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981 S 19" Tyres

AlistairF

AlistairF

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Apologies but I know I have seen a number of posts on tyres but can't quite find what I am looking for. I did at some point in the past find a Porsche document listing all approved Tyres but can only find the Classic list now.

My original P0 rears need replacing but fronts are still on about 5mm. Do I just replace the rears at (Black circles £540) or all 4 with N0 Options such as Yokohamas, Eagle F1, for about £620 ?
Has anyone any experience of these ? I'm not into track days so haven't really had much of an issue with the P0s apart from being a bit 'fun' in the wet.

Thoughts appreciated !!

Thanks
 
Just ordered today a pair of fronts for my 19 x 8.5" 987.2 rims, 235 35 19 87Y N rated tyres made by Bridgestone (rears are Bridgestone N spec)

£128 each with everything paid for. This was from my very local tyre man, no big high street place.
 
I've used 19" Eagles on my 981 and found them to be quiet and reasonable in terms of wear and look forward to replacing the Pirelli 20" on my 718 with Eagles as soon as wear indicates I should. My take on replacing tyres for normal (whatever that is) road use is keep the same make & spec on each axle and if you find you like a particular brand then move towards them as they need replacing, axle by axle. Maybe others will tut tut but I've not encountered any problems.
 
Thanks chaps. I need to keep the set common as wish to renew the extended warranty so it looks like a full set of Eagles.

Unfortunately the tempting looking offers in Porsche Post for the Pirellis are for specific sizes only. Its a pity Pirelli price the rear 265s so high generally.

I have yet to get an answer from Porsche asking for a full list of N rated tyres for my car. The combination of different N versions and sizes makes it slightly less than straightforward.
 
Alistair,

Don’t forget that as a Club member you’re eligible for a Pirelli fuel gift card to the value of £100 if you’re purchasing four tyres, £50 if you just plan to replace the rears. Something to factor into your choice if you’re OK with Pirellis.

Jeff
 
Over the 20 years that I have owned 5 Boxsters I have always adopted the policy of maintaining the same make and model of tyres on both axles obviously influenced by maintaining the warranty as all but the latest car were in warranty throughout my ownership. Over the years I have only once replaced all four tyres at once (following an argument with as pot hole which damaged a front and a rear) Over the years this has meant that I have sampled six different makes of N tyres but oddly never Pirelli’s. In normal road use it is difficult to detect any differences in road holding between makes. The main differences related to wear rates particularly in respect of the rears. Because of rear suspension changes over the years the wear rate of the rears has greatly improved so it is difficult to draw comparisons between makes of tyres. My 2000 car only managed 10k but my latest managed 20k. The current car is running Continentals. I have just replaced the fronts (235 35 19) at a cost of £315 all in from a fantastic local family owned business. I could have got Bridgestones at a cost of £275 but I opted to pay more to keep the same make and model on all axles notwithstanding that I am no longer constrained by warranty consideration.
 
235 x 35 x 19 Bridgestones on the front today, Porsche N spec to match the rears.
£310 all paid up.
I'm a firm believer of the same make/rating on all 4 corners on any car, not always easy to do economically.

Car off to Zuffenhaus in 2 weeks to have the geo sorted and it should be great!
Is there a smell of sweet spring in the air today?


 
interestingly I have always found the front and rears on my 987.2 to wear at the same rate, and i get between 8.5 and 9.5k miles from a set.

AlistairF you aged quite right, Porsche used to publish a list of all the tyres approved for a each model but it has disappeared from their web site. Which is somewhat unfair, as strictly speaking it isn’t enough for a tyre to be N rated, it should be approved for that model. So how are you expected to know if they don’t publish the list?
 
That is a very good point.
To risky just to replace the tyres with what is on the car as the previous owner may have got it wrong.
Best starting reference should be the Handbook?

Many big tyre fitters have this data if you entre the car's reg on their web page, esp the speed rating, but beware of wheel diameters!
 
Nothing in the handbook of use other than 'Porsche Approved and same make and specification number'. It usefully states to 'find out about the current approval status' before having new tyres fitted. I asked my dealer and they looked on the system which offered Pirelli and Goodyear, but no comprehensive list as such.

Maybe the aim is that we give up and pay way over the odds for tyres from the main dealer.

Porsche themselves in the meantime have sent me a comprehensive list that would have been useful in 2013. It shouldn't really be this hard.


 
Not sure about the suggestion of a high price - I just had a new tyre fitted to my Macan GTS by OPC Leicester and the price quoted was less than my own sister, who is in the motor trade, could achieve!

