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Old 10-02-2016 | 09:32 PM
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I would say anything above 10K miles on the rears and you are on bonus time.

I also have a 2015 GTS and I got about half of the miles you got before replacing. Three DE days and frequent hard cornering didn't help. Outside went first, tire finished off by a piece of metal and a slow leak, but had to replace anyway, near wear bars.
Old 10-05-2016 | 06:45 PM
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I have 29K on my rears. Not there yet, but will replace them next Spring. Fronts are almost new.
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Old 10-05-2016 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Twodan
I have 29K on my rears. Not there yet, but will replace them next Spring. Fronts are almost new.
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Wow, you're not driving your 911 aggressively enough! I never heard of anyone getting that kind of mileage in any 911.
Old 10-05-2016 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueNorther
I would say anything above 10K miles on the rears and you are on bonus time.

I also have a 2015 GTS and I got about half of the miles you got before replacing. Three DE days and frequent hard cornering didn't help. Outside went first, tire finished off by a piece of metal and a slow leak, but had to replace anyway, near wear bars.
Aggressive driving and track time def has an impact. I got the new tires last week and it handles and rides great again.
Old 10-05-2016 | 09:23 PM
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I got a little over 20k on mine, 3000 of which was driving cross country. Could have gotten more, but got a nail in one on the last leg of that cross country drive. Had to buy a new set of tires, but could not find any late in the afternoon in Nashville.

Never tracked, but the vast majority of the miles were spirited driving in the Solcal mountain roads.
Old 10-05-2016 | 09:33 PM
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Read a Road & Track article today about new Michelin "Pilot Sport 4 S" as a replacement for the "Pilot Super Sport". Article said should be able to get 30K miles out of this tire and is an excellent rain tire. But, not available until March. Anyone have any further intelligence?
Old 10-06-2016 | 03:14 PM
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hopefully not long, I don't like these tires and can't wait for some summer only tires.
Old 10-06-2016 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by blacksheepSpyder
hopefully not long, I don't like these tires and can't wait for some summer only tires.
What tires do you have? As far as I know, there're NO all-season tires in 981 20" sizes. Just summer ones. All the factory fitments are 'max summer'. The only higher street category is 'extreme summer'. Then you have DOT race, which are the Cup 2s.
Old 10-06-2016 | 10:09 PM
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I have the stock P Zeros but I don't like them, the Yoko Sdrives on my vw are better grippers. Plus one has had a slow leak since the day I got the Spyder and that is really annoying.
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Hey Bob

I got 4200 miles w 9 track days , pzeros I thought they did well on the track n road
I replaced them w sport cup 2 245/35/20f n 285/35/20 r
Hitting lime rock soon , looking forward to seeing how much time they will shave off
Old 10-08-2016 | 08:13 PM
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Michelin Press Release on 4S. Yea will have stock OEM size for the 2016 Spyder. Still waiting for the 993 though.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...ss-Release.htm
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I just picked up an used 2013 BS with 19K miles. The rears are a bit beyond the wear bars. They also have more outer tire wear. The fronts are almost down to the wear bars, and also have more outer tire wear.

I just replaced the stock P-0s with MPSS. Will see how the MPSS wear.....Will be keeping them at 33psi cold.
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Please report back on how the sport cups enhance the handling!

Originally Posted by Ddesimone17
Hey Bob

I got 4200 miles w 9 track days , pzeros I thought they did well on the track n road
I replaced them w sport cup 2 245/35/20f n 285/35/20 r
Hitting lime rock soon , looking forward to seeing how much time they will shave off
Old 10-09-2016 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jliuod
I just picked up an used 2013 BS with 19K miles. The rears are a bit beyond the wear bars. They also have more outer tire wear. The fronts are almost down to the wear bars, and also have more outer tire wear.

I just replaced the stock P-0s with MPSS. Will see how the MPSS wear.....Will be keeping them at 33psi cold.
I had Michelin Super Sports on my 911. Please let us know who you like them after you put a few miles on them.
Old 10-09-2016 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by il pirata
Michelin Press Release on 4S. Yea will have stock OEM size for the 2016 Spyder. Still waiting for the 993 though.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...ss-Release.htm
I wonder when these will become available in the US. They sound quite impressive.


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