Dunop SSr's

[porschegeoff]

Does anyone know whether you can still get these tyres?

Have them fitted on my MK 1 GT3 (not my choice but the previous owners).

Took the GT3 out for a blast recently but just short of getting home picked up a puncture. (To put it it crudely the left rear tyre is well and truely fu**ked with a huge hole in it).

I think I heard somewhere that production of these tyres has stopped and they're difficult to get hold of.

Have driven on track a few times with no complaints. Looks like I may have to shell out for a set of Michelin Cups of Pirelli Corsa's.

Geoff

[flemke]

You are presumably now looking for a 285/18. They have been unavailable for six months. Even back in May British and Continental distributors were sourcing them from old stocks in the States.

[peterpeter]

i went for 265s on the rears as it is an especially wide tyre.285 seemd impossible to get....but my next set will be track corsas..

dunlop clearly dont need the business.

[flemke]

peterpeter said:

i went for 265s on the rears as it is an especially wide tyre.285 seemd impossible to get...

I think there is 9mm difference between the two, FWIW.

[paulburrell]

Geoff

I used to run on SSR's but like everyone else, supplies of the rears have dried up. Just like you, I picked up a puncture in one of the rears, a strip about 1.5inches wide was worn through beyond the canvass and the air was escaping faster than I could pump it in. I think I may have been running on the road with trackday pressures so it was probably my own fault.

Was forced to buy Cups which I love but after 2 trackdays the rears are already bordering on the illegal. At £600 a pair that's a bit of a bad joke.

Steve

[porschegeoff]

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll be getting some track day spec Corsa's.

Geoff

PS Steve,I agree that Michelin Cups are priced way too high. Still the best tyre for ultimate grip/lap times though.

[flemke]

porschegeoff said:

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll be getting some track day spec Corsa's. Geoff PS Steve,I agree that Michelin Cups are priced way too high. Still the best tyre for ultimate grip/lap times though.

When the Edo Porsche did the 7:15 lap recently, it was on Corsas.