Tyres

[Pete917]

toyo's have a good rep. I have to say though that the Bridgestones take some beating

 

[chas3.2]

ORIGINAL: pepe

Hi Gang,
             can some one tell me the correct tyre size for my porsche carrera 1985
The back tyres that are on now are 225/50/R167/92 W
      front tyres that are on now are 205/50/R16//87V is this correct because I am told it should be =
215/60/VR15  and  195/65/VR15 F ????

Hi
The correct tyre size is Front 205/55x 16 Rear 225/50 x 16 Tyre press is 2 bar F 2.5 bar R

 

[Beaky]

Hi Pepe,
What size and width of wheel do you currently have on your car as this will determine tyre size, if standard 16's (6" front, 7"back) then as Charles stated above.

Here's a table I created:
Standard Fuchs (Fuchsfelgen)
1984 -
Std 6J x 15 : 185/70 front, 7J x 15 : 215/60 rear
Std 6J x 16 : 205/55 front, 7J x 16 : 225/50 rear
Opt 7J x 16 : 205/55 front, 8J x 16 : 225/50 rear
1987 -
Std 6J x 15 : 195/65 front, 7J x 15 : 215/60 rear
Std 6J x 16 : 205/55 front, 7J x 16 : 225/50 rear
Opt 7J x 16 : 205/55 front, 8J x 16 : 225/50 rear
1988 -
Std 6J x 16 : 205/55 front, 7J x 16 : 225/50 rear
Opt 7J x 16 : 205/55 front, 8J x 16 : 225/50 rear
1989 -
Std 6J x 16 : 205/55 front, 8J x 16 : 225/50 rear
Opt 7J x 16 : 205/55 front, 8J x 16 : 225/50 rear
Tyre pressures - Front 2.0 bar (29psi), Rear 2.5 bar (36psi).
Turbo -
Opt 7J x 16 : 205/55 front, 9J x 16 : 245/45 rear
Tyre pressures - Front 2.0 bar (29psi), Rear 3.0 bar (44psi).

 

[Beaky]

And here are the part numbers and off-sets

Size Offset Backsize Part Number
6.0 x 16 36.0 mm 121 mm 911.362.113.00
6.0 x 16 36.0 mm 121 mm 911.361.020.43
7.0 x 16 23.0 mm 122 mm 911.362.115.00
7.0 x 16 23.0 mm 122 mm 911.361.020.44
7.0 x 16 23.0 mm 112 mm 951.362.115.(944)
8.0 x 16 10.6 mm 112 mm 911.362.117.00
8.0 x 16 10.6 mm 112 mm 911.361.020.45
8.0 x 16 23.3 mm 135 mm 951.362.117.(944)
9.0 x 16 15.0 mm 130 mm 911.362.119.00


Size Tyres options Off set
6 x 16 205/55 6 J x 16 H2 - 36,0 mm
7 x 16 205/55 : 225/50 7 J x 16 H2 - 23.3 mm
8 x 16 225/50 : 245/45 8 J x 16 H2 - 10.6 mm  
9 x 16 225/50 : 245/45 9 J x 16 H2 - 15.0 mm  

 

[Peter_Bull]

Great reply Chris - really helpul for lots of people.

............ you have far too much time on your hands!!!! [][]

 

[pepe]

Thanks for that Porsche Gang

 

[Alan Mendelson]

Hello
I have gone away from using premium tyres on my Carerra 3.2. For years I used Michelins but as the price has gone up my need for high performance tyres has come down. I do not do track days and the amount of time I spend at speeds over 100 mph, even on the Continent, is very low so I am using Kumho tyres. They grip well in the wet and dry, have very little run-out or vibration, they last a long time and cost half the price of a Michelin. Job done.
Best regards
ALAN

 

[face29]

thanks alan