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as previously posted i had a pair of new tyres fitted to the rear of my 2.5 tiptronic boxster pirrelli p zeros also had the front and rear tracking done its like driving a new car road noise has reduced and the grip is fantastic,took it for a blast on sunday in the pouring rain (7am) there is a series of 6 roundabouts not far from where i live about a mile between each one good for fast acceleration then braking and seeing how your car handles going around them brilliant total confidence no sweaty palms will see how they wear!

Hi

Very good tyre but the downside is wear. I'm afraid that the pay off for performance is expense and wear rate

Recently had 2 Pirelli P Zero's fitted to the rear of my 993 and have written one of them off after 43 miles (yes 43 miles). All down to a nail in the tread too close to the side wall.

The previous pair lasted about 7500 miles

thats what happened to my last rear tyre 3inch screw right on outside edge have read about rate of wear on these tyres but i only average 2500-2750 miles per year so overall if i get 7-8000 miles out of them = 3years motoring i can stand that for extra grip!!

I too have found the Pzeros to be excellent tyres.
My 928 handles great with them.
I have also found the Toyo proxes to be a great tyre too.

Stephen

Hi,

I'm changing back to 16" 8j-16 rears & 7j-16's frts on my 944 87myr from 17" Cup 1's.

What tyres would you rec, the tyres on the wheels are Toyo (see pic below)



245 55 16's rears & 205 55 16's frts

The wheels are coming tomorrow and after confirming they fit ok, i'll be looking at changing the tyres for a quality set, no sure what these T1'S are like.

I use the car daily on a mixture of A & b roads and am looking a getting a better ride and handling from the worn out and rock hard Michelin pilots on at the moment.

Any tips ?

thanks

I just switched to these from Michelin Cups. So far so good

whats the treadwear rating on those?

its ok found them, 220 and 260....

just looking for alternatives...

even their "track" ish tyres are 200's, compare that to R888 at 80, and Kuhmos TT at 50...

might be worth a punt....

found this on a quick google

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direc ... lse&cs=245

Swapped all my tyres from Michilin Pilot Cup Sports to Falken 452 and the ride comfort has been transformed and they work in all weathers now, not just on hot sticky days Changed all four tryes for £400. inc fitting, valves etc etc

Andy

cheers Andy, i'll take a look at them.... spoiler looks nice

thanks

Got FK452 on the Jag & very impressed, not so sure about putting them on a lighter car. My Pork is on Goodyear GSD3 F1 which are great.

Jim I'll tell you at the end of the week what they're like with around 330hp going through them That's if I make it back

Hi

Oh Falkens will easily take 330 hp lol...they do spin a bit though at launch lol...thats why my rears last on average around 2000 miles or 2 to 3 months a set....

All the best Brett

Good job we haven't got many traffic lights out here in the country then to do launch control starts from It's the brakes we use more here for the random cows on the road and blind corners