Needing advice on tires

[RandallNeighbour]

My buddy's running Hankook's and he's really REALLY happy with them, and says they're every bit as good as Michelin PS2's.

I'll be buying them as well when I have the money saved up.

The Hankook's are great tires if you put them on all four corners at once... don't mix and match them with a different brand up front or in back or the car will be squirrely.

[Kim-M]

I'm using:
Front: Pirelli PZ Rosso N4, 225/45-18
Rear: Pirelli PZ Rosso N4, 265/35-18

On 18" Carrera.

Works really great, though I think I need spacers.

[gunmetalgrey]

Hi,
I know it sounds silly to shop for tires at Costco if you're driving a Porsche, but you can save a few hundred bucks on Pirelli's (even if you get them mounted at at your favorite tire shop). Then you spend that extra money on another upgrade, or a real nice dinner.

Might want to check it out where you live.

Best,
gunmetalgrey

'02 Porsche Boxster
'07 Mustang

[gunmetalgrey]

Also, you can also get Michelin PS2's.

Best,
gunmetalgrey

'02 Porsche Boxster
'07 Mustang

[Topless]

+1 on the Hankooks, also the Sumitomo HTRZ III offer a great bang for the buck. You don't say where in Cali you live but if your driving will nearly always be in temps above 40F a summer tire will work well. All season tires generally last longer but sacrifice some grip in the compromise. As Randall said, don't mix A/S tires with summer tires. Car control will evaporate.

[rick3000]

If you don't have to bother with snow or temps that are regularly below 40° I would skip the all seasons and get summer tires. You can get long lasting summer tires.

I haven't tried out many tires because I have been using BF Goodridge g-force T/A's that came on the car and they have held up very well, but I can't comment on their longevity. However, whatever you end up picking look for them on the internet. I consistently find tires cheaper on tirerack.com (even with shipping) than at a tire shop or even Costco.

[dallison]

i agree 100%

i have the htrz II on my car now and they seem to do well.

When i purchased my car last year i decided to replace the rears with another brand of a/s tires. The fronts were summer tires and the pair did horribly together. I could barely go over 70 on the highway. I could go faster in my dd on the backroads that my o2-s

i replaced all 4 with the sumi's and all is well.

Originally Posted by Topless

+1 on the Hankooks, also the Sumitomo HTRZ III offer a great bang for the buck. You don't say where in Cali you live but if your driving will nearly always be in temps above 40F a summer tire will work well. All season tires generally last longer but sacrifice some grip in the compromise. As Randall said, don't mix A/S tires with summer tires. Car control will evaporate.