911skb

Anybody here use the following tire:

Michelin Pilot Sport Rib
Front: 205/50ZR17
Rear: 255/40ZR17

With 17" rims.

Spirited driving, occasional DE days. Wet and dry driving conditions.

Stock suspension setup, or give details on what suspension setup you have.

Any other comments, feedback, brands, etc.

Thanks,
Ken

Rocket Rob

Ken,

I'm running those tires on my car. I've had them for about a year (~7-10K miles). So far, they are very good in dry & wet. My rear tires have approx 30-40% tread left. My car doesn't do any DE days, so I can't comment on them for that.

My suspension is H&R lowering springs with Bilstein HD shocks. My alignment is stock.

cobalt

The Pilot sport rib is the old MXX3's with different rubber compound. I can say from experience the Mxx3's were some of the worst tires Michelin has made. I hear the ribs are better but still not as good as the PS2's which are a fabulous all around tire, one of the best I have ever had and I have 4 sets I like them that much.

Assuming you have 7 and 9 x 17 wheels I would consider a 225 front instead of the 205 especially if you plan on doing some DE.

ilko

Anthony, that would be 225/45/17, correct? You'll have to decrease the sidewall measurement a bit to get the wider tire without rubbing, right?

cobalt

If your rub stops are set correctly they should not rub. I currently have 235/40/18 on my turbo and I am running a 225/40/18 fronts with 265/35/18's rear on the C2 without rubbing. I have a set of cup 1's with 225/255 and I have no issues on either car. I have a set of 235/40/17's on Cup 1's that fit fine using a 1/4" spacer in the front and 275/40/17 in the rear without issues.

Both cars are lowered.

911skb

Thanks for the details and size combinations. I will be running 17's and like the idea of a little more tire width up front.

Anybody looking to sell a set of 17's wheels with Michelin PS2's? I've found some good prices on wheelenhancement.com, but any money saved could go towards a PSS9 setup.... :-)

Thanks,
Ken

deoxford

Anthony,
I just ordered 225/40/17s with 275s for the rear, will I need the spacer in the rear?

235/40/17's on Cup 1's that fit fine using a 1/4" spacer in the front and 275/40/17 in the rear without issues.

cobalt

I have no clearance issues in the rear with the 275's on the cup1's 9" ET55. The fronts are fine with 225's

JasonAndreas

With 225s upfront you might want to add a 5mm spacer and in the rear you need to check for the oil tank to crankcase oil line that was changed (squished) somewhere along the line during production (maybe during/after MY91?) so that 255/40/17's would fit properly.



The replacement steering stop washers are Porsche part no. #964-347-325-02 (MSRP $30.69USD)



and from the 17" TSB, "The bumper cover plastic edge should protrude slightly in the bumper cover to fender joint area. If the fender metal edge protrudes, only the metal edge should be reworked (cut) in the area of the outer mounting screws on the left and fight side to ensure adequate tire clearance (arrow in Figure 2). After cutting metal, apply rust prevention paint."

Danz C4

Can someone here describe the work involved to install the stop washers? It looks like the approach will be to disconnect the tierods and unscrew them from the power cylinder. Right? I guess about an hour each side.

Danz C4