Z06Kevin

Hi,

I am getting ready to replace the rears on my 2007 Porsche Turbo.

I cannot get PS2's - so PSS's seem to be the choice for now.

Anyone running a different "tire" up front that what is on the back?

Also - how are the Pirelli's vs the Michelins?

Any other "N" type tires I should consider?

Kevin

Terry Adams

Very happy with about 5K miles on PSS. This after PS2 for 100K + miles on my 993 and PS2 for 40K on the TT.

mambodoc

Am a potential Turbo owner, now in an 09 C4S...have mounted non-N tires...Nitto Invo. I was referred by a turbo owner. Great tires at a great price...I have a hard time justifying frequent tire changes at the price that Michelin commands. My last Michelins were made in Mexico...the Invos are made in Japan....all fwiw.

Doc GTO

PSS are nice, especially for the money.

Z06Kevin

Anyone using the RE050's?

ca993twin

I have mixed front/rear tires on a 993TT, with very "mixed" results. Sometimes the combination will work OK; sometimes its bloody awful. In a money saving maneuver, I recently kept my P-zeros on the front and used Toyo T1Rs on the rear. THAT combination tried to kill me, until I put the matching Toyos on the front. My point is... be VERY careful when trying to mix tires. My thoughts... get a matching set if possible.

Baggerdude

Maybe it's just me ... but, I'd run same/same tires front and rear. Mixing different tires, tread patterns, compound differences, yada, yada ... may not be good.

I'd match all 4 sneakers.

mambodoc

Definitely match the fronts and rears. When I went to Nitto, I put the front Michelins in storage and mounted Nittos all around. Now on my second set of rears to the original fronts.

TWTURBO

The PSS are not N rated thats why there so cheap

Terry Adams

From a friend who just retired after 31 years at Michelin:

The PSS are cheap because Michelin made a compromise among a number of high end AWD cars' needs, rather than try to satisfy each one with individual testing and tweaking of the last "N" %

I am no Walter Rohrl, but I do have some spirited miles on N rated PS2 and now, non-N rated PSS.

When all that separates your $150K investment from an off road experience, best to save elsewhere than mixing tires with a different few inches contact patch.

TAILWAG

I have been running PS2s on my EVT775 car. I needed rear replacements and decided to try a different high performance type. It was a big mistake as it made my car feel EXTREMELY unstable. The biggest issue is finding a tire that has stiff enough side-walls, especially on the rears. You have a tremendous amount of weight on the back and during heavy cornering, the tire-walls will flex considerably.

If you don't drive your car hard, the PSSs and several other tires will do...but if you like to push your car to the limit, stick with the PS2s Ns or at least a Pirelli Rosso as they have pretty stiff sidewalls as well.

ca993twin

If your bad experience was from mixing PS2s on the front and PSSs on the rear, then I quite agree... it can be very dangerous as I pointed out in my earlier post. However, if you are stating that PSSs are a bad tire even if mounted all around, then I think others have had some very positive experiences with them. Please clarify.

TAILWAG

Mixing tires is what I had bad experiences with. You were absolutely correct-my post needed clarification to avoid misleading anyone.

Eric - Plug Guy

TireRack shows PS2's....why can't you get them?

Bob in NY

I have these on my car and they are pretty good. They are softer than PS2's and ride a little smoother. I got about 12k on the original set and replaced just the rears. Now the car has 23k on the clock and I will probably get Michelin PSS's all around in the Spring. Now that the Bidgestones are wearing down they are a bit noisy.