carmstrongls1

Just want to see what is the best tire that people can use on or off the track. I don't have my second set of wheels anymore so I want a good in between. Also winter capabilities don't really matter because we don't have one here in Houston.

I have some BFG Gforce KDW tires now. But they have aged. Not to mention its been sitting on them in the shop for two years now. I'm sure they are toast.

carmstrongls1

Oh... One more thing. I have a 996 turbo wheel setup. So they are an inch or so wider front and rear. The car also sits very low on H&R track coilovers.

pstoppani

If you have only one set of wheels and don't mind giving up a bit of grip, I've found the Yokohama AD-08 to be an excellent street and track tire. It actually does not give up a lot of grip to some R-Compound tires, such as the Nitto NT-01. The Bridgestone RE-11s are very similar to the AD-08; differences are mainly in tread styles and the RE-11s squeal a lot on the track. Both are excellent in the rain (does it rain in Texas? it does in Seattle )

ca993twin

The 996 Turbo wheels are 8" wide front and 11" wide rear. So only the rears are wider than your old 993 wheels. Many folks recommend the newer Michelin Super Sport tires... They are on my radar when I need new tires.

Be very careful that the overall diameter of the front and rear tires are very closely matched, or you can cause problems with your viscous coupler that drives the AWD.

Knight

+1. Haven't heard one bad review, plan to add these on my factory hollows too.

carmstrongls1

Thanks guys. I'll check em out. Last set of street tires were S02-A's.

Yeah. Sometimes it rains lol

pstoppani

I have the Super Sports on my M3 now and they can't handle heavy track use, getting greasy after 15 minutes. Fine street tire though, but for street only I like the Sumitomo HTR-Z3 for a lot less money; had them on a Boxster and now have them on the Turbo.

Al Pettee

Chris,

I've been following your 993TT build on 6blingonline, and you must be stoked to finally drive your beast!

I'm a big fan of the Michelin PS2's for the street and the Pilot Sport Cups for the track (if you are not going to use slicks).

With the 996 TT wheels (what I used to run until I switched to the 996 GT2 wheels for the extra width-18X8.5F and 18X12R with the fenders rolled), I used the PS2's and the Cups both in sizes 225/40-18F and 295/30-18R which matched F and R diameters nicely:

PS2-225:25.1"
PS2-295:25.0"
Cups-225:25.1"
Cups-295:25.2"

I wouldn't bother going wider with the PS2 235/40-18F and 315/30-18R combo. on the 996 TT wheels (18X8F, 18X11R), but if you rolled your fenders and went with the GT2's, then the 235/315 combo. works great.

Also, the Michelin Super Sports look promising, but unfortunately, in 18" wheel diameters, they only make them up to 285's so far, so they are not yet a good option.

BTW, once your 3.6L is on the road, your next mod. should be the 3.8L conversion.

Al

carmstrongls1

thanks Al. I'm going for the title of fastest 3.6 first. Then 3.8, gotta drive this thing sometime this decade.

V

If you have two sets of wheels then I would go;

Street: PS2s 235/295 (or MPSS 235/285)

Track: Nitto NT01 245/315

tacker

I use mich ps2s for the street and have a set of nt01s mounted on 996 rims for the track. I agree the ps2 get greasy in about 15 mins on a tight track. the problem I have is driving 2 hours to TWS on the nt 01 s. seams like a waste of a heat cycle or 2

tacker

fastest3.6? Texas mile in march you should be able to give a good run there. be sure to get a roll bar and safety harness. I had to lift to try to stay under 190. tony has a 996 proto set with 3076 and pulled a 205, he had allot more but traction issue kept his speed down. they offically post the Texas mile results a couple of days ago.

pstoppani

I've been using NT-01s for the track since 2006'ish and in my experience, they are impervious to heat cycling; getting stickier as they wear out into slicks! I would not worry about the heat cycles.

V

Hi tacker,

I'm no expert but if you are just driving in a straight line and not doing turns or hard brakeing or accelerating, these R-comps doesn't even get up to operating temps, especially not if's a normal summer day (e.g. not super hot). So I don't think that's an issue TBH. At least that's what I've heard.

tacker

thanks for the info on the nt01s, makes me feel better about driving 2 hrs to the track