P zeros...pros and cons
10-29-2012, 05:29 PM
#16
From what I was told ( maybe right or wrong, ) but the N rated tire are supposed to be a better balanced tire. When mounting the N rated tire to the rim, the installer will sometimes rotate the tire around the fixed rim to get a balance that requires no weights added.
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
10-29-2012, 06:00 PM
#17
Rennlist Member
From what I was told ( maybe right or wrong, ) but the N rated tire are supposed to be a better balanced tire. When mounting the N rated tire to the rim, the installer will sometimes rotate the tire around the fixed rim to get a balance that requires no weights added.
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
That is an interesting theory. Not a correct one but interesting.
10-29-2012, 11:42 PM
#18
Race Director
From what I was told ( maybe right or wrong, ) but the N rated tire are supposed to be a better balanced tire. When mounting the N rated tire to the rim, the installer will sometimes rotate the tire around the fixed rim to get a balance that requires no weights added.
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
10-30-2012, 11:40 AM
#19
10-30-2012, 03:41 PM
#21
Rennlist Member
From what I was told ( maybe right or wrong, ) but the N rated tire are supposed to be a better balanced tire. When mounting the N rated tire to the rim, the installer will sometimes rotate the tire around the fixed rim to get a balance that requires no weights added.
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
This fella was smoking a "big fat joint" while he was telling me this.. by the way
10-30-2012, 07:56 PM
#22
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Wow. If the P Zero are that bad, it will be nice to see my Carrera even handle better when I change to PSSs. As a new pcar owner, I find the handling with the P zeros off the chart good. That said, I'm a newbie. They do seem a tad noisy however and have another 5K to go on the rears.
10-30-2012, 09:42 PM
#23
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How do you figure they would be better with the N Spec rating? Seriously? All that bunch of crap BS marketing from Porsche does is drive the price up on tires. I hope Michelin tell Porsche to go pound sand about that N Spec junk because Michelin will sell tires just fine.
I doubt it's 100% marketing, and there could be some variations vs. non-N-rated as it actually cycles through N0, N1, N2, etc... the bigger question IMO is if the extra cost of an N-rated is worth it? that, is questionable.
It also could be (as someone pointed) that N-rated tires are the ones that meet a higher quality standard vs. others? For instance this is common in DIMM RAM module manufacturing, the better tested ones with least heat get the higher ratings, while they're all off the same chip!
