Tires

[dkkim81]

My suspension is nearly fixed...I had to get the bushings, upper arm control and tie rods replaced. Haven't got a chance to driven it yet, but I plan to buy some decent tires that will perform well at high speeds and in curves/corners without making too much screeching noise. My friend recommended that I purchase Kumho Ecsta SPT 225/50ZR16 at $86.00 (prices from tirerack.com). What do you guys recommend? I don't want to break the bank for tires though....I live in the Los Angeles/Orange County area which has a lot of freeways, but I want to hit those curves faster without being scared.

1984 928S

[Griffinroydonal]

I Put 225/40/ZR18 Tires on the front and 265/35/ZR18 Tires on the Rear and love them. Manufactured by Sumitomo and are HTR-Z3_m Series tires

[dkkim81]

How's the handling with those tires? How much were they? Also, isn't 16 inch standard size? How did you put 18 inch tires on your car?

[Mrmerlin]

he used 18 inch rims of course,

depending on year the 928 came with either 15 in or 16 in wheels as standard ,
now there are plenty of other options ,
also the 16 in tire selection is dwindling ,
so consider getting a bigger diameter set of wheels in either 17 or 18 inch.

BTW, Nice car Griff

[Griffinroydonal]

There is no side wall flex as height is cut in 1/2 . The tires ride well and have faster response in corners. I am very happy with them. Tirerack had a special on these about a year ago and I really wanted chrome. The only drawback is on rough N.C. back roads they transfer every bump to the steering wheel.
Thanks Mr Merlin, This car has been a work in progress and has been a learning experience for me. The Black 84 was bad enough and I should have known better than to start on another one !

[wills928]

I use Yokohama es 100 . 225/50/16 steering and handling is great

[bwmac]

Those rims are sweet. I got my yoks from tire direct out of texas shiped to my door step in canada for 1/2 the price that I could get them up here. They are $400 each up here

[DSC928]

I had Kumho Ecsta's on my GTS. In the dry the rear grip was poor to non-existent. But luckily in the wet it was even worse. No joke, I'll walk before I put Kumho's on another one of my 928's.

The Sumitomo's are a good choice for the money. But I went with General Exclaim UHP's on my last P-car. A least they still operate and make some tires here in the USA.

[MPDano]

Direzza Sport Z1's baby 225/50/16 These are bad mofos

Check out the reviews on these for yourself.

[Danglerb]

With a stock 16x7 wheel you should run nothing wider than 225.

Kumho's aren't bad, but you have to be careful to get the right model, which I don't recall right now. Fuzion Zr1 is very popular too.

Tires only keep there full rating for about two to three years, and I don't put a lot of miles on my 928's so I am giving serious thought to DOT approved racing tires. Not what you want in the rain, but I don't plan to drive mine in the rain, and dry grip is very close to a full on track tire. On the street they may last from 3k to 6k miles.