $64

I wouldn't overlook the summer Kuhmo tires either. I've run them on a few different cars and never disappointed. Reality is, even the cheapest summer tire is going to be light-years better than anything on the market back when these cars were new.

Local owner has Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's on his 86, likes them so far.
I have BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2's on my wide phone dials, 245 & 255's. So far so good, even on a cold rainy night.

I'm holding out for new retro P7's for my stock phone dials.

928nut

Good to hear you're happy with the BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2's because I just ordered a set to replace my old Toyo T1R Proxes. I hope I'll be happy with them as well, they do look good and have good reviews.

hacker-pschorr

My #1 concern with those tires was chilly fall days. Last October found myself in a typical Wisconsin night with some drizzle and I was happy with them.

Full disclosure, I only picked them since I wanted 255's on the back and there isn't much else to choose from. Past experience with other BFG's were good so I figured they would be fine.

The Forgotten On

I've actually used those Riken tires and they are actually pretty decent. The compound is soft but they aren't noisy and they grip moderately well.

hacker-pschorr

That's good to know. They are so cheap I debated on buying a set for some spare wheels just so I could use them.

zekgb

I'm loving the Firehawk Indy 500's in 18", great value at ~$110 ea.

911user

In the beginning their great, 12-18,000 miles later the noise starts, still plenty of tread, but a steady drone.

hlee96

911user. Thanks! Hoi

Darklands

In Germany they are named Sport Contact and have The Porsche N2 labeling. I like the handling of this tire.
It s the best Premium tire for 16" rims.

vanster

12-18,000 miles later they get noisy? Isn't this about the time you should be replacing them? Rears on Porsches for me anyway are good for about 12 to 14k and then they are close to the wear marks. I look at tires like changing the oil. Good tires and oil changes are cheap insurance in the long haul . My guess is that an 18,000 mile tire on an average 928 is beyond the wear date and is hard as rocks.

Darklands

Well said! Spinning around in my 928 wasn´t a good feeling! The broken left frontcorner cost as much as lifetime tire supply for my car.
Especially the automatic transmission is in wet, cold conditions sometimes dangerous.
But maybe the problem is my heavy right foot. ;-)