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928S4 Tires????
OK, I need a set of rear tires for my 88 928S4. I have the stock 16 inch rims and it seems near impossible to find the correct 245/45/16 tires for this car! What have you folks been using? I REALLY don't want to get new wheels.............
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04-29-2014, 01:40 PM
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You should call Tire Rack. Do not rely on their website for in stock information as I have heard they are producing tires in this size sporadically. Good luck!
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04-29-2014, 02:18 PM
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Just checked tire rack.com and they are showing some available
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04-29-2014, 02:21 PM
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275/40/18, 225/40/18
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04-29-2014, 06:11 PM
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Good 16" are VERY tough to find. Probably a good time to move to 17" or 18" wheels. Even the 17" wheels are getting more scarce these days. I don't think that anyone believed me years ago when I forecasted that 16" tires would be as hard (back then) as trying to find a decent 'high performance' tire in 15". I'm not sure what the fate of the 17" wheels are at this point, since new cars are still being shipped out with that size (and some performance cars from the mid-2000's still came with this size wheel), but when is the last time you saw a new car with 16" HP tires? Hence, the very limited options in that size. Unless there is a radical shift of performance cars featuring 17" rims, I imagine that within the next ten years, 17" will themselves be obsolete.
Fortunately, I scored and entire set of kuhmo summer only tires about four years ago for like 400 bucks for the set (225 45/16 265/40/16). Can't find those anymore, and I still have zero miles on them (and they are well stored). Those tires won't last forever, though, when I start driving on them. When I have to buy another set, not sure WHERE I'll find them. Last edited by Yellowb1rd; 05-08-2014 at 06:41 PM.. |
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I found a pair of Bridgestone Potenza's at Tire Rack for the rear of my car. They were the ONLY "street" tires I could find anywhere. They don't match the tread pattern of the front tires, but they seem to work just fine. I guess I'll be keeping an eye out for some 17 inch rims for the next time..........
(By the way, the problem isn't just for our Porsche cars---I've also got an 87 Corvette with 16 inch rims that is about due for tires, which are also hard to find in the correct size.....)
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