06-20-2008, 07:57 AM
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if i have new pilot sport ps2's in the rear, is it necessary for me to replace the front ones with PS2's as well, or am i able to get cheaper tires like falkens or sonars. what are the disadvantages to having diff. brand so the front than on the rear?
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06-20-2008, 08:40 AM
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You really need to match the tires unless you drive like an old lady. Balanced handling and no nasty surprises as you approach the limits of adhesion.
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06-20-2008, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by wt888usa
if i have new pilot sport ps2's in the rear, is it necessary for me to replace the front ones with PS2's as well, or am i able to get cheaper tires like falkens or sonars. what are the disadvantages to having diff. brand so the front than on the rear?
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It's a bad idea. This has been discussed quite a bit. Try a search and you'll find a lot of discussions about mixing different tires. 20K is a lot of life for a PS2. Most see much less life than that. I'll be lucky to get 12k out of mine.
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06-20-2008, 11:54 AM
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19K is a lot of miles out of Pilots on the rear wheels. If you're looking for cheaper tires that have decent performance, try Nexen N3000's. They're not Pilots or Goodyears, but if you got 19K out of Pilots, you probably are fairly easy on your tires and the N3000's would be a good match. I had N3000's before I switched to Goodyears, I thought they were a great deal.
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06-20-2008, 02:56 PM
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My 987S had the rears (PS2) replaced at 10,800 as part of the Certification process. It now has 18,400 on it and the tires look fairly even on wear.
I'm more one for slinging it into a corner, rather than drag racing the ricers who always want to, so I think I'll get fairly even wear, possibly even more front wear, than rear.
What I've heard from the guys here and others I've talked to with Boxsters, you've been "old lady"-ing it to get 20k on Michelin rears.
Tirerack has the new Goodyear F1-Asymetrical rated better than the PS2.
I'm going to try a set of them when I need to re-tire, I loved the F1 GS-D3 on an RX8.
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06-20-2008, 03:34 PM
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What's everyone's opinion here about getting tires that are not porsche spec? i.e. N0, N1, N2?
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06-20-2008, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hqduong
What's everyone's opinion here about getting tires that are not porsche spec? i.e. N0, N1, N2?
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Not going with Porsche spec? that's ok. Cheaping out and getting ****************ty tires? that's bad. 
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06-21-2008, 05:42 AM
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Unless you are driving Autobahn speeds, IMO, N rated tires are a luxury.
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