Best Tires?? Recommendations!!

[23109VC]

I am buying my dad's boxster and will be picking it up next week.

His car has PZeros. I don't know the exact one. i will have to check on exact sizes...i know he has 265-35-18 on the rear. fronts are a bit narrower... 235 or 245?? anyway... his tires are "okay" but I now I'll be buying some new ones soon.

On my last car I ran PS2s and loved them but it was a large heavy sport sedan....

I will drive the car 5k / year or less. I want something that sticks like frickin glue. I dont' care if it wears out fast. I will NOT track the car. I live in so cal where I get hardly any rain, no snow. I want sticky super summer tires.

Any recommendations? I have to admit that right now, the way it is setup, I have to say it's one of the best handling cars I've ever driven....but I suspect that these tires are nice, but not the best. I'm not a tire expert...

what is "the tire" to get for a weekend driven boxster where I want to terrorize the turns and grip hard enough to pull mega lateral Gs...

I love the PS2's on my Boxster.

[pbanders]

My picks:

Best cheap tire: Nexen N3000
Best balanced (wet/dry perf, wear, noise, price, etc.) tire: Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
Best no compromise dry performance: ?? (Pilots have been the standard)

[RandallNeighbour]

There are many, many threads on this on the forum and you should search them.

My box wears Michelin PS2's, and these are considered to be very good tires for our cars. However, there's a LOT of opinions about rubber and oil viscosity on this forum.

You, my new friend, have opened up a pandoras box!

My advice? Check your budget and realize rear tires last 7500-12000 miles or so. If you only have about $500 or so to spend, the Sumitomo HRTZ III's are a good tire for the money. If you have $1300 to spend, you can buy PS2's or other top of the pile tread.

Pirellis wear very fast, but are soft and sticky for cornering, by the way.

I've had Kumhos and others swear by them but I found them to be out of round and noisy after just a few thousand miles.

Let the games begin... others will probably disagree with some or all of what I've shared with you.

[23109VC]

I *think* the current tires are PZero Nero Assimetricos.

That was what was on the car when my dad bought it, and that is all he has ever put on it. part of his issue was - fronts or rears never needed replacing at the same time, and he didn't want to buy all 4 when he only needed two, nor did he want mismatched f/r.

so he stuck with what it had. they are NOT bad tires. if that was all i put on it, i'd be smiling ear to ear around every turn. i just wondered if it could get even better.

part of why i think his car handles so well is the combo of 18's + M030. i test drove some "base" boxsters w/out this suspension upgrade and they have substantially LESS performance in the turns.

the car will proably handle great w/any GOOD tire. I just want it to be as good as I can amke it.

[Adam]

I have the PS2 michelins on the car and I've been happy with them. I would like even more dry grip though for auto-x. They are just about worn out and I think the next set will be Yokahama Advan Neova's. I've heard good things about them.

[kabel]

Ah, another tire thread...
I shall quote myself quoting Randall

Originally Posted by kabel

I simply love the Pilot Sport PS2s, they are an amazing street tire. and to quote Randall from this thread: Which tyre is best?

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I have PS2's on my car now and unless I am flat broke, I'm going to keep putting them on my boxster. Excellent traction in all sorts of weather...

[Ofishbein]

I swear by PS2s, but if you really don't care how long they last, get Michelin PS Cup tires. They will only last a season but you should be happy with the grip. Just stay away from wet spots.

[rdynamix]

I don't think I have ever owned a better tire. They did not last too long but at about 13K miles it is not too bad for hard driving on a Porsche. The grip is amazing but more importantly the car is so sharp in steering and so responsive. This is the tire Ferrari uses on their cars and one of the OEM on all Porsches.