I need a set of Tires for under $1000 - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

gleek48 · 12-02-2006, 06:01 AM

I checked tire rack and they have a special on 18 inch tires by Yoko. They have a set of 18's for AVS Sports for ~$550 for all 4!

Are these good tires? I believe they use them as OE tires too.

Rich

mmatthews · 12-03-2006, 07:14 AM

I currently have the Yoko AVS Sports on my Box (still original tires) and even thought there a little noisy I feel the handling is exceptional. I thought about keeping the OE tires when the time for new replacements. After seeing Rich’s post I thought to myself this has to be to good to be true. I went to the tire rack website to check out this special price and yes indeed they are ~ $550 for a set of 4 after shipping. During my search I also noticed there were two different AVS Sports listed, the AVS Sport at the special price and AVS Sport N1 at not so special price. I decided to call tire racks technical department to ask the difference between the two AVS Sports. I was told the AVS Sports on special are not considered by Porsche as OE tires even thought they have the same speed rating and tread design. Porsche only recognizes the AVS Sports N1 as an OE replacement and the major difference between the two is internal design (different belt material). I kind of felt this was a little miss leading so I thought it might be worth wild to share this with the forum.

gleek48 · 12-03-2006, 07:56 AM

There is a pretty good thread over at the Porsche Pete's Boxster Board about the difference between N rated that Porsche uses and non-N rated. It seems that some people believe there aren't that big of a difference between the two. What do you guys think?

Thanks,
Rich

kt1 · 12-04-2006, 11:26 AM

If money is strapped, I'd recommend these tires..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190052053797&rd=1,1

Fairly good tires, Driven them for about 500 miles thus far, noise is quite good, no vibrations, grip is well, but not as good as my Parada Spec2s nor Falken Azenis. But were comparable to Falken Zeix, Kumhos, and Yokohoma ES100. Just about that level for grip.

The tires are

265/35/18 & 225/40/18

Z rated tires.

rdancd816 · 12-04-2006, 12:10 PM

I bought Blizzak's from my local Firestone store - $800.00 (17"s) They even mount and change-out seasonally for free. Unbelievable performance in snow and ice. I drive the car every day unless snow depth bottoms out the car. BTW it is dangerous to drive "summer tires" in weather below freezing. Good luck!

rdancd816 · 12-04-2006, 02:38 PM

Mis-posted my response about snow's. If you are on a budget...and who's not! Try Peerless Tyres in your area. (assuming they are out your way) I bought a set of Bridgestone Potenza SO2A's for about $900 since they were discontinued. Great performance tire and replacement insurance was $10.00. Since you're in Maryland you still need to be aware of temperature limitations for the tire you choose. Many "summer" tires are not safe below freezing temps. I drive my Box all year with no problems, but tires are critical to performance.