I did have similar thoughts while typing that reply out...
The "anything & everything" about Porsche Boxsters thread
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I did have similar thoughts while typing that reply out...
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Mike.
Mike.
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One thing I wont be doing it this GT conversion
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Looks familiar... somewhere near Halifax?
What tyres are you going for, out of interest?
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It's the top of Ringinglow Road Sheffield / Derbyshire. People may remember Prince Naseem incident years ago? Was at the bottom of that road. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/03/boxing.sportExplosive Newt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:55 pmLooks familiar... somewhere near Halifax?
What tyres are you going for, out of interest?
Tyres MPS4s, going on this am. Blackcircles warn they aren't porsche spec and may invalidate warranty.... if that applies to anyone. Will report back on how I can now go forwards in rain
Painless apart from the £s
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With the non-Porsche spec tyres it might be worth having a word with your insurers to clarify any potential issues.
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The whole Porsche N-rating thing does my head in.
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I can understand this if they weren't correctly speed rated. The Pilot super sports they replaced are, as you know, no longer made altho you can buy them. I'm unsure on the insurance being an issue - its not as if they are 90 quid budget tyres. I may mention it come renewal.
They are certainly a step up from worn pair of pss. After a few miles to bed them in I am pretty impressed.
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Do they have Porsche air in them too?
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Helium? You’re having a laugh.
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So I've had a proper blast on motorways, back roads, roundabouts and can agree with all the reports about these tyres being superb. Fellow Boxster owners buy some even if you aren't really close to needing them. The car is actually usable where this time last year it was frightening.
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Yeah I should really put some on the back of mine. MPSS are horrible below 5DegC. MPS4S recently put on the front have loads of grip.
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And the problem with ringing an insurers general enquiries line is that you're almost certain to get through to someone in a call centre that has no idea and erroneously tells you it is an issue...
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This.
I got the spiel from the OPC when I had them check the car over. I just pleaded dumb and nodded along accordingly.
I thought this myth about insurance being invalidated was debunked 20+ years ago wasn't it?
Cheers,
Mike.
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Apparently not !!
I'll add my usual ha'pennth to the N-spec conversation. When I bought my 996 it had a mismatched set of old tyres on so I put a fresh set of Falkens on there, based on having been happy with Falkens on previous BMWs. But the rears always felt very "floaty". Increasing the pressures helped but then they just wore really quickly in the middle. They did get gradually better as they wore down.
Those were replaced with "correct" N-rated Continentals and all that floatiness disappeared.
The next set of tyres were for track use and I settled on Federal RS-R because I could pick sizes with substantially different load ratings front-rear. They work great.
My conclusion is that, for a 911 at least, you need to think about what you're putting on because they're very different to other cars, or if you don't want to do all that difficult brain hurty stuff, go for N-rated tyres because Porsche probably understand 911s better than you do
Boxsters; probably less critical.
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The N-rated tyres which fit a 996 will be a 20yr old design now, so you rule out putting more up to date tyres on your car if you rigidly stick to the OE N-rated ones.
Loads of manufacturers have specific versions of tyres; if they're no more expensive I'll go for the right ones but generally until they're on the car you can't tell what they'll be like anyway.
Loads of manufacturers have specific versions of tyres; if they're no more expensive I'll go for the right ones but generally until they're on the car you can't tell what they'll be like anyway.