LI911

I need new front tires (down to the bars now). I made some calls and a local shop I've used for my other cars came up with the best price of $224 ea with balance and mount.

Any feedback is appreciated...thanks!

Pilot Sport PS2 205/50/17

Gator996

If that price includes mounting and balancing that is a pretty good deal. Tire Rack has the PS2 for $201.00 ea.

rpm's S2

That is a good price. If Gator's number is accurate, the final TR price would be around $240-250 each with shipping, mounting and balancing, and disposal at a decent installer.

LI911

Thanks guys!

halik

Overpriced tire IMO, there are better options to go with.

LI911

What other tires would you suggest?

PO put two new rears on right before I bought the car (they have about 50 miles on them), but for next round....

Thanks!

rpm's S2

Tire opinions abound on Rennlist. In my experience there are lots of good options... Sumitomo HTRZIIIs are a good low-cost alternative, Continental DWs are solid (I run them), and there are many others that will work just fine. But over the years though it has been hard to beat Michelins - in almost any usage from passenger to SUV to performance. If you can afford them you will rarely go wrong.

Gator996

My 996 is a combo street/DE car and I have had great success with Falken's and Khumos. Both are very affordable and great in the wet on the street. But as Ralph stated above, lots of opinions and it is all vehicle use dependant IMO.

halik

Hankook Ventus v12 if you want good all around performance; Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec if you want essentially an r-comp. The $ premium for PS2 is way too much given the marginal performance. Both of the the tires i mentioned outperform ps2 dry.

LI911

Great info from all, thanks. This isn't a DD for me so it will be mainly dry pavement. Next set I'll opt to save some money and switch off the PS2's.

LI911

Another question I had (I didn't get around to searching it). Can I take the 255/40 rears have them remounted as fronts and put something wider in the rear?

alpine003

245's are probably the most you want to go and even then you might have rubbing depending on offset/width and your suspension setup. I'll be running 245's this summer.

255's will def not work.

LI911

What's the widest you can safely go in the rear with 17R's? Thanks

alpine003

That's somewhat of a loaded question since there are quite a bit of variables(camber, rim specs, suspension, etc). 295 is a safe all around size for a narrow body. I have seen 305's and IIRC someone doing 315's with some work.

LI911

Thanks,would that still be a 40 sidewall (295/40/17)? Just a quick search on tire rack only showed one option with the 40.