Were Pilot Sport Cups backordered as well? The shop I ordered my wheels from said 315s would be a scarce commodity going forward.

 

Cups were discontinued in 315's a long time ago

 

it's going to be really strange when 315/30's are down to a couple of choices. it's like you have to hunt for a $550 tire lol

 

pretty sad eh Mark!
I'm enjoying the P-Zero's, sticky tire

 

yeah, it ain't half bad i'm already looking for my next set to see if i can ever get em for less that 400. but if not, i can live with that.

do you find it a harsher ride? granted our cars are a bit harsher than *some* but that has been my finding. the ps2 felt more pliant and a bit softer ride, but no way the michi is "stickier" than the p zero and honestly i'd have stayed with the PS2's but btw the cost and lack of availabiity, i figured i'd best acclimate to the running the pirelli. i mean the car should .. whatever.

i'll probably stay with PSS up front IF i can find them! think i only paid 125 for the fronts! that i can live with . so wierd that they make a 235/40 but not a 315/30. what is it with these people! lol

 

Still waiting on my R888s to arrive. From what I've read they're stickier than the P 0 but I have no experience with either yet. I'll update when I get them. Should be hear this week.

 

is that a set? or just rears. i only ask as i wouldn't mix those with anything else.
when you say "P O" is the previous owner? or a michelin ps series??


anyway...it's funny how we all talk of one being stickier than another with obviously no objectifying criteria. yet we all do it! i guess one mans sticky might well be anothers sloppy seconds lol. me, i enjoy a bit of sliding around, and always found the ps2 to be the safest break traction/throttle steer tire! i will admit not yet having had the chance to test that out as i'm barely at 750 miles on the new p zeros and they dont feel at ALL "loose", au contraire!

but i will will be following your take on them 888's. i've never had the courage to try anything less than the best money could buy for tires as i without exception ALWAYS regret buying ( hankooks was i fkn hi!? ) a "cheaper" tire, and while the pirelli in my recent case *was* about 20% less than my usual PS2 premium ( argh ) i still would never consider a pirelli "cheap", since they are N rated and were once oem fitment. oem is never bad, just sometimes we can do a little better.

 

If you're asking me I was meaning P zero. I absolutely hate sliding around and spinning tires. I'm not saying one sticks better than the other without any real data. I have a supercharged Cobra that makes over 700 to the tires and have put many tires through their paces on the back and have a very good idea which sticks better than the other in the Mustang world. My son and I just tore that motor down, ported the heads, installed much more aggressive cams and bumped the static CR from 8.15:1 to 10.7:1, much larger exhaust, long tubes etc. etc. etc. We expect to see around 1000 whp on the Cobra in the next month or two as we wrap that one up. So yeah I know all about sliding tires and traction issues.

I want my 996 to stick like it's on rails. That's why I got the R888s. If they don't well not the end of the world, I'll get something else. From what I know of them though they're pretty sticky tires and should do the job. If they do well I'll put them on the front of the Porsche too.

 

Well my R888s got here finally and are mounted. Good news is they hook like hell. Bad news, the clutch doesn't Guess I need to start reading up on how to do a clutch swap on one of these cars. 1st gear punch it results in instant redline and car goes now where... ugggg.

 

Getting in late on this post but I have the same dilemma. My tech tells me I have about 30% left on my PS-2's 315/30/18's. I'm running 235/40/18 on the front and they are still okay. Can't find the 315's as everyone is saying. Now I could drop to the 295's and run them until all four are gone and then switch. I'm thinking that will work? Does this work? I don't think there is a difference from stock other than a little wider on the front. Am I thinking correctly. Thanks.

 

Porsche dealers typically have access to 'reserve' stock of N spec tires...worst comes to worst that is an option...

 

the best advice as a former devotee of michelins i could offer is to find an option you like in 315/30 ( g-force/p-zero and r888?!.... ) and try them and get used to liking them. since them's the choices we've got. by now i'm not even going to bother with another experiment which was to be the g-force, since the p zero although a bit harsh relative to the ps2 or PSS is fine. it's made for a somewhat rougher ride which i'm fairly sure i didn't "need" lol, but thats a small price to pay, for an n4 rated tire at 400 per.

for me, it's one less thing to obsess about, reasonably priced, and always available. so far, anyway..

 

Well this is crappy.

 

will probably need some new rear PZero's in the next month or two for mine...once I wear the complete set out, I'm going to try the Falken's again

 

This would be nice but I'm losing hope. Most newer sports cars these days are designed with 19 and 20 inch wheels in mind. The 18's are a dying breed.