JimB

OK most of you know I have two race cars I get my speed fix in so don't give me too much crap about wanting my cab to be a little quiet and comfortable. I suppose some is appropriate.

I've done a search but most of the posts are pretty old. What tires are people finding to be fairly quiet and reasonably comfortable?

Thanks,
Jim

AndyK

My new Bridestone Potenza RE050 Pole Possitions are pretty quiet.

nick49

Before I get flamed here I will state that I was looking for a reasonably priced tire to replace my rear PZeros only as my fronts were less than 50% worn. I checked Tire Rack and went with Sumitomos. They were only $137 ea for a 265-35ZR18 and if I didn't like them, I'd replace all 4 with something better.

First off they are very quiet and compliant, especially after the worn out PZeros. I ran up and down the canyons a few times hitting some turns fairly aggressively and it seems like they oversteered a bit more than the worn Pirellis but they had less than 20 street miles on them and were inflated at 35PSI which I think was too low.

I them inflated all my tires to spec, 39 and 44 and have been driving around like that for a few days and now I find low speed turns are fine but turns taken above around 75mph and higher feel skitterish. It's like I put in too much steering input and the car reacts accordingly. I've been trying to sort this and I don't think it has anything to do with the new rears but I've run the fronts at a lower PSI for so long and then inflated them to 39PSI. I believe the higher pressure actually made the footprint much smaller and makes steering very sensitive to any inputs. I will either let the fronts wear in evenly or deflate them slightly to get my handling back.

Another reason for my Sumitomo choice is that they make Dunlop tires in their Japanese manufacturing plant for motorcycles and they seem to be good quality, and I put a set of fronts on my wifes Boxster and the seem to be very quiet and handle well. So far I'm happy with my choice, but I may try Dunlops or even Avons next. I'm sure you know that these are not N Porsche approved.

Ray S

I have had good results with Michelin Pilot sports on my 986. They wear well, have high grip and are quiet.

On my other 996 I have P-Zero's which seem to offer pretty good grip but are very noisy. When the P-Zero's give up the ghost, (they are almost to the wear bars now) I'm going to slap some MPS's on the 911 too.

gota911

I have Michelin PS2's on my car now and they are quiet compared to the P-Zeros.

insite

i just bought a set of Potenza RE-01R's. this is the quietest (and most comfortable) extreme performance tire i've ever owned. also VERY VERY sticky. also, bridgestone currently has a $100 rebate program when you buy a set of 4 potenzas AND are a member of PCA.

adybuncio

I have Continental ContiSport 2, very pleased with them

Galun

+1 on the RE01R. I have it on my bimmer and I love it. However wear is very low at 140.

Benjamin Choi

rockin tires

i am a bridgestone fan

Macho Belly

Pilot Sport Rib - Rears on sale now at tirerack.com. Quiet on the street, but as you know, they are a bit noisy on the track.

slaaw

I previously had the Conti SC2 and Pirelli P-Zero, and am now using the Kuhmo Ecsta Sport. The Kuhmos have the quietest and smoothest ride.

Wellardmac

I currently have Bridgestone RE-750s and am very heppy with them - low noise and great performance.

Piccia

Adding a different tire report for anyone interested.

I'm on my second set of the cost effective Kumho Ecsta SPTs also ordered from TireRack. They are very quiet except for the fronts at 15-35mph and plenty grippy for daily driving. Downside is that both sets of rears have really bad overnight flat-spotting and it takes a while for them to go back to round. Fiddled with pressures but no improvement. I had great experiences with other Kumhos on my Audi S4 and 968 P-car, but will go a different route next time.