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Currently running 185/65r15 Pirelli P4000 Super Touring on Fuchs.

What tyres would you recommend for good performance with the period look? Does anyone use Blockley tyres?

Many thanks.

I have Avon CR6ZZ from Longstone. Good tyres that work well. The Michelin TB's look nicer though if they make them in the size you need.

Paul

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You're likely to get as many different recommendations as replies !

IMO the 2 best tyres for an early lwb 911 (185/70 x 15) are Avon CR6ZZ or Pirelli CN36 Cinturato.

Both are expensive but once you've driven a 911 with either of these, anything else will disappoint ...

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I've got Blockley tyres on my 69T. They seem to work fine and look ok too. They seem to grip nicely on road and on the couple of track sessions I've done. But with only 130 ish bhp, they don't have to work all that hard!

There are a lot of answers to the question as Andy says.

If you just cruise around as i do in my 230 bhp 73T then I am on my second set of Dunlop Sports Blu, right diameter to make the speedo accurate, A rating for wet grip and A rating for road noise.
About £70 each?

I had them on my 914 and they worked very well - again, not that much asked of them from me!

I have Vredstein Sprint Classic tyres. They have the period look and feel. Probably not as good as the Pirelli CN36 but they have been fine for me and were a lot cheaper.

Thanks for the responses and recommendations. Will look at the suggested options and price up. The car does around 2,000 miles a year and with only 140bhp doesn't push tyres to the limit!

Lightweight_911 wrote:.

You're likely to get as many different recommendations as replies !

IMO the 2 best tyres for an early lwb 911 (185/70 x 15) are Avon CR6ZZ or Pirelli CN36 Cinturato.

Both are expensive but once you've driven a 911 with either of these, anything else will disappoint ...

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Michelin XWX is the prettiest.

Lightweight_911 wrote:.

You're likely to get as many different recommendations as replies !

IMO the 2 best tyres for an early lwb 911 (185/70 x 15) are Avon CR6ZZ or Pirelli CN36 Cinturato.

Both are expensive but once you've driven a 911 with either of these, anything else will disappoint ...

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Yep i am on this page too… I have the CN36s on my 912 and they look great and I have got nowhere near the edge of grip yet, and I have the CR6ZZs on my 550 and they are equally awesome but might be a tiny bit soft if you are doing more mileage maybe? I have had no wear issues though.

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This is a proper independent tyre test.

https://www.cinturato.net/images/test-c ... s-0716.pdf

Its a shame they didn't test an Avon CR6ZZ as well. They are great though they dont look right, and it is really a racing tyre. I was suprised Vredestein did as well as they did, but i dont like the look of them either. i was suprised at the Michelin results, but the XWX is a bit more suited to a heavier car really, specially in a hot climate. But it does show you not to buy budget tyres.

The Pirelli scored a 1 for braking in the dry! pretty amazing. top marks, as well as they could expect any modern tyre to perform. (straight line braking in the dry is where you might expect a modern carcass to be a benefit even on an old chassis)

the Pirelli scopred a -1 for braking in the wet. again almost perfect, you would expect a more modern cleverer tread pattern to help out there. but thats Pirellis epic compounds for you.

A Pirelli ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-_Xe_VzMsQ

911hillclimber wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:31 am There are a lot of answers to the question as Andy says.

If you just cruise around as i do in my 230 bhp 73T then I am on my second set of Dunlop Sports Blu, right diameter to make the speedo accurate, A rating for wet grip and A rating for road noise.
About £70 each?

Ditto on my 69 911E, Sport Blus are fine.

hang on a minute. we arent trying to convince ourselves that those tyres look alright are we? they look the wrong diameter, the tread looks too flat for your chassis. the tread looks like a completely modern design and the side wall is nearly as bad a s the Vredestein.

Sorry i dont meant to be rude, but i just cant bite my tongue,

However that is pretty cheap.

the good news is next month i will be getting a fresh lorry almost full to busting with the 185/70VR15 Cinturato CN36 (topped up with the later P7)

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/185-70 ... 36-n5.html

yes if you are going racing, the CR6ZZ might return better lap times, though that hasn't been tested. but i would imagine if you put a few hours track time in on the CN36 they may start to struggle compared to the CR6ZZ racing compounds. but at the same time if you put the CR6ZZ through a few heat cycles i can imagine that rubber won't be working the way you want it to. so in my book as a road tyre it has to be CN36. but what i don't get is compromising a drivers car like a 911 that much to save a few quid on tyres which will probably be on there for years. I dont get it. save money on your paint job or somthing that doesnt have such a big effect.

So apart from how they look, what are the compromises? I think you need to do a better sales pitch for your CN36s than that!