2009 911 Carrera S Cab / Everyday Car / No Racetrack



I wanted to chime in after burning through my Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's in 8k miles (rears).

I now understand why Porsche says Only go with N Rated. Because I don't race, I figured I would go with a tire less expensive since i'm going to be purchasing every 8k miles. The main difference in the two tires:

1 - the Pilots gave a more flat, quick, tight feel. The Hankooks make me feel like I am drifting or swaying. When I hit 114, I thought I was drifting during a lane change... yikes.



In sum: if you don't mind the price, roughly $1,800 (pilots) to $1,000.00 (hankooks), then stay with the Michelins. For you guys that race, you're just shaking your head and thinking this guy is an idiot. For the guys who drive the 911 daily, it's not that bad a tire if your not thinking of playing over 145 a lot.


Hankook Evo12 V2

 

I have had more Hankooks on my cars than any other and have them on my 997 now. I just removed the Michelins and put on Hankooks and really dont notice any difference at all and I am not saying that just because I bought the cheaper tires. On our BMWs, not a concern but with this car I was worried it might reduce handling or cause odd dynamics. None of the above occured and I tested to the limit for a couple of weeks to make sure. Really havent felt or realized anything at all.

Asking this relative to another forum member question but, they are XL Load Rating yes? Second, they have the correct air pressure? Just making sure since those two things seem to be common causes of swaying or drifting.

 

It's a fine STREET tires. Since that's all you're doing with it, you'll enjoy it.

It falls apart when pushed past 8/10ths driving. That's when you want the RS3v2, my personal favorite street tire at the moment.

 

Yes. XL. I have the pressure to specs. How many miles have you gotten out of yours???

Thanks

 

I picked up my last set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports (19") right under $1200.00 at DT just by taking a low price add. Best tires ever. V12s are too sketchy in the rain.

 

Hell I'm running Falken 435s And you know? They're not bad. I'll likely step back into PSS's next but these $850 tires have pleasantly surprised me.

 

That's funny because I have performance data from our road race car indicating otherwise . . . .

 

These are new to the Porsche so no mileage to state yet but at 5k already, still look good as new.

 

FWIW I put Michelin PSS on my old 335i sedan and they lasted twice as long as any other tire I tried previously. Not saying it'll be the same on the 997 but perhaps you'll get more out of 8K on the rears from them... hopefully? Probably the best tire for the buck, especially if you aren't a track junkie.

 

OP, how many miles do you have on your V12 Evo2's?

Reason I ask is because I bought a set of wheels for my 997.2 that had the V12's already installed and they already had a couple thousand miles on them. I did not sense any difference in street driving with them relative to the Michelins that I replaced and they lasted twice as long.

When I replaced them with brand new V12 Evo2s, I immediately noticed what I would describe as "squirrely" handling in tight sweepers on the brand new tires. But, after a few hundred miles, that handling trait disappeared. I know it sounds crazy but I wonder if the handling will tighten up after a few good heat cycles like mine did.

All of my driving is on the street, BTW. Other than that inital wobbly-ness, I have loved the Hankooks and I believe that they are quieter than my old Michelins, too.

 

I switched to these tires in 2013 and my 997.2 is a DD. I just had to replace the rear tires after 18,000 miles.

 

all street hankooks are garbage. my tire of choice is Dunlop z1 star spec. old one or newer one, both are excellent tires, good for street and AX and also trackable as a rain tire.

 

Tires are manufactured with a coating that helps them pop out of their molds. That coating makes the tires slippery until it wears off, which is usually 50-100 miles. NEVER drive either fast or aggressively in the twisties with brand-new tires until that coating has worn off!

 

Could be apples and oranges but I had Hankooks on my 996 and Mich Pilots on my 997. DD...no track. The only thing I readily noticed was the Pilot Sports are quieter.