Tires For Boxster S

[Perfectlap]

If you plan on doing more than 10 autocross a year you may want to consider getting a set of Kumho Victor Racers. AutoX is very harsh on your tires, it will subastantially lower the life span of your tires if they are doing double street/autox duty.
on my old car I ran a set of Azenis for Summer and then went back to the inexpensive Kuhmo Supra's. The Supra's are adequate for street but absoulutely horrible for Autocross. Sidewalls way to soft, but a nice ride.
I have to change my worn out Conti rears now, I'm leaning towards the Pilot Sports.

[jfmillr]

I run the Michelin PS2's and they are great. I have 225' in the front and 275's in the back. Very nice gripping tires. They seem to respond very well in dry or wet conditions. The michelins will cost you a little more but beleive me they are worth it! The added cost should give you some additional lifespan on tires as long as you dont abuse the rubber.

I did have Continental tires on the car when the car was first aquired and it was like night and day, the difference, between a good and not so good tire on our cars.

When it comes to the rubber on your rims dont compromise unless you are going to abuse your rubber. Then you might want a less expensive tire since you will be changing them fairly often.

[Perfectlap]

Anyone have the Toyo RA-1?
They had a great review in Grassroot Motorsports. Not far from R compound peformance and very good durability/driveability on street.
(Strictly for Summer use)

[aramati]

The AutoX in San Diego is on Saturday 3/26. Please forgive me; it was senior moment!

[Brucelee]

Thanks! very much!

Originally Posted by aramati

The AutoX in San Diego is on Saturday 3/26. Please forgive me; it was senior moment!

[Adam]

Is it possible to throw on 235/275 rubber on my 18" rims? If so, why don't more people do this?

[NoElise]

I have a 2001 S with standard 17s, 205-50-17f, 255-40-17r. I will be putting new tires on very soon and everyone has high regards for the PS2s. I have checked Michelin's site, but they don't show that tire in my size. Does anyone know if they do make them in my size? Thanks!

[Perfectlap]

check tiresavings.com you can check availble models by tire size.

[racer_d]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Anyone have the Toyo RA-1?
They had a great review in Grassroot Motorsports. Not far from R compound peformance and very good durability/driveability on street.
(Strictly for Summer use)

Toyo RA-1s are R comp tires. I bought a set for my Boxster. I ran them for 2 seasons on my 911. Really good overall tires for AX and DE. NOT as sticky as Victoracers, V710s, Hoosiers or Avons but better than MPSCs and the rest.

They had a better life span than my Victoracers, but only by 2-4 track days, or 5-6 autocrosses. Yes, I am hard on my tires

[Sammy]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

If you plan on doing more than 10 autocross a year you may want to consider getting a set of Kumho Victor Racers. AutoX is very harsh on your tires, it will subastantially lower the life span of your tires if they are doing double street/autox duty.
on my old car I ran a set of Azenis for Summer and then went back to the inexpensive Kuhmo Supra's. The Supra's are adequate for street but absoulutely horrible for Autocross. Sidewalls way to soft, but a nice ride.
I have to change my worn out Conti rears now, I'm leaning towards the Pilot Sports.

I didn't read all the fine print of this thread but I second what Perfectlap says. Regular tires will get chewed up quicker than usual if you autocross a lot. You can find an old set of 17" OEM wheels (cheaper tires and usually lighter weight) for around $500 and throw some cheaper track tires on for $500 (Falken RT-615's come to mind). This will protect your $1000 set of everyday tires and in the end you can sell the wheels (and whats left of the tires) and regain some of what you spent.