New tyres

[Ardyne]

Running cup 2 17 inch on a 993 C4. 

2 Questions.1 : what's a good tyre. The ones I have are old as and probably a bit dangerous since theyre dated 2013 and 2014

                       2: Do you have a preferred fitter or do you just rock up to A1 tyrepower, handover the keys to a 993 , just feels like that would be weird, for no particular reason. ? Not sure if the C4 makes a difference also?

 

thanks

[LeeM]

Can't give any tyre recommendations, yet don't just rock up to any tyre place and expect them to give a toss about your rims.

 I've heard horror stories from others, and as an ex tyre fitter myself many moons ago, I even had to show one guy how to not scratch my rims with him not using rim protectors! 

 Ask your local Porsche shop who they recommend, and take photos of your rims prior

[WB997.2GTS]

I have 2 993,s one has Yokohama v105 and the other the newer V107 both fantastic tyres and equal to the Michelin PS4 on the 997. The rear V107s I bought from Demon Tweeks and they arrived in 5 days the fronts were in stock locally.

[carl888]

Re: 2/

The tyre industry and its customers do not enjoy a symbiotic relationship.  Tyres to most people are a grudge purchase, much like a filling.  Even those with higher performance vehicles.  Most Australians would drive 200km to save $5 on a tyre.  The problem being:

1. With a supermarket/commoditised industry like selling and fitting tyres, the business model is to fit the tyres as quickly as possible.  That's one of the reasons wheels are almost never cleaned properly before fitment and balancing.  Additionally, Porsche specifically mandate the use of air tools is strictly forbidden with their wheel nuts and bolts.  Furthermore,  996 wheel bolts for example have a conical washer that rotates independently of the bolt and Porsche specify that the bolt/washer interface should be lubricated each time the bolts are removed.  Anyone ever seen or done this?

2. Tyre shops rarely communicate with the customer the process involved in fitting a tyre and balancing it.  If they educated a customer about the process, they might just be able to be more careful and correspondingly charge more for it.

3. Simple requests such as, please do not use a tyre lever on my forged and anodised rims, please use the jaw covers on the tyre changer to prevent the witness marks in the back of the rims and please don't place adhesive weights on the outside of the rims are usually met with derision.

However it's partly the tyre shops problem for not educating the customer that a high performance rim, requires care and well maintained equipment.  The reality is that when you visit a shop that charges $15 to fit a tyre, what exactly do you expect?   But therein lies the problem, most people won't pay.  If you find a great tyre fitter, treat them like gold.  Gosh, even give the fitter a tip!