Porsche specific tyres?

[bonesX]

Just what, if anything makes a tyre Porsche specific?

Thanks

[davepoth]

bonesX said:

Just what, if anything makes a tyre Porsche specific?

Thanks

As with most Porsche things, Porsche sell it to you and charge a lot extra for it.

HTH.

[cuprabob]

It's not just Porsche. Have a quick look on Camskill and you will see there are specific tyres for Ferraris, Lambos and Maccas.

Even my Scirocco has a specific version of Pirelli P-Zero and Dunlop Sport-Maxx. Not sure what the difference is as the price is exactly the same as a "normal" one

[bonesX]

I'm looking to use the tyres on another car

[E30M3SE]

You want to make sure the load ratings are correct for the car on which you wish to use them.

[bonesX]

E30M3SE said:

You want to make sure the load ratings are correct for the car on which you wish to use them.

Thanks. Tyre I'm looking at is the Michelin PS2. The 'Porsche' one is 91 load rated and the other versions 90. Is 91 'better'?

[E30M3SE]

91 is higher load rating than 90, so if you should be running a 90, a 91 will be OK from that prespective.

[jon-]

The correct answer is we don't know how the tyre will differ from the aftermarket version.

The likely answer is the compound will be a touch softer, and the sidewalls and shoulders would have been designed to work with the car it's meant to fit from a handling and feedback point of view. This could mean the tyre is near standard, or could mean the tyre is very different.

Either way, as long as the load rating is equal or above it's not going to kill you, it might just feel a little different from a vanilla PS2.