Help me spend money on wheels
07-04-2002, 06:15 PM
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Help me spend money on wheels
I am doing the PCGB track day at Silverstone next week and on looking over my car carefully have found my tyres are not even legal for the road let alone the track (cracks in sidewall). In looking around I found several options. For the very little more than the price of new tyres I can get a set of 17 wheels with new or barely used tyres. I called around and have narrowed it down to :
A used set of Michelin Pilot Sport tyres (tread 6.5mm Front, 4.5 Back) £120+VAT and Shipping
New Pirelli P6000 205/55/zr16 225/50zr16 £350 Installed
996 C4 Wheels 205/50/zr17 and 255/45/zr17 (used tyres with 12000 miles) £475
(Worried about more understeer)
New Cup 2 7.5/9 with new Yokohama AVS Sport Tyres £650 - £150 Trade in
I am also replaceing brake and transmission fluid. Does anyone have recommendations (remember its a Tip)
A used set of Michelin Pilot Sport tyres (tread 6.5mm Front, 4.5 Back) £120+VAT and Shipping
New Pirelli P6000 205/55/zr16 225/50zr16 £350 Installed
996 C4 Wheels 205/50/zr17 and 255/45/zr17 (used tyres with 12000 miles) £475
(Worried about more understeer)
New Cup 2 7.5/9 with new Yokohama AVS Sport Tyres £650 - £150 Trade in
I am also replaceing brake and transmission fluid. Does anyone have recommendations (remember its a Tip)
07-04-2002, 10:19 PM
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Clay,
Porsche says not to use tires older than 6 years old. In the US, tires are marked with the date of manufacture (week number and year). However, I don't know if tires in Europe also carry that date. If they do, you want to check on it. Buying 5 year old used tires may not be such a good deal.
Porsche says not to use tires older than 6 years old. In the US, tires are marked with the date of manufacture (week number and year). However, I don't know if tires in Europe also carry that date. If they do, you want to check on it. Buying 5 year old used tires may not be such a good deal.
07-05-2002, 04:19 AM
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Dear Clay,
I agree with Bill about the second hand tyres. 4 year old tyres are max for me but I will not go into where that came from except it is a three hour drive from my place.
I apologise in advance to Pirelli but P6000 or P7000 are no good for 964s. Great for SAABs not Porsches.
Yokohama A008P N0 or Yokohama AVS N0, great tyres. I could go on.
Clay, please read some of the other threads up the top of the pile this week. Honestly if you want your 964 to work correctly you have to give it a decent set of rubber,
Ciao,
Adrian
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I agree with Bill about the second hand tyres. 4 year old tyres are max for me but I will not go into where that came from except it is a three hour drive from my place.
I apologise in advance to Pirelli but P6000 or P7000 are no good for 964s. Great for SAABs not Porsches.
Yokohama A008P N0 or Yokohama AVS N0, great tyres. I could go on.
Clay, please read some of the other threads up the top of the pile this week. Honestly if you want your 964 to work correctly you have to give it a decent set of rubber,
Ciao,
Adrian
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07-05-2002, 07:41 AM
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Clay
just bough tnew rears for my car. Will be buying new fronts next week - replacing just the rears has ruined the car's poise.
Wheel/tyres sound V cheap - probably not Porsche wheels, so will be heavier. Are they Mille Miglia cup 2's or some other brand??
Re: brake fluid & transmission, when was your last transmission fluid/filter change?? This doesn't need to be done too often & cost me about £100 (I think!) for fluid, filter & labour.
just bough tnew rears for my car. Will be buying new fronts next week - replacing just the rears has ruined the car's poise.
Wheel/tyres sound V cheap - probably not Porsche wheels, so will be heavier. Are they Mille Miglia cup 2's or some other brand??
Re: brake fluid & transmission, when was your last transmission fluid/filter change?? This doesn't need to be done too often & cost me about £100 (I think!) for fluid, filter & labour.
