Hockeyman11385

I was speaking with a friend just a little while ago and he said he removed the rear camber on his 997 TT to get more life out of his tires. He said it made a world of difference. Has anyone else done this to extend their tire life? I'm not doing any track driving, just the quintessential Sunday morning drive during the summer. Unfortunately living in Vermont precludes any extensive winter driving. Thanks in advance for all of the help.

996toomey

That doesn't sound like a good idea to me. If you are worried about it you could have it set to the least amount allowable under factory specs.

Hockeyman11385

Sorry, I should have been more specific. I meant taking them to minimum factory specs. From what I understand, they come from the factory with the most aggressive set up.

JW911

I don't know what the settings are on my alignment but the tires front and rear are wearing perfectly evenly. No sign of extra wear on the inside edge on the rear.

I'm planning to avoid an alignment for fear they mess things up! If I ever do get an alignment I will absolutely request the least aggressive setting.

Car handles fabulously for my street driving. I've put 10,000 miles on my PS2s and there were probably 10,000 miles when I bought the car. And there are 5/32's of tread left.

Hockeyman11385

Good to hear because I have a brand new set of PS2's waiting to be put on in the barn right now and I'd rather not have to spend another ~$2000 anytime soon.

mdrums

It is not so much the camber that eats the inside of the rears as it is the amount of toe.

For the street and some spirited driving I would keep the rear camber in the stock setting and dial out the toe to the minimum. With a good and accurate alingment you will get more life out of the tires and the car will drive safer in the corners.

NO WAY especially in the rear engine Porsche would I dial out rear camber!

Edgy01

+1

"NO WAY especially in the rear engine Porsche would I dial out rear camber!"


Proceed with great caution. When you purchase a Porsche tire economy should be farthest from your mind.

PAULSPEED

I had my car set up for track use. They put tiny
metal shims in the lower arms. The factory
does not do this. If you want long life out of your
tires I sugest you check the air pressure every
week.
Paul

russo

The fun in owning these cars is safe and spirited fun. Worrying about tire wear takes all the pleasure out of driving these cars.

Hockeyman11385

I'm not completely worried but the set of Conti 2's wore out in 5,000 miles. I just want to make sure that the alignment is right and hear what others had done. I'll be taking it in when it warms up a bit and have them check everything out.

cole328

Actually, I get nervous when I dont wear through tires in ~ 8K miles...I like the feeling of knowing that those badboys are holding onto that pavement for dear life Being excited about getting 20K on a set of rears is not something that would excite me...especially not in a porsche. As others have said, "even" tire wear is not the issue, evenif at 6K mles..it means you likely have a LARGE grin on your face everyday. You really want to be careful about "uneven" tire wear, as that is the alignment issue.