992 in the winter
03-02-2020 | 04:28 AM
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For some oddball reason, they don't show up on TireRack's website when you look for a winter tire package for the 992 at the moment because TireRack has decided that a 295 width tire won't fit on the car''s OEM wheels that normally use 305 width tires. From all reports, the tires will fit these wheels just fine. But to order them, you have to go in and manually select the tires. They're pretty easy to find since they're currently the only N-rated Michelin PA 5's on their website.
03-02-2020 | 05:31 AM
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Funny, Kendall told me that the tire they have listed for my car is a 295 but they see a note that says it wont fit on my wheels. So he suggested to me that I get tires that are 305 and they wouldnt order me any. He pretty much gave me the listing on TireRack of what tires he recommends and sent me on my way. From what I can read the 295s would fit, but hey Im no expert so I just went with what he said.
I currently have 295 width winter tires on a set of 12in wide BBS wheels on my 991 Turbo. Kendall Porsche of Anchorage installed them back in November. The only difference is that car has 20" rear wheels instead of 21".
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03-09-2020 | 06:15 PM
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03-09-2020 | 06:34 PM
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Pretty cool.
We should call this the Hardcore Alaskan Winter thread!
Congrats guys for driving your cars in the snow. You should get discounts for doing cold winter testing from Porsche.
We should call this the Hardcore Alaskan Winter thread!
Congrats guys for driving your cars in the snow. You should get discounts for doing cold winter testing from Porsche.
03-09-2020 | 08:08 PM
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03-09-2020 | 08:12 PM
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03-09-2020 | 09:44 PM
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