Mixing Tires
08-05-2007, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Noah
Are any of you actually driving your 993's hard enough on the street to notice, everything else being equal, whether you have a pair of Yoko's on the front and Bridgestone's on the back?:
Have you ever heard of an evasive maneuver? When someone pulls out in front of you or a pedestrian walks off the curb into your path? What happens then when you go from cruising to needing 100% of your car's ability to avoid someone or something?
08-05-2007, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Noah
And anyone on this thread bemoaning the dangers of mixing tires for street use who has little or no track time under his belt -- that is, someone who has never learned to drive a 911 up to and over its limits -- also probably doesn't know much of what he's talking about...sorry, but I'm calling BS on a lot of this thread. Flame away. 
Oh, and I have lots of track time in a 993. Raced one for many years in PCA and did lots of instructing at various DEs in them. I would refuse to instruct someone if they showed up in their 911 with different compounds front to rear.
08-05-2007, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CP
Hi Folks,
Here is a thread I posted some 10 months ago. I have since had the Ruf on track, and Brandon Kraus drove the Ruf at 9/10ths. The mixed tires came through with flying colors.
However, once this set is done, I will NEVER mix tires again. If I find a tire I like, I'll buy 2 fronts and 4 rears just in case I face the SO3s delimma again.
CP
Here is a thread I posted some 10 months ago. I have since had the Ruf on track, and Brandon Kraus drove the Ruf at 9/10ths. The mixed tires came through with flying colors.
However, once this set is done, I will NEVER mix tires again. If I find a tire I like, I'll buy 2 fronts and 4 rears just in case I face the SO3s delimma again.
CP
pong weren't the compounds very sim.(if not the same?) i remember the pole pos./so3's were updated w/ tire you're now running (re050a pole position) yes? tread design is different... but not like runnin' diff. makes/etc.
