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 Post subject: Re: 996 tyres
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:37 pm 
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Just recently bought my first porsche - C4S 996. It came wearing Falken FK453s on the front and FK452s on the back. Bought it from a dealer so don't know the story, but I suspect the different spec tyres front to back are because Falken don't do a single model tyre that fits all 4 corners on this car. My tyres I believe are the original / official size i.e. 225/40 r18 on the front and 295/30 r18 on the back.

Seem like good tyres.

You have the factory spec size tyres.

It will be interesting to hear how the Falkens wear and ride because a set of Conti Contact 2's are about £850.

So keep us posted chaps. :)

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:55 pm 
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Sean Smallman wrote:
screwy wrote:
Just recently bought my first porsche - C4S 996. It came wearing Falken FK453s on the front and FK452s on the back. Bought it from a dealer so don't know the story, but I suspect the different spec tyres front to back are because Falken don't do a single model tyre that fits all 4 corners on this car. My tyres I believe are the original / official size i.e. 225/40 r18 on the front and 295/30 r18 on the back.

Seem like good tyres.

You have the factory spec size tyres.

It will be interesting to hear how the Falkens wear and ride because a set of Conti Contact 2's are about £850.

So keep us posted chaps. :)

452 is the old model the 453 replaced it. Ran them on the S-Type they (452) were excellent, better than the PZero apart from cold weather <7 Deg C & they take twice as long as everything else to run in.

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