Tyres recommendations

[Saxon46]

Looking to replace my old cracked tyres on my carrera sizes as follows
Fr 205/55/16
R 225/55/16
What would recommend and the best place to source
Thanks in advance

[jevvy]

Are you rears not 225/50?

Anyways you cant go wrong with a nice fresh set of SO2's!

http://lovetyres.com/tyre/Bridgestone-P ... /225-50-16
http://lovetyres.com/tyre/Bridgestone-P ... /205-55-16



Great looking tyre, good in the wet, great on track and nice square shoulders.

[Saxon46]

Thanks for that jevvy.....ordered on there way.....much appreciated .

[jevvy]

Thanks for that jevvy.....ordered on there way.....much appreciated .

Excellent, hope you feel some improvement from your old cracked tyres

[Dougal Cawley]

Hi

I am sorry, i wish i had seen this tread earlier.

we now have proper tyres for these cars.

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/pirell ... p7-n4.html
&
https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/pirell ... p7-n4.html

In fact Pirelli also make https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/pirell ... p7-n4.html

They will be much better.

These are what Porsche have homologated. I hope i'm not too late.

In the US these come from Lucas https://www.lucasclassictires.com/Pirel ... o_c255.htm

[Chris_911]

Wow those P7s are pricey!

[Dougal Cawley]

If you buy Pirelli or Michelin Tyres for a modern Porsche they are similar prices.

you would expect these classic tyres to cost loads more wouldn't you?

I think the prices are really good for what they are.

[Chris_911]

Hmm... Bridgestone S02s are less than half the price?

And modern Porsches tend to have much bigger and much lower profile tyres so I'm not really seeing the comparison I'm afraid.

[Dougal Cawley]

Hmm... Bridgestone S02s are less than half the price?

Yes but a Bridgstone SO2 is not a relative comparison. that is just a modern tyre. it is built to work in a different environment.

And modern Porsche's tend to have much bigger and much lower profile tyres so I'm not really seeing the comparison I'm afraid.

Carcass size does effect cost. but batch size effects price. and also the P7 has a different carcass.

with these P7 tyres you are not just buying any old tyre. it is a very different carcass. in the same way i will happily tel you that the P7 will handle better on your late '70s or '80s 911. If you had a Ford Mondeo i would tel you your car will handle better on the Bridgestone SO2. Horses for courses. different car chassis compliment different tyre carcasses.

really it is good news that Pirelli have gone to the investment to set up to make a good tyre for these cars again.

Yep Bridgestone make great tyres. but that SO2 will not suit your early911 as well as the P7 https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/pirell ... to-p7.html

[Dougal Cawley]

Does anyone have pictures of their cars on the new 16" P7?