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askgeez said:Michelin Tyres said:.... If we can run 911 Turbo's on a winter tyre launch in Riga a few years ago, no reason why the M4 will be an issue...
http://youtu.be/YlN9KMb5iFw
Wow :worship:
kingston said:Michelin Tyres said:kingston said:When are you releasing a new tyre for the 996 GT3. Had to go out the 'box' and went with PSS's in slightly to bigger size this time round.
What size rears are you looking for?? And I will give you a more detailed answer 8)
295/30/18.
Went up to 295/35/18 PSS, no real main issues apart from they can rub on some troughs
Osh said:Hi Jamie,
Really enjoying this thread and thanks in advance of any help.
I'm running Pirelli P-Zero's on my 2003 C4S Cabriolet – I'll probably be looking to have to replace these in the New Year as I use my car as my daily drive.
I don't drive fast; I do a lot of motorway cruising at around 75-90. If I wanted a set of tyres that would give the most comfortable and quietest (road noise) ride, what would you recommend.
Thanks
Osh
MJA911 said:Interesting that you mention Pilot Sport 4, is this soon to replace the PS2 as the N rated offering for some fitments?
Reason I ask is on the http://www.michelin.co.uk tyre finder by car, it comes back with "We're sorry – currently, no tyres match your search" :?:
PORSCHE 911 TYPE 997
911 CARRERA 4S CONVERTIBLE 3.8 L 385
2005 - 2012
235 / 35 R19 87 ZR(Y)
305 / 30 R19 102 ZR(Y)
Michelin Tyres said:Osh said:Hi Jamie,
Really enjoying this thread and thanks in advance of any help.
I'm running Pirelli P-Zero's on my 2003 C4S Cabriolet – I'll probably be looking to have to replace these in the New Year as I use my car as my daily drive.
I don't drive fast; I do a lot of motorway cruising at around 75-90. If I wanted a set of tyres that would give the most comfortable and quietest (road noise) ride, what would you recommend.
Thanks
Osh
Osh
If your car is on the following combination
235 35 19 87 (Y) Front
305 30 19 102 (Y) Rear
The "N" rated options are the OE tyre Pilot Sport PS2 which is a great road tyre, and if you were using the car on track we do have a Pilot Sport Cup2 in "N" rated as well
Currently (and it's been well discussed many's an hour..) we don't have the Pilot Super Sport available in N rated for 911 models. If fits, it works, but it's not "N" marked. So it's really only a decision you can make
It depends on where you are with warranty and Porsche..
kingston said:Do you have any pictures of the PS4?
GP41 said:What a great thread!
A couple of questions:
- How frequently does the N number change? I'm running PilotSport PS2 N4s on a C4; the rears are new and the fronts are probably 3/4 through their life. What's the likelihood of a C5 coming out when I need new fronts and me finding I have to replace two perfectly good rear tyres to keep all 4 matched (I understand that's important on a 4WD car).
- I understand the PilotSports are asymmetrical, so when I was looking at the wheels I'd taken off recently to put on my all weathers (early I know), I realised that the tread pattern runs differently (with respect to direction of travel) on the nearside vs offside. E.g. if the tread pattern was << on nearside for the tyre to do it's job optimally, you'd think it would need to be >> on the offside, yet when you put the two tyres next to each other, as they would be positioned on the car, they look like << <<, not >> >>. How can that be optimal for both tyres? (Does that make any sense? and sorry if that's a dumb question)
jerzybondov said:Would it be possible to give a quick overview from a manufacturers perspective about the difference between an N rated tyre and a standard one? What are the differences? Are the differences always the same between N and standard tyres - or does it vary depending on the model / tyre manufacturer and tyre size?
Thanks! Great thread.