I just installed a set of Hankook V12 EVO on my 2000 996 C2 with BBS CH-R 19" Wheels. I was getting about 5000 miles out of my rears with Pirelli PZero on stock 18" wheels.

Can other owners share the mileage their getting before replacing and comment on their overall satisfaction with the tire for street use? It might be helpful if you comment on which part of the country you're from and typical road conditions.

I'm originally from Ohio but now live in Texas and I find the Texas roads to be far less hazardous in terms of pot holes etc. The drivers on the other hand are far more hazardous in Texas. :-) The obvious point being, there are wheel tire combos I would evaluate differently based on the durability and road conditions of the region.

Front: 235/35/19
Rear: 285/30/19

 

I had conti's before I switched to v12's. Street only, they seem much better than conti's or nankangs. I only have 1500 miles on them but they still look pretty new and I do have a heavy foot.

 

cant comment on the Tread Life, but you are running the Wrong Tire Size in the Back... Should be 275 not 285...

 

I wish I could get a definitive answer on that. I have had "experts" - high performance wheel/tire store owners and Porsche techs provide inconsistent data on proper wheel offset and tire size. I don't know who to believe. I can tell you these are on, and I've had no issue thus far. However, I was told I should be running a 67 offset on the rear with a 305/25/19. Tirerack shows that rear tire with a 56mm offset. So you may be right, but I am not sure why you are right....are you????

 

Well right now the Diffrence Between your Front Size and Rear Size is 1.02% which is Fine as long as its Under 3% with 275 it would be just 0.08% Diffrence... with 305/25 it would be 1.85% sooo 275 is what the Experts should have told you... Unless they just Unloaded a Tire they could not sell and you fell for it...

I dont think the Offset has anything to do with what Tire size you run... The whole point is to keep the "Overall" Diameter of the Wheel + Tire of your 19's same as your Factory 17's... Only reason to run a Diffrent Tire Size would be to Accomidate a Wider Rim...

 

you must your car hard to ha only gotten 5k on the rears. i usually get 10-12k for the rosso. i do about 65% highway. check my pressure.

 

Actually, I drive fast and accelerate aggressively but I don't track the car. Most of my driving is highway in Dallas and the car sees a lot of very hot concrete which keeps them soft. The speedo i usually over 80 too. I have put 3 sets of tires on the car in the last 4 years and have only driven 14,500 miles in that time. I get about 40K miles on my Lexus truck and about 20K miles on my BMW and I drive them the same way.

I got 14K miles out of the rears on my Boxster back in Ohio. I have a friend here in Dallas who has had 8 Porsches (Don't ask) over the last 5 years and he goes through them about the same rate I do.

Curious.

 

About 5K on Michelin PS2s...285/30-R18s on the rear of my '02 Cab. Although I live near Houston, most of the miles were accumulated in one epic roadtrip from Houston to California, on as many "non Interstates" as possible (so, fun but rough). No track time on that most recent set.

I'm running Hankook V12's now too, and I had the car aligned when they were mounted. The rears needed to be re-toed but there was not any adjustment left to dial out some of the negative camber--I'm nowhere near to factory minimums. If I experience rapid inside wear (that's where my last set wore first) I'll fit some new rear upper control rods when I next change rear tires, to get better rear camber adjustability.

 

Does that apply to rear wheel drive cars too, I thought only AWD.

 

well if the ECU notices Diffrent Speed in the Front and Rear Axle, it will Trigger than PSM or TC System...

 

you should be fine since you're not AWD

tires will last 5k-10k depending on your suspension settings

 

A little off topic, I am thinking about getting Hankook V12 for my next pair of rear tires since I've been hearing all the good things about it. But my front P-Zero will have around 50% by the time my rear is done. Will I have any trouble if I am using different brand front and rear tires since my vehicle is not AWD (2001 C2)?

 

its not recommended running different tires for the front and rear.. you should always run the same tire on all four corners.. its because you cannot predict how the car will handle in extreme situations with the non-matched tires.. may cause oversteer/understeer etc etc etc

 

You certainly don't want to have very different tires front and rear, like winter tires on 1 end and high performance dry tires on the other.
The Hankook V12 EVO and Pirelli PZero are similar tires, so I firmly believe they are perfectly fine for street driving.
FWIW, I have Sumi on the front and Pirelli on the rear of my stock 18" rims during a couple of track days.

 

I have about 11,000 miles on Hankook V12 Evo's, front about half life and rears just replaced (very worn on insides but not outsides). 225/40-18 and 295/30-18. Drive moderate to faster speeds but no racing.