Another Tire Thread

[JayG]

I bought my last tires from Tirerack. They shipped them directly to a local installer. You can select the installer you want to use from their list online. Great deal as well. I got mounting and road force balance for $15/wheel! They also have their own road hazard warranty they add on for free and you still have the Mfg warranty

The tire rack warranty will either send you a new tire or reimburse you for the cost if you get one locally.

In any case a Mfg warranty will be honored at any authorised dealer

You can also sometimes get local guys to match Tirerack $$

If

[Finnegan]

I bought a set of your first choice, Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06, a few months ago and have been very pleased with them. For me, it's more about handling rain and lower temps, rather than snow.

Originally Posted by mipstien

I am in the market for new tires this week and have been doing a lot of research. I have decided to go with a performance a/s tire. I have a couple of questions probably just opinions really.

I want to change the front tire size from the 205 to a 215. Would that be a 215/45/17 or a 215/40/17?

Now to the tires and opinions. The tires I have been looking at are:

1) Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06
2) BFGoodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S
3) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season
4) kind of up for any other ideas on all season tires
These all have mileage warranties and are great mixes of performance with tread rating.

I also listed these in order of, current, preference.

[mipstien]

I got prices just now.

Continental 688.35
Goodyear 697.27
BFGoodrich 627.11

Prices include mounting balance and lifetime rotation.
+10$ per tire for road hazard (they have amazing road hazard there 100% first year 50% second year and 25% 3rd year).

[mipstien]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

I bought a set of your first choice, Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06, a few months ago and have been very pleased with them. For me, it's more about handling rain and lower temps, rather than snow.

I am not as concerned with snow, either, but this year has been bad and I did end up sliding off the road on packed snow earlier this year. only tore off the bottom plastics which I have to find soon.

[F18febe]

Originally Posted by mipstien

I thought about going to 225 from 215 but the price difference seemed to be tremendous as well. I would prefer 225, though.
Does anyone have a picture of a 225/40 or 215/40 on the front? I'd be interested to see what it looked like next to a 205/50 tire with the same suspension. Curious if it actually alters the lines a little visually.

Here is what 235/40/18 looks like on the front. I have 265/40/18 on the back. No spacer on the back but a 15mm spacer on the front.

[mipstien]

Originally Posted by F18febe

Here is what 235/40/18 looks like on the front. I have 265/40/18 on the back. No spacer on the back but a 15mm spacer on the front.

Your car is beautiful. How is the difference in handling from stock?

[F18febe]

Originally Posted by mipstien

Your car is beautiful. How is the difference in handling from stock?

Thanks for the compliment.

Handling has been much improved. Took most understeer away. And, the car feels a bit more planted now. The best part, for me anyway, is how it looks from the back end. There is just something about the lines of the 986; such a beautiful car.

[Racer Boy]

Originally Posted by JayG

7" are fine, at least with my Dunlop Star Spec and Sumi HTR ZIII in 225/45-17
Go to Tirerack an d look at the tire specs and you will see that the rim width range is 7"-8" or 8.5" for 225/45

I tracked both and no rollover issues

Originally Posted by steved0x

Stock 7" rims, and I have run on those rims in 225/45/17:

Sumitomo HTR Z III
Hankook R-S3
Toyo R888

No problems whatsoever and have never had any trouble getting them mounted. The first one out of these was the Hankook which I got from Tire Rack and they confirmed it was an approved size for the Boxster on a 7" wheel.

I just did a quick check on Tire Rack and all 3 of the tires listed above are approved on a 7"-8.5" wheel, with the section with the various tire measurements being made on a tire mounted to a 7.5" wheel.

Each tire brand may be different so that may be why your tire didn't list 7" as an approved wheel width?

I found the 7.5" recommendation in a generic chart I found somewhere.

Thanks for the information!

[mipstien]

After consideration and research I chose to go with the BFG comp 2 a/s. $627 installed 255 rear 225 front's.

Thank you everyone with opinion's and information.