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911T tyre help
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:44 pm
by Dr. Ferdinand
What tyres are you running on your early 911 - I need a couple of new ones for my stock 71 911T. So far I've had a quote for Mich xwx but the're £215 each! Any suggestions?
Re: 911T tyre help
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:57 pm
by pmjt
Dr. Ferdinand wrote:Any suggestions?
Yes - buy the XWX's
Seriously - they're wonderful - I have them on a '66S and compared to the (lack of) grip on the Avons I have on my 73RS they're superb - I'm planning on taking the Avon's off (anyone want a set of part worns!) and putting XWX's on now they're available.
HTH
P
ps: I think Hot66 has some Gucci or Dolce and Gabana tyres on his ex. italian motor he raves about - check with him
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:10 pm
by bjmullan
You can get other brands in the size I think you need (185/70 R15) I run Fulda Y2000 and I was out last night and was surprised at the level of wet weather grip I was getting
I get all my tyres from
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 9:51 pm
by Berny
I use Fulda and find them o.k. much less££££ than the Mich.
Re: 911T tyre help
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 10:03 pm
by hot66
I run Vredestein Sportrac2's, but in 195/65 15's ( thses give the same height tyre wall as the 185/70's but a bit wider). I like them a lot & I think Luke is also running them. I was recommended them by my tyre man & the German ADAC tests come out well too. My tyres have them really cheap at the moment too ( approx £39 each )
& yes 'Giugiario Design' designed them
Admittidly, if I had the money I would get some Mich xwx's
As a side note, what speed rating does a 'T' need? I need a 149mph rated tyre for my 'S' so am limited on 185/70 tyres. If you can get away with a lower speed rating I think there are some other 185/70 tyres available
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:02 am
by Mike
Hi pmjt, so are you running CR6 ZZ's on 6" and 7"s, on the RS?
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 7:47 pm
by Dr. Ferdinand
Cheers for the help guys! I have had my T for nearly 7 years and haven't had to replace the tyres - it still runs the Riken radials it came with from Cali!
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:02 pm
by hot66
Dr. Ferdinand wrote:Cheers for the help guys! I have had my T for nearly 7 years and haven't had to replace the tyres - it still runs the Riken radials it came with from Cali!
you should have changed the tyres by now. I'm pretty sure they have a 'life' of 5 years. There is talk of tyre age being taken into consideration for the MOT.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:08 pm
by early_911
Vredestein classic sprints - 185/70/15's.
Period looking and run well.
Phil
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:47 am
by DamianF
Are there drawbacks to running 195/65 R15's instead of 185/70's?
I have two of each on mine at the moment! - looking to replace all 4.
thanks
Damian
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:37 am
by hot66
no draw backs ... in fact some would argue it is a better size tyre to run as you have a huge choice of compunds & tread patterns from the various manufacturers
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:20 am
by Dr. Ferdinand
hot66 wrote:no draw backs ... in fact some would argue it is a better size tyre to run as you have a huge choice of compunds & tread patterns from the various manufacturers
How do the 195's sit on stock fuchs - do they 'bulge' noticably?
Re: 911T tyre help
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:22 am
by Dr. Ferdinand
pmjt wrote:Dr. Ferdinand wrote:Any suggestions?
Yes - buy the XWX's
Seriously - they're wonderful - I have them on a '66S and compared to the (lack of) grip on the Avons I have on my 73RS they're superb - I'm planning on taking the Avon's off (anyone want a set of part worns!) and putting XWX's on now they're available.
I 'm interested in the part worns - how worn are they?