996 gt3 rs tyre size/spec
Discussion
ScottL said:
The sizes are correct. The car came from the factory on Pirelli Corsa System N6's, which are much better than the PS2's.
If you plan to track (why buy it otherwise
) the car Michelin Sport Cups are the tyre of choice. Toyo R888's are a lower cost alternative.
tnk u , yes the current tyres are PS2's which are fine, but i fancy something a big more focused so will go for the PCSN6's If you plan to track (why buy it otherwise
) the car Michelin Sport Cups are the tyre of choice. Toyo R888's are a lower cost alternative.Are the Corsa System tyres decent in the wet or are they like Michelin Pilot Sport Cups in being a bit tricky?
I have Cups on a second set of wheels for proper track days but on wet days I found the Michelin Pilot Sports to be very good and obviously also a decent road tyre - if the Pirellis would be better as an all round road/wet track tyre I'll give them a go.
I have Cups on a second set of wheels for proper track days but on wet days I found the Michelin Pilot Sports to be very good and obviously also a decent road tyre - if the Pirellis would be better as an all round road/wet track tyre I'll give them a go.
I use Cup 2s in std 996.2 sizes for road and track. N rating is irrelevant with these cars unless under warranty (are any 996s still under warranty?)
Interested to hear experiences of other brands of track spec tyres.
I also would interested to hear if people have experimented with some slightly different sizes - eg wider tyres than std.
Interested to hear experiences of other brands of track spec tyres.
I also would interested to hear if people have experimented with some slightly different sizes - eg wider tyres than std.
I’d stick with the original sizes. In terms of tyres, the cup 2 is a very good all round tyre and will give you reasonable stint times before it goes off - but not as good as the earlier versions which were excellent in that respect. From personal experience the Pirelli is also a good tyre. I found that other tyres have a tendency to go off very quickly. For example, I can never get more than 4 laps out of the Toyo 888’s before it has gone off.
I generally run Cups at 2.1 bar hot on track. If it’s very wet I’ll increase the pressures to open the tread. Cups are fine in the wet if you are reasonably experienced, just be careful To keep the nose slightly loaded in standing water.
As a tip, on a clock wise circuit, my starting pressures will be 1.8bar on the passenger side and 1.85bar in the drivers. If you are a reasonably peddler In good conditions, Within 2 laps they will be pretty much spot on and you won’t need to bleed them.
I generally run Cups at 2.1 bar hot on track. If it’s very wet I’ll increase the pressures to open the tread. Cups are fine in the wet if you are reasonably experienced, just be careful To keep the nose slightly loaded in standing water.
As a tip, on a clock wise circuit, my starting pressures will be 1.8bar on the passenger side and 1.85bar in the drivers. If you are a reasonably peddler In good conditions, Within 2 laps they will be pretty much spot on and you won’t need to bleed them.
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