Tire Recommendations Please
07-26-2006, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill
Tom,
I have the Michelin Pilot Sports. If you are interested in Michelin, we could hook up and take a spin. Good grip and you could make your own decision on noise. However my car has the Elephant Racing setup, sphearical bearings and poly bronze bushing, so tires on my car would differ quite a bit from your car.
Be careful of Tire Rack though. I got mine from them, and the fronts they sent me were Mercedes spec tires ("MO" on the sidewall) not Porsche spec (cant remember what my tire shop said the Porsche spec "Letters" would be). When I replace this set, you can be certain I will have a discussion with the Tire Rack salesperson before I order.
I have the Michelin Pilot Sports. If you are interested in Michelin, we could hook up and take a spin. Good grip and you could make your own decision on noise. However my car has the Elephant Racing setup, sphearical bearings and poly bronze bushing, so tires on my car would differ quite a bit from your car.
Be careful of Tire Rack though. I got mine from them, and the fronts they sent me were Mercedes spec tires ("MO" on the sidewall) not Porsche spec (cant remember what my tire shop said the Porsche spec "Letters" would be). When I replace this set, you can be certain I will have a discussion with the Tire Rack salesperson before I order.
07-26-2006, 11:45 PM
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I did not know this. I have 17" Cup II rims and only looked into those sizes. Too bad, they are nice tires.
I did not know this. I have 17" Cup II rims and only looked into those sizes. Too bad, they are nice tires.
07-27-2006, 12:48 PM
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Tom,
My garage is fully insulated, including the roll up door. So if I keep the doors closed it stays very confortable. You are correct though, in Gilroy last Saturday it was 114 degrees. To avoid the heat my wife and I sat inside a cool theater and watched Al Gore's movie about global warming.
My garage is fully insulated, including the roll up door. So if I keep the doors closed it stays very confortable. You are correct though, in Gilroy last Saturday it was 114 degrees. To avoid the heat my wife and I sat inside a cool theater and watched Al Gore's movie about global warming.
07-27-2006, 01:26 PM
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ECSTA? Si!
I have Kumho MX on the Ferrari.
The good: they are like slicks on dry pavement. The bad (wait for it): they are like slicks on wet pavement. Think of them as track tires. I do . . . now.
The good: they are like slicks on dry pavement. The bad (wait for it): they are like slicks on wet pavement. Think of them as track tires. I do . . . now.
07-28-2006, 12:33 PM
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I have Kumho MX on the Ferrari.
The good: they are like slicks on dry pavement. The bad (wait for it): they are like slicks on wet pavement. Think of them as track tires. I do . . . now.
The good: they are like slicks on dry pavement. The bad (wait for it): they are like slicks on wet pavement. Think of them as track tires. I do . . . now.
http://www.hankooktireusa.com/produc...ail.asp?pid=11
07-28-2006, 12:34 PM
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how are the hankooks on wet pavement? Im looking for something reasonably priced with good performance
07-28-2006, 12:54 PM
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I just put on some Fuzion ZRi's. I made a mistake and the sidewall is a little tall on each tire. They don't look quite as nice as a lower profile.
However because of that, due to the totally pothole strewn roads in So. Cal, I like them, They are quiet, very smooth on very rough roads and look ok.
However because of that, due to the totally pothole strewn roads in So. Cal, I like them, They are quiet, very smooth on very rough roads and look ok.
05-17-2007, 10:42 PM
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I'll be picking up my 993 18"'s tonight so I'm shopping for tires, sorting through the pissing contest of course.
I thought it was OT for a moment...
A set of Fuzion 245/265 look quite tasty at $518, while PS2's are $1116 for the same sizes. Crap - that's two for one!
Do people still like them?
I'll be picking up my 993 18"'s tonight so I'm shopping for tires, sorting through the pissing contest of course.
I thought it was OT for a moment...A set of Fuzion 245/265 look quite tasty at $518, while PS2's are $1116 for the same sizes. Crap - that's two for one!
Do people still like them?
05-17-2007, 10:52 PM
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Go 275 at the rear, I have those wheels and 275's fit very well..and look...well...serious.
I hear good things about Sumitomo's from tire rack...about the same price.
I hear good things about Sumitomo's from tire rack...about the same price.
05-17-2007, 11:32 PM
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I am going to have to vote for the Michelin Pilot Sports. They handle great in both dry and wet and wear quietly. That being said I am not going to replace them. They wear even while sitting in the driveway. I am going back to Yoko