Tyres for 997s ?

[curley]

I have had my 997s for three weeks now and am still getting to know it.

This is my first Porsche and i know that the weight is all in the wrong place and the wheelbase is short but the steering seems very sensitive to camber changes ,tramlineing etc. I am finding this very tiring having done 1250 miles in the first 3 weeks of ownership.

The car is new and came with Pirelli tyres.

Do they all seem to do this or is this down to tyre type and pressure ?

What TP should i be running on the road?

Are Pirelli tyres better or worse than others for these characteristics ?

[johnfm]

Have you had the alignment checked? There is absolutely no guarantee that the car was delivered with correct alignment form the factory - and I doubt that the OPC bothered to check it before delivery.

[kayc]

curley said:

I have had my 997s for three weeks now and am still getting to know it.

This is my first Porsche and i know that the weight is all in the wrong place and the wheelbase is short but the steering seems very sensitive to camber changes ,tramlineing etc. I am finding this very tiring having done 1250 miles in the first 3 weeks of ownership.

The car is new and came with Pirelli tyres.

Do they all seem to do this or is this down to tyre type and pressure ?

What TP should i be running on the road?

Are Pirelli tyres better or worse than others for these characteristics ?

They all do that and the older the model the more they do it.Porsche are attempting to engineer that out with the 997tt probably the least noticeable that i have driven.I had a 993 that felt like the front wheels were from a Sainsbury's trolley.Porsche lovers call your problem charm.