 
Hi all, my 987.2 is 10 years old so no warranty issues About consulting OPC about tyres. I’ve done about 10k miles since purchasing it.
I have just put a set on Bridgestone tyres on the front, it had Pirelli fitted before. I feel that the car is smoother and quieter than before, but that might be just a feeling with nothing to back it up. However I will probably replace the rears with Bridgestone when the time comes.
all that aside, Kwik-Fit advised that the alignment was out slightly and would adjust it for £100 or so. I declined primarily because the wear on the tyres was completely even and the handling is sublime for me as a road driver. Perhaps a track driver would disagree, but I am not in the habit of repairing stuff if I don’t think it needs doing.
i am wondering if anyone else would have made the same decision. I am going to Zuffenhaus shortly and will also ask their thoughts on it along with some other bits about maintenance.
Regards Mike
 
My 987.2 2009/60K miles goes to Zuffenhaus on 25th Feb for a full geo and MoT, so they can practice on mine!
The new Bridgestones on the front run super smooth and were balanced to '0' on the machine, marked noise reduction (old Bridgestones were not Porsche N rated).

It will be interesting to see if Zuff' find anything amiss and can dial-out the inside tyre wear.
Car runs so straight and true as it is...
 
Thanks for the replies...I have just realised that my car has 40 profile tyres but a couple of you identify 35 profile. I checked with the 2013 Porsche list and see that there are far more options on the 35 profile...which is why I found limited choice...I am happy with 40s previously but intrigued now...I understand the marginal performance vs ride compromise but interested that Porsche list (and supply) both by the looks of it.

235 / 35 ZR 19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A N1 G C )) 72.1 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Continental SportContact 3 N1 G A ))) 72 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 N2 F B )) 70 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N2 E A )) 71 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric N0 F B )) 70 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N2 F A )) 71 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1 F A )) 71 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso N1 E A )) 71 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Corsa N0 F A )) 72 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Corsa N1 F A )) 72 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso N1 E A )) 71 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup N1 E C ))) 75 dB
235 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Corsa N0 F A )) 72 dB
235 / 40 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N0 E A )) 71 dB
235 / 40 ZR 19 Goodyear F1 Eagle Asymmetric N0 E B ) 68 dB
245 / 35 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup N1 E C ))) 75 dB
245 / 35 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup + N1 E C ))) 75 dB
255 / 45 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N0 E A )) 72 dB
255 / 45 ZR 19 Continental SportContact 3 N0 G A ))) 73 dB
255 / 45 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 N0 C A )) 70 dB
255 / 45 ZR 19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric N0 E C )) 70 dB
265 / 35 ZR 19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A N1 F C )) 73.1 dB
265 / 35 ZR 19 Continental SportContact 3 N1 G A ))) 73 dB
265 / 35 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N2 E A )) 72 dB
265 / 35 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 N2 E A )) 70 dB
265 / 35 ZR 19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric N0 F B )) 70 dB
265 / 40 ZR 19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 N0 E B )) 70 dB
265 / 40 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N0 E A )) 72 dB
265 / 50 R 19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric N0 B B ) 69 dB
265 / 50 R 19 Pirelli P-Zero N0 C A )) 73 dB
275 / 45 R 19 Michelin 4x4 Diamaris N0 E B )) 72 dB
275 / 45 R 19 Yokohama Advan Sport N0 F A )) 73 dB
275 / 45 R 19 Continental 4x4 Sport Contact N0 G B )) 72 dB
275 / 45 R 19 Michelin Latitude Sport N0 E B )) 72 dB
275 / 45 R 19 Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport N0 E C )) 73 dB
275 / 45 R 19 Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1 C B )) 72 dB
285 / 35 ZR 19 Goodyear F1 Eagle Asymmetric N0 E C ) 70 dB
285 / 40 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N0 E A )) 73 dB
285 / 40 ZR 19 Continental SportContact 3 N0 G A ))) 75 dB
285 / 40 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 N0 C B )) 74 dB
285 / 40 ZR 19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric N0 E C )) 73 dB
295 / 30 ZR 19 Continental SportContact 3 N1 G A ))) 76 dB
295 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1 E A )) 73 dB
295 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N2 E A )) 74 dB
295 / 30 ZR 19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A N1 E C )) 73.8 dB
295 / 30 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 N2 E B )) 74 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A N1 E C )) 76.3 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 N2 E B )) 74 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P-Zero N2 F A )) 74 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup N1 C E )) 75 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Corsa N0 F A )) 74 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Corsa N1 F A )) 74 dB
305 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Rosso N1 E A )) 73 dB
325 / 30 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup N1 F E ))) 75 dB
325 / 30 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup N2 F E ))) 75 dB
325 / 30 ZR 19 Pirelli P Zero Corsa N0 F A )) 74 dB
325 / 30 ZR 19 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup + N2 F E ))) 75 dB


 
Alistair,

You've got 19" wheels so I think the original spec profile will be 35 not 40 - 235/35 front; 265/35 rear. The higher profile could give you a questionable ride improvement along with theoretically slightly higher gearing maybe. Less likelihood of curbing too..! [;)]

Jeff
 
Thanks Jeff, but the originals are 40s and the manual (and tyre pressure sticker) confirms this (no 35s listed apart for 20" wheels)...
 
You need to be very sure of the profile as the wrong profile will give a bigger rolling diameter for a given width but same wheel diameter.
This can result in the car going faster than the speedo indicates which could nudge you into a speeding ticket.
 
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