The Thrill of Driving your Box/Cayman

[Simon Wooldridge]

Hi folks.

I'm guessing this question has been asked many times, but what tyre pressures do people use in their Boxsters? I drive a 2003 'S' (usually very slowly) and am running 30/36 lbs. The car has 18 inch wheels with nitrogen filled rubber at present in its
Front: 225/40/R18
Rear: 265/35/ZR18
Falkon tyres.

I'd be very glad of your insights / ideas.
Thanks heaps.

[Lapister]

My 02 S came with Yoko YK580 fr and S-Drive rears. As most boxsters my rears will need R/R soon. Fronts are almost new. Do most drivers stick with same brand at 4 corners or do you seek out other brands to get the better stickier tire? I'm liking the Hankook EVO and reviews rate them a little higher than the Yokos in the sticky dept. I can only assume the PO got different performance Yokos cause they probably didn't offer one in the other size. So, my question is would you drive a car with two different brands of tires front to back? Please advise. Thanks

[Disaster]

Originally Posted by Lapister

My 02 S came with Yoko YK580 fr and S-Drive rears. As most boxsters my rears will need R/R soon. Fronts are almost new. Do most drivers stick with same brand at 4 corners or do you seek out other brands to get the better stickier tire? I'm liking the Hankook EVO and reviews rate them a little higher than the Yokos in the sticky dept. I can only assume the PO got different performance Yokos cause they probably didn't offer one in the other size. So, my question is would you drive a car with two different brands of tires front to back? Please advise. Thanks

Check the tire date. Mine came with 13 year old front tires!!!

I had EVO V12's. They wore pretty fast. Went with Conti ExtremeContact DW's this time.

It is usually better to match tires...but as they age balance will change anyway.

[AZ986S]

Originally Posted by Simon Wooldridge

Hi folks.

I'm guessing this question has been asked many times, but what tyre pressures do people use in their Boxsters? I drive a 2003 'S' (usually very slowly) and am running 30/36 lbs. The car has 18 inch wheels with nitrogen filled rubber at present in its
Front: 225/40/R18
Rear: 265/35/ZR18
Falkon tyres.

I'd be very glad of your insights / ideas.
Thanks heaps.

I have an 02S and 18 in tires, Michelin Pilot SS. I like to run a little harder, 32-34 psi front, 36 psi rear. But then, I this is for speed not cushy city driving...

[AZ986S]

Well since I've done the IMSB upgrade to the LNE Pro dual row for single row, I just feel so much joy (and confidence) taking it out with the top down and listening to the music behind me btw the old single row bearing was perfect, so go figure... 72K miles.