986 suspension tune up for an average Joe - advice?

[Dlirium]

1) i have Hankook V12's on another car. Hate them. TERRIBLE in water, and sketchy on dry - pretty unpredictable. Not sure how they would be on a Porsche, but on an M3 they are not recommended. Advise you go with Michelin PSS's (not PS2's)...

2) Those rotors are fine, I put them on my car as well.

3) at 140k miles, i'd probably go the cheapest route, or do nothing unless they are flat out broken. since you are "assuming", i'd just leave it. Tires / rotors / brakes are way more important...

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by Dlirium

1) i have Hankook V12's on another car. Hate them. TERRIBLE in water, and sketchy on dry - pretty unpredictable. Not sure how they would be on a Porsche, but on an M3 they are not recommended. Advise you go with Michelin PSS's (not PS2's)...

Interesting. You are the only person I have ever heard say this about the Hankook V12's. Everyone else here who has tried them says they are great tires.

[Meir]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Interesting. You are the only person I have ever heard say this about the Hankook V12's. Everyone else here who has tried them says they are great tires.

+1
got them both on my 01S that i sold (in 18" configuration), and on my current 99 base (in 17").
best tire for the $. and they also look good.

[Dave2001S]

Meir - I assume you're referring to the Hankook's?

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Meir

+1
got them both on my 01S that i sold (in 18" configuration), and on my current 99 base (in 17").
best tire for the $. and they also look good.

Korean advertisement looks good on the side of a German Porsche?

[onaFLYer]

I've been running the Hankook V12's for nearly 3 years now. Really good tires for street and track. They dont like cold temps like here in Reno, sub-30, but then they are summer only by design. Probably close to 14k miles on mine now too.

[Dlirium]

Originally Posted by Meir

+1
got them both on my 01S that i sold (in 18" configuration), and on my current 99 base (in 17").
best tire for the $. and they also look good.

Perhaps it is a matter of perspective. I AX my car a lot using Toyo R888's. I wouldn't even CONSIDER AXing with the stock Michelin PS's on the car. I suspect those that are comparing the stock tires to V12's probably see the V12's as an improvement.

I will tell you that the guys running AX on dedicated tires run Toyo's, Michelins, or Nito's. NEVER seen anyone with V12's.

The guys who run a single tire and want improved performance (AXers or not) either have the PSS's, or are saving up for them ;-)

Like I said, i run them on an M3 as my DD and don't care for them. only AXed it once, and it was a disaster (i will take equal blame in that tho - 50% driver, 50% tires). Haven't tried V12's on a P-car.