garytipping Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Hi All, Any advice on tyre choice would be appreciated. I have an '07 Cayman 2.7 that I purchased a few weeks back. the front tyres have good tread depth, but are shooing signs of age with widespread cracking. The rears are good, with Michelin rubber, so thinking of going the same on the front, it has 18" wheels. I'm thinking of going pilot sport 3, any thoughts? Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty1 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Hi Gary I think I'd be tempted to go for Michelin Pilot Sport 4, I have the PS4S on my 19 inch wheels and I am very impressed but unless something has changed they only makes the PS4 in 18'' size not the S but I would not let that stop me. I don't know much about the PS3 but you don't hear them mentioned that often for Porsche fitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garytipping Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks crafty1, Ive heard other good reports on the PS4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm E Cay Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Just my two cents but on all my Porsches I have only ever had Pirelli. Never had any any cause to complain but each to their own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKR_77 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 PS4S rocks! 1 hour ago, Malcolm E Cay said: Just my two cents but on all my Porsches I have only ever had Pirelli. Never had any any cause to complain but each to their own. Spice up your life a bit and try something better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm E Cay Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, DKR_77 said: PS4S rocks! Spice up your life a bit and try something better Like what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trickle Posted March 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2018 Bare rims...? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Malcolm E Cay said: Just my two cents but on all my Porsches I have only ever had Pirelli. Never had any any cause to complain but each to their own. My PZeros (N0) cracked and Pirelli's engineer said they were defective and paid for my Goodyears. I will never touch Pirellis again, although their customer service was 100% perfect sorting the faulty ones. My tyre retailer of 20 years raves about PS4 and PS4S after she went on a track day with Michelin where they blind tested all major brands and had to guess which was which. She told me the PS4/S was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ahead of everything else, and easy to guess which cars were on them. Goodyear F1 A2s have been great on two cars (TTS, 981) but I think I'll go PS4S 20" next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Whalley Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Many Members on this and other Forums are more aware of deficiencies in Pirelli PZero N0 tyres than are Porsche Centres. It demonstrates one of the shortcomings in the "N" rating system. The general consensus is that Michelin PS4 and PS4S tyres are ahead of the competition but, as yet, not all sizes are either available or "N" rated. For the time being, it is likely that officially, Porsche continue to approve and fit the N0 PZero but not a non "N" rated PS4 tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I use 17" PS4 on an Audi B5 S4 Avant and 20" PS4S N0 on a 981 CS, am extremely happy with both. My OPC are well versed on the PZero N0 `issue` along with similar regarding other brands. The `lightly cracked` PZero N0`s that preceded my PS4S N0`s performed extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garytipping Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Thanks all. PS4's fitted. Interestingly I contacted Michelin direct, they recommend PS2's. I'll be able to test them in the wet shortly, there's a TIPEC meet about 15mins away, so thought I would pop down. Cheers Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Gary, keep us posted as to how you get on with the PS4S's. I know that the 981 and 982 owners are pleased with them so it will be good to hear from a 987 owner. I'll be particularly interested to know whether you notice a difference in the noise levels as the PS2 are rated at 70dB and the PS4S slightly louder at 71dB. Thanks. Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garytipping Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 I certainly will. After the rock hard 2011 Continentals that were on it, they are like night and day! They are giving a smoother ride and no scrubbing on full lock and feel ver secure in the wet. I'm very new to Porsche, so haven't pushed it at all yet, but I'm sure that time will come. Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) On 29/03/2018 at 18:12, garytipping said: Thanks all. PS4's fitted. Interestingly I contacted Michelin direct, they recommend PS2's. Cheers Gary Hi Gary, have you got MPS4 or MPS4S tyres? i believe they are different? (EDIT: the MPS4 ‘S’ seems to be ‘track use approved’ according to Michelin’s website, whereas the MPS4 is not. Though I’ve no idea what that really means or counts for? ?) Are the 19s N rated now? Not that it would necessarily bother me, just asking for pure interest. Thanks Jason Edited April 4, 2018 by Windymiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garytipping Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Mine are PS4 on 18" wheels. I don't think the 19" are N rated, but not sure. have an online chat with Michelin, they were very helpful. Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Craiglm68 Posted April 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2018 PS4S only available in 19" +, hence I also have recently put PS4 tyres (on the front, but as yet not really put them to any sort of test (Castle Coombe mid May will take care of this). Daring to be different, I have Super Sports on the rear.....my car came was purchased with Pilot Sports on the front and Bridgestone RE050's on the back (which apart from a hard ish ride compared to what I have now, was perfectly fine when on the road and track), joys of a bad puncture saw me having to replace 1 pair with what the nearest tyre dealer had on hand! Continuing on the "off piste" theme, I've also gone slightly over size (moved from 235 - 245 and from 265 - 275 on 18" rims, still 40 series)....only noticeable difference so far is a smoother quieter ride and nicer turn in, but again, not tested this set up "in anger" as yet. And Michelin's online chat team are indeed very helpful (typically they default to recommending the "recommended" tyres) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Whalley Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Latest comment from Michelin - "MICHELIN Pilot Sport 4 S has not been Porsche homologated in 19" yet. We have a number of N-marked MICHELIN Pilot Sport 4 S tyres available in 20". Why N-marked tyres are not available in 19" is a question you should ask directly to Porsche as they decide on when a homologation should be made. In case of difficulty, where specifically N marked tyres are not available, you can fit non marked tyres to Porsche 911(991) and Boxster/Cayman (981). Unfortunately, the MICHELIN Pilot Sport 4 S is not available as standard edition in both 235/40 -19 and 265/40 -19. We have the following 4 S combination available: MICHELIN PILOT SPORT 4 S EXTRA LOAD 235/40 ZR19 96(Y) CAI 368279 MICHELIN PILOT SPORT 4 S MO1 EXTRA LOAD 265/40 ZR19 102(Y) CAI 128677 We do not recommend this combination for two reasons. 1. It's mixing marked and non marked tyres, which in general is not a good idea. 2. The 265/40 -19 MO marked tyre is a tuned front tyre for Mercedes, which you want to fit to your rear axle. This is not a good idea either. Therefore, I can only recommend the following Michelin solution for your Porsche Cayman type 981 2.7 L 275 (2013-) Original fitment; Front: 235/40 ZR19 92(Y) and Rear: 265/40 ZR19 98(Y): MICHELIN PILOT SPORT CUP 2 EXTRA LOAD 235/40 ZR19 96(Y) Product Code: 372115; Wet Grip: C; Fuel Consumption: E; Noise emission: 070 dB MICHELIN PILOT SPORT CUP 2 EXTRA LOAD 265/40 ZR19 102(Y) Product Code: 888525; Wet Grip: C; Fuel Consumption: E; Noise emission: 071 dB MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 is a semi-slick tyre and is considered a 90% track and 10% road tyre. It provides you with 50% more laps and improved wet grip to reduce aquaplaning. It is the only track tyre that can be used also on public roads. The technologies behind it like Track longevity 2.0 and Bi-Compound and also the 20% deeper tread optimize its characteristics to give you the best performance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peopleandcars Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I have had YOKOHAMA ADVAN 105s and found them great, grippy and responsive. I now have Bridgestone POTENZAs which are good but not my preference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) I'm just about to fit Yokohama Advan AD08r on my S.1 ... It's got Mich Pilot Sports on at the mo (strangely got 245/40/18 on the fronts?!?) I've found them great on the road but on track they turn to jelly imo... I've also got the Yoko's on my 313 HR 350z & the track performance is spot on... Decided to go with the 235/40/18 fronts but undecided about either a 35 or 40 profile on the rears?? Anybody know how the handling would be affected by running 40 profile fronts & 35 profile rears?!? Edited August 6, 2018 by Mavrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I meant it's got Michelin Pilot Super Sports on at the minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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