Ian964

Ok I need to order REAR tires for my car.

I called up tire rack and wanted to place an order for


Yokohama AVS Sport 265/35/18 ZR They have some on special for 175


AVS SPORTS LINK

The guy told me that they were porsche boxster OEM tires and that I shouldn't mix different front and rear tires. I guess the non porsche OEM AVS Sports are 238. Whats the difference??? I have PZEROs on the front and they are just out of my budget this month. Is it really that big of a deal to mix the tires?? Can I just order the 175 tires online?

Ian964

Sorry I wanted to place this on OT

adrian_jaye

ian,
964's I think are slightly different.

and Ideally yes,

it more important to change tyres 2 at a time, ie same axle than anything else.

JCP911S

Generally bad idea to mix tires, especially on a performance car. Different tires have different breakaway characteristics... in an emergency situation this can turn a gentle, controllable slide into a viscious snap spin... under braking it can completely throw the front-rear bias off... causing lockup... in the wet they may start to hydroplane at different speeds.... bad news.

robmug

Ian - as above; mixing tyres is very bad news. I don't know about other models, but particularly on a 964.

Ruf-Dan-Ruf

agree I wouldn't mix