I have 7700 miles on my 997...about 1000 of them with my H&R Springs on. After checking my tire pressure today, I realized my rear tires are pretty much bare and need replacing. I don't drive the car hard at all, besides a once in a while urge to gun it up to 100+ or take a turn a little hard. So my question is, is this normal or is this premature? I thought I would at least get 10,000-12,000 miles out of these. Also I've been reading a lot about different tires, Mich. Pilots PS2, etc. Anyone make the switch yet?

Thanks in advance.

 

That sounds about right for a 911. I have changed my rear tires twice after I replaced all 4. PS2's are cool, better have them changed by the 10th.

 

Definitely Luis...I'll be ready by then.

 

I have 4k on my Ps2's (19's)....2 autocrosses and a few hard mtn drives....I think i can last another 2 k miles at the most!

what tires do you have 7k miles on?

 

The stock Continentals...

 

DAMN! I have those tires on my BMW and got about 25k miles out of them.

 

Most average 8-12K on the rears with any brand and replace the fronts every other time....

 

Thanks for the info Damon. Can you recommend one over the other in terms of tread wear (Coninentals or the Pilots)?

Thanks again.

 

I have PS2's on my C55, 360 hp 3600 pound car and I have abused teh hell out of them and still got 10K. I personally will not buy continentals.

 

This may help. I have a 996tt, 2003 M-5, & 99c-5. They all recently neede d tires & after alot of research on this & other forums put the michelin ps2's on all 3 cars. I can't say enough good things about them. Very quiet tires with great grip & turn in response especially on the 996tt where I replaced pirelli's which were very unimpressive tires that became quite noisy after about 3000-4000 miles & had the steering feedback of a nice Caddy. The ps2's gave me the feedback that I remembered when I used to drive my brother's 1961 super 90 roadster & my father's 1965 356sc, which were telepathic. Geat, great tires & should be standard equip on all performance cars, Imho.

 

Red Blur: Give us some honest comments about the H&R springs. Too harsh for the street?

Thanks!

 

I have the contis and have 17500 miles with plenty of tread left. I figure another 5 K miles at least.

 

My 997 is my daily driver and while it may be a little more harsh than the stock springs, it's not bad at all. The only real problem that I have, is now that it's a bit lower, it gets to be a bit tedious watching out when going up driveways, big bumps, etc. If I don't enter or leave driveways at an extreme angle, I'll bottom out the bumper. Overall, it's a bit more harsh, but not bad at all. I'm glad I did it to mine... Hope that helps...

 

Eibach makes a very good spring set-up too. Have them on my 997. My evaluation is similar to Red Blur with his H&Rs. Big plus in the looks department.

 

brings up a question...
I damaged a rear on my Gallardo - it is a PS2 and all four have around 2,000 miles on them
I just ordered 2 new rears....Should I change the fronts as well?