matching front to rear tires

[Paul Crowther]

Been running Pirelli P Zero Direzionales 205/55 zr16 up front with P zero Asimmetrico 225/50 zr16 in the back. Had heck of a time finding replacement fronts only to find the rears are pretty much not available. Both sets need replacing. I'd originally thought I could hold onto the rears a bit longer, but no.

Trying to not mismatch too badly, since the Direzionales are about to arrive, what does anyone think about running Pirelli Cinturato P7 in the back? I feel like staying in the Pirelli family is most likely to keep the car happy.

[gamin]

I have always heard that you should match front and rears if possible, and if not possible then stay within the same brand. When I bought the 88 it had different brands front and rear. It drove just fine, but then I never get near the limits in street driving. Personally I think that mounting the proper size is most important.

[Tidybuoy]

I'm now on my 6th set of tires on my 911, since I've owned the car. I switched brands/models a few times to try our other brands. The performance and handling between the different brands was very noticeable. Even when I kept the same brand but changed model, the change was very noticeable.

That said, I would use the same brand/model front and. rear.

[Bill Douglas]

I don't drive my SC anywhere near the limits, so miss-matched fronts to rears don't mean anything to me. I always keep left to right the same age/tread depth the same of course.

[Paul Crowther]

I've contacted Pirelli USA about my dilemma. Let's see what they say!

[gliding_serpent]

Lots of high performance options out there if you are willing to switch it up to a 200 wear rating tire. Overkill for the street, but fun, and on a weekend car, will last a long time.

Bridgestone RE-11A's (my choice)