WellWell

Hello

I am ditching the 15 inch phone dials and moving to a 16 inch rim, with stock guidelines

Looking to see what all weather tires users have and what mileage is expected within the various modern tire options available.
Living in an area of twisty and scenic roads within a dry climate. No need for track or autocross, so no summer HP stickie hoops are wanted
Tire Rack some a few known names and and some Asian ones

What are your actual experiences with the various options?

WW

goatfarmer1970

Good question. I have garbage tires (from the PO) on my 87 Carrera coupe right now, and it is still fun...so even garbage rubber won't ruin the car...BUT better tires would be better. And given the amount of annual miles most people drive a car of this age, wear/tread life may not be that big of a factor...so maybe buy something nicer and more fun...because the tires you buy will probably age-out before they wear out...and the cost is pretty low compared to new cars with larger diameter and wider rims. My $0.02.

goatfarmer1970

It is so awesome how cheap tires are for this car. What about the Conti or Michelin all-season tires on Tire Rack..they look awesome for $600-700 for all four corners. Hopefully, people will chime in with real world experience (even if subjective), but any tire you get will be way better than the OEM tire that came on your car.

Skidog214

I have an ‘85 and just put 16 inch Bridgestone Potenzas on it. So far so good. I wanted Michelins, but there were none available at the time, and I did not want to wait. I think the Bridgestones may be a little louder than the Michelins but not terribly so.

parkerfe

I bought new Michelins for my 1988 911 from Coker.

theiceman

i put Firehawk indy 500s on mine and they are a very good tire for the $. i dont track my car or anything but as a road tire i have found them excellent.

alfetta

I have 4k miles on Firehawks on my 85. Compare the Potenza's tread pattern to the Firehawks. I can't tell the difference, but not a surprise since Firestone is owned by Bridgestone. They have a nice fat-tire retro look when mounted on the Fuchs 16s, are relatively quiet, stick well and are predicatable.

Spyerx

If you want an all season the Pilot Sport all season is a good tire.
I had the MICHELIN PILOT EXALTO PE2 on my 89 and felt that was a solid tire and good in wet. We don't get "cold" here so can't speak to that.

If you live in a dry climate I'm not sure why you wouldn't want a summer tire. They drive nicer and feel better than an all season.

theiceman

i actually heard that they are Potenzas, they restyled them so Firestone would have a performance tire to sell.

theiceman

i think Michelin are hands down the best tire... but in my mind not the best tire for the $$. i think these are made in France, so economic factors ( exchange rate ) as well as other factors just make them too expensive for a consumable road tire for me. But if money were no object ... id get them

parkerfe

For a few hundred dollars more, the improved handling and less road noise, they are well worth it to me.

Edward

Hwy WW,

First off, you need to state what tire sizes you need: standard 205/225 on 6/7x16s, or if you have 7/9s you can go 225/245 (of which I use on my SC). Specify as the latter is far more limited than the former.

On the Porsches (993 and SC) I've used Kumho, Hankook, Contis, Dunlops, and Bridgestones over many years.. Like you, I want a nice summer tire that offers good stick, but not uber-summer tires with obscenely short tread life. So far, I've not had any bad experiences with any of the aforementioned brands. I have preferred some over the other, but none were "bad" in the sense that I felt unsafe or otherwise "lacking" in the handling department for normal spirited jaunts into canyons. In short, get a decent "summer" tire that doesn't go "all out" so offers you decent mileage and doesn't break the bank. For example, folks love and recommend the Mich Pilots (for good reason) but short life and high price tag disqualify them for what I want.

My current fave is the Conti Sport: great tire that gives me 15k miles on the rears (2x on fronts), that's commuting but still driven with brio as well as occasional canyon carving with buds. The Contis are currently on my 993 and I love these ...on my second set as they offer a superb balance of cost-performance-longevity. On the SC, my current like is the Bridgestone RE11 which is a fabulous tire, not that I have much of a choice because sizes limit me. But I'm glad this tire exists because they perform great and I'm getting good mileage so far. Sidenote: my wife's e350 has the all-weather Conti Contacts (ControlContact ??) and I got over 45k miles on those and always felt confident hurling that beast into a corner ...you may want to see if these are available in SC sizes.

Hope this helps you a bit

Edward

wildcat077

The Michelin Pilot Sport all season are great tires for the money ,we just put a set on my son's WRX and they are incredibly quiet and smooth.
As for my 911 , i'm running 17 inch Continental DW's and so far i'm very happy with them.I used them as wet tires when i was doing DE's with my 911 but
they are damn scary in the dry due to the soft shoulder ... but since my car is used for street duty only now they're more than adequate for the street.

Cheers
Phil

mk85911

I have been running Michelin AS3, and subsequently AS3+, for about ten years on my 1985 911, and I am very pleased with them. I am able to push it pretty hard, and enjoy it twelve months a year in my climate. Mike

Dougal Cawley

Hi

why wouldn't you just fit the N homologated tyre that Porsche recomend?

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/cla...rsche/911.html

It is however borderline weather you would have had P7 or P-Zero?

If you have the wider 245 rears then we have a Michelin option as well.