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Best tires for street?
I finall ygot my first 911. Actually a 69 912 with a 2.0 911 motor. It's a fun drive, it needs new tires pretty quickly. Any recommendations car will mostly be seeing street use for awhile. It has 16x6 fuchs and 205/55zr16s on it now. Should I keep the size the same or change it?
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09-23-2003, 10:04 PM
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Hmm, I think same or maybe even 205 50 16. More guys will chime in for sure.
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09-23-2003, 10:24 PM
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I'm also interested in hearing any recommendation for tire types, Yoko's vs. Goodyear etc. Which brands are better?
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09-23-2003, 10:27 PM
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Sammy 205's are the widest you are going to get under your 912 without flairs. As for tires I presently am running the Bridgestone S-03's which are expensive, but worth the price of admission. Great dry and wet weather grip. Also very quiet tires.
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09-24-2003, 05:13 AM
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For the price you can't beat Kuhmo Ecsta Supra 712's--and the performance is great too. Worth a look.
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09-24-2003, 05:19 AM
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I'm thrilled with the Yokohama AVS ES100's I have on my NARP 944. Great tire for the money. Half the cost of SO-3's.
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09-24-2003, 07:02 AM
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I have the S-03's on my 944S2, they are great but expensive.
I just got some Yoko ES100's for the wifes VW GTI and I like them a lot. -Chris
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09-24-2003, 09:41 AM
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Bridgestone's are great, I have had the RE730's and RE750's and they have both been good tires, the S02 and S03 can only be better.
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09-24-2003, 10:16 AM
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I'll chime in for the Kumho Ecsta 712's - great bang for the buck
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