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| sithot |
 Feb 18 2019, 11:12 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 451 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None 
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My car has 205/50/15's on it which make it squirt out of a turn from low speeds. OTOH, the ride isn't the finest but I can live with it because I have cars that ride nice.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I've come down with some choices mostly based on dry grip and not so much about ride quality. Sizes are limited. Dunlop Direzza in 205/55/15 to add some height (although a 50 series is fun!) G-FORCE SPORT COMP-2 - SIZE: 195/55R15 because that's all they make Pirelli P6000 185/70/15 Avon in either 175/70/15 or 185/70/15 I'm familiar with the Avon from friends who run them on early 911's. There's a guy who uses them on 4.5 Fuchs in the 175 size and they say he's not easy to get away from on a back road. Opinions welcome.     |
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| Cairo94507 |
Feb 23 2019, 04:20 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,609 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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So I went with Yokohama 205/55R 15's. Hard to tell in the picture but I think they look terrific. Once I get one on the car, next weekend, I will know better. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Amphicar770 |
Feb 23 2019, 09:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,229 Joined: 20-April 10 From: PA, USA Member No.: 11,639 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Feb 23 2019, 05:20 PM)  So I went with Yokohama 205/55R 15's. Hard to tell in the picture but I think they look terrific. Once I get one on the car, next weekend, I will know better. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Since I am going through this myself, and all the conflicting advice is making my head spin ... Why did you choose the 55's versus the 60's which many suggest in the 205 series. Thanks. |
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sithot Tires Feb 18 2019, 11:12 AM
TheWeatherMan I use:
195/55R-15 Dunlop Direzza ZII
very sticky Feb 18 2019, 11:16 AM thelogo Cooper touring cs4 , great tire , real solid sidew... Feb 18 2019, 02:08 PM
mountainroads
Stay away from extremely expensive pirellis
OP ... Feb 18 2019, 03:19 PM thelogo
[quote name='thelogo' post='2690186... Feb 18 2019, 09:19 PM sithot "Dry" handling numbers in the 8's ar... Feb 19 2019, 07:06 AM mountainroads
Yokohama ADVAN A048 - 9.1 (205/60 or 205/50) Pric... Feb 21 2019, 12:03 PM Mark Henry
[quote name='sithot' post='2690436' date='Feb 19 ... Feb 22 2019, 07:58 AM mepstein
[quote name='sithot' post='2690436' date='Feb 19 ... Feb 22 2019, 08:10 AM mountainroads
[quote name='sithot' post='2690436' date='Feb 19... Feb 22 2019, 11:44 AM RolinkHaus Toyo PROXES R1R
195/50/15
<------- pictured he... Feb 18 2019, 03:05 PM Mark Henry The new car I picked up has Yokohama S-drive, 205/... Feb 18 2019, 07:11 PM Cal Here's an interesting article that compares se... Feb 18 2019, 08:03 PM horizontally-opposed
My car has 205/50/15's on it which make it sq... Feb 18 2019, 08:42 PM Cairo94507 I just had a set of Yokohama 205/55R-15's ship... Feb 19 2019, 07:54 AM sithot
I just had a set of Yokohama 205/55R-15's shi... Feb 19 2019, 08:03 AM Cairo94507 Exactly why Harvey is mounting and balancing them.... Feb 19 2019, 10:12 AM marksteinhilber Falken Azenis 205x 50x15 sticky summer street leg... Feb 19 2019, 12:21 PM Dougal Cawley Have you guys tried the new Pirelli tyres that hav... Feb 20 2019, 10:34 AM horizontally-opposed Only thing to think about when picking tires per g... Feb 20 2019, 12:38 PM Racer
My car has 205/50/15's on it which make it sq... Feb 20 2019, 01:01 PM Amphicar770 I have the Pilot's on my car in 195/65-15. Th... Feb 20 2019, 02:02 PM Dougal Cawley 195/55R15 is completely the wrong diameter
80% of... Feb 21 2019, 04:49 AM sithot Anyone who has auto-x'd one of these would hea... Feb 21 2019, 06:47 AM mountainroads
>> Also have a '74 911 with Goodyear E... Feb 21 2019, 11:41 AM Mark Henry
195/55R15 is completely the wrong diameter
80% o... Feb 21 2019, 07:15 AM horizontally-opposed
195/55R15 is completely the wrong diameter
80% o... Feb 21 2019, 12:25 PM Racer Sithot - sounds like you know what you want.. 205... Feb 21 2019, 07:20 AM Dougal Cawley for straight line point and squirt cars. yes wider... Feb 22 2019, 03:56 AM sithot For the sake of transparency, Doug sells tires for... Feb 22 2019, 07:22 AM sithot
So I went with Yokohama 205/55R 15's. Hard t... Feb 23 2019, 04:41 PM horizontally-opposed
So I went with Yokohama 205/55R 15's. Hard t... Feb 23 2019, 09:03 PM horizontally-opposed
Since I am going through this myself, and all th... Feb 24 2019, 09:28 PM Cairo94507 I would have gone with a 60 if I could have found ... Feb 24 2019, 08:40 AM Cairo94507 This was harder than I thought it would be. Thoug... Feb 25 2019, 08:38 AM |
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