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Old 12-26-2020, 04:01 PM
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Anyone know of anything new in 200 TW ax tire for 21 that will work on cars that need to run 20 inch wheels? Looking for 315/30/20 and 265/35/20 for my T that runs 20 inch wheels. Tired of pebbles scraping up wheels with my 19 inch setup. Saw the newer Michelin pilot sport cup 2 concentrated 240, but they don’t have larger sizes on tire rack yet. Still surprises me so few 200 TW ax compound street tires are not available in standard Porsche 20 inch sizes. I’d really like to go with street tire on 20 inch wheel next year but there really is a lack of good 200 TW tires . I’d think first company to introduce 200 TW ax tire in new Porsche wheels sizes would command the market.
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I ran Yokohamas in 2020 and plan to do so in 2021. they are only 285 rear but put down power better than any other autox tire I've used.
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265 is really too big on the front...........if you can make a 265 work on the front than maybe the Goodyear Supercar 3. I bought a set of wheels, 20x8.5 and 20x10.5. Going to try the Yokohama’s.
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Yeah -- I'd agree with David that 265/35-20's will be too big a diameter up front to avoid major rub lock to lock as I ran 265/35-19's BStones with an optimized offset for wheels ( ostensibly ~1" smaller diameter) and still rubbed the inner wall of the wheel well. I'm going to try a set of Yoks on my set of 20" wheels and access that against what's available for 19's when the dust settles in the spring. It may be the Falkens may be the choice in that variety.
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I can't comment on your exact fitment, but don't forget that you may be able to avoid tire rubbing on the wheel well liner by reducing caster if it is adjustable in your car.

I had that problem with 255 Hoosiers on my 986 until I dialed back the insane amount of caster that Porsche usually has designed in. Of course with caster reduction, you loose some camber improvement when the wheel is turned, but if you have adjustable LCA's or camber plates, that really doesn't matter much.



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