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Deep 6 front and 7R rear tyre advice please

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I need some advice.

1969 Porsche 911T currently fitted with 15” Fuchs. Deep 6 front and 7R rear.

Currently running Toyo Proxes CF1 195/65R15 91V front and 205/60R15 91V rear.

Car sits a drives nice but front passenger side needs replacing and I believe Toyo have stopped that Tyre. :roll:

Looking at options which I guess are finding a single CF1 somewhere, changing the front pair, or changing all 4. :?

This is what Longstone have suggested:

From 1968-73 Porsche fitted 185/70VR15 front and rear. We recommend the 185/70 WR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO ™ CN36, or the 185/70 VR 15 Michelin XWX, as OE tyres.
From 1973 and throughout the ‘70s various models of Porsche 911 started to fit 215/60 WR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO ™ CN36 on the rear.
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Re: Deep 6 front and 7R rear tyre advice please

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I have Avon CR6ZZs on my 7R and Deep 6. Good tyres, nice and sticky. I bought them from Longstone Tyres.
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Re: Deep 6 front and 7R rear tyre advice please

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PMNorris wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:55 pm I have Avon CR6ZZs on my 7R and Deep 6. Good tyres, nice and sticky. I bought them from Longstone Tyres.
Super tyres, but once the present stock has gone there will be no more, the Avon factory closes on December 31st :cry:
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Re: Deep 6 front and 7R rear tyre advice please

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Pirelli CN36. Excellent road tyre, quite pricey though.
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The CF ones are 'comfort', apparently? They're on to CF2 now, which I think was an '80s Bedford van.
You can get TR1s in the sizes you're looking for, which have a cooler tread pattern. I've always been impressed with Toyos, FWIW.
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Thanks misteralz. Didn't fully understand sorry initially, so I've done a bit of googling.

Don't know why I went for CFs, but I was told they were the ones I needed by a pal who races early 911s. He probably knows I'm more comfort than anything else.

So you are suggesting Toyo Proxes TR1 are worth a look?
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Re: Deep 6 front and 7R rear tyre advice please

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Definitely, yes.
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