Is it difficult to find tyres for a 987Cayman on 17" wheels?
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It seems the majority of Cayman 2.9s were optioned with larger 18" wheels, but I am also looking at some with the base 17" wheels. Doing some research, it looks like tyre availability may be a problem.
The Michelin website recommends Pilot Sport PS2 for both front and rear, yet it seems they are not actually available in the size 235/50/17. In fact there is only one tyre available in that size with Y-rating (Yokohama Advon Sport).
As for the fronts (205/55/17), the PS2 is shown as available on Halfords but not Blackcircles. Yet again very few options are available with Y rating, and at W rating there don't seem to be any performance oriented tyres available.
Are tyres really that difficult to find or am I missing something here?
The Michelin website recommends Pilot Sport PS2 for both front and rear, yet it seems they are not actually available in the size 235/50/17. In fact there is only one tyre available in that size with Y-rating (Yokohama Advon Sport).
As for the fronts (205/55/17), the PS2 is shown as available on Halfords but not Blackcircles. Yet again very few options are available with Y rating, and at W rating there don't seem to be any performance oriented tyres available.
Are tyres really that difficult to find or am I missing something here?
To clarify I am looking into buying a 2.9 Cayman. I saw one I liked the look of but it is on 17" rims, personally I don't mind 17"s with regards to style (and dealing with bad road surfaces better would be a benefit too). But my concern is that with a rare tyre size it may be increasingly difficult to find tyres in the future, being N-rated is not so important, but I definitely want performance oriented tyres.
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