New tyres
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Having just got back from a little trip down to Amalfi, I'd like to know what people think is the best tyre for C2S . I need to replace the rears, well one rear as I had a puncture and had to put a Second hand tyre on to get me home. The car came with Pirellis on and the "get me home spare " is a Goodyear...Trouble is the Goodyear has lots more gtread than the Pirelli although I don't know its history....Do I buy 2 Pirellis and keep the Spare as a er spare?
Do I but one Pirelli and have uneven worn tyres
Or do I need to buy two Pirellis to keep even tyres on the rear.
For info I couldn't tell the different with the odd tyres!!!....Numpty driver I guess but the car still handled sweet while in high speed convoy with a Turbo, GT3 and a Lambo......fun roads in Italy.
Also please best place for tyre supply in Norfolk/Suffolk?
Cheers Mike
Do I but one Pirelli and have uneven worn tyres
Or do I need to buy two Pirellis to keep even tyres on the rear.
For info I couldn't tell the different with the odd tyres!!!....Numpty driver I guess but the car still handled sweet while in high speed convoy with a Turbo, GT3 and a Lambo......fun roads in Italy.
Also please best place for tyre supply in Norfolk/Suffolk?
Cheers Mike
Thanks for the info. I have been getting prices for the replacement and Porsche quoting £285 fitted, my friendly garage down the road, £265 fitted. Would the Porsche fitting involve anything other than tyre replacement? Thanks Gary for the heads up on the tyre arcticle, I'll but one today as need reading material for my flight to Chicago[
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]The best tyres (for road use) on a C2S, by a country mile, are Michelin PS2s. I put a set of these on my previous car (a Gen-1 C2S) after a set of Pirelli P-Zero Rossos and the difference was shocking! The Michelin's grip and precision are literally in a different league. Turn-in is much more positive and there's real linearity in the steering if you need to tighten your line through a spiritedly-driven bend. The Pirelli's, by comparison, would always feel vague - as though they were searching for grip they just couldn't deliver. You shouldn't have different makes, or even 'models' of tyre from front to back, let alone on the same axle. Make sure all your tyres are the same make/model with matching 'N' numbers. This means they've seen tested as a matched set and handle predictably. N-numbers from one manufacturer have nothing to do with the same N-number from a different manufacturer and cannot be mixed or interchanged. If your fronts are nearing end-of-life, put the PS2s on all round and smile! Even better, once the tyres are on, take the car to Center Gravity and have Chris do a full alignment - you'll then find out why people rave about Porsches; the difference won't be subtle! If your fronts really don't warrant a change just now, then put 2 Pirellis on the back to match. Same model of tyre, same N-number. Then drive the car like you stole it to wear them out as fast a possible so you can change all four for Michelins! Enjoy!
unclewinks
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]Hi I am going to disagree with a few guys here. I wanted a really good set of tyres as all 4 of them needed to be replaced. I called Porsche and they didnt want to recomend any, so I phoned ruf in Germany and spoke to a really nice guy whose English was perfect and after a good chat, I was convinced on which tyres to get. Continental Sport Contact 2 (Porsche N2) I ordered a set of 4 from a place called black circle tyres who were cheaper that everyone even quickfit with there special deals.and I ordered at 3pm and they were at my door next day for 10am. They handle excellent, smell great and look great. They are fully reinforced and I am very happy with them, they are great in wet and dry, edit: price £590
garyw
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I have had conti's on some of my other Turbo's and loved the tyre. They were quiet, great grip and cheap. However I couldn't live with the wear!! I was getting about 3K from a set of rears and I've read of other owners having the same/similar mileage. I'm on Bridgestones and yes they are more expensive and noisier on the road but the firm sidewall does seem to offer a great feel. Garyw
IMHO having had them on 2 Boxsters - Truly awful tyres The N3 is supposed to be much better but the N2 conti's lower grip, more noise less even breakaway than either the brigestones or the Mitchelins and a nasty tendency for rapid performance drop off at low temperature (below operating temp to be fair to the conti guys) To balance this they are CHEAP and generally better than comparably priced tyres (if you hunt around you'll get them much cheaper than Bridgestones or Mitchelin) Its simple, your life depends upon a good tyre, get the best ones you can afford PS - Chris at Centre Gravity was trying to get me to buy the Pilot Cups for the beast (If I could afford them and did mostly track days I would)
Smell great? 'Listen old boy these tyres you've delivered to me...yes I'm sure they're wonderful..yes yes very predictable on the breakaway....listen boy they smell awful, take them back I'm not having them on my car, bring me those nice smelling ones I had last time!' [8D]
The downside, for me, with the Bridgestone's is WEIGHT. They're far heavier than the Michelins. 3 or 4 pounds (or maybe more, I can't remember now) [EDIT: they're in fact, 6 pounds per wheel heavier] of extra rotational inertia per wheel, right near the circumference, where it does the most damage to response and performance (and of course the same increase in unsprung weight too).ORIGINAL: tscaptain Still reckon the Bridgestones are a better all-rounder than the Michelins - so does Chris at CG
Presumably the extra weight of the Bridgestone is due to the stiffer sidewall and I guess all of the extra weight is not at the circumference. Did I read somewhere that a stiffer sidewall will give a sharper turn in? If that is true then one probably offsets the other! But, as with most things, we all have our own preferences and I have tried both and know which I prefer - that's all.[]
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