Winter Tyres

[Geoff_Fields]

presume you do not drive it particuarly hard!!

You havn't seen him drive!![]
Put the summer tyres back on Andy unless you are considering selling the Mondy soon and therefore will not get the benifit of the outlay.

 

[Horsesoldiers]

I guess it depends on what mileage you do, where you live, condition of the roads etc...I don’t use my C2S much in bad weather as I have an SUV however I have driven it in thick snow and it performed brilliantly. Personally wouldn’t go to the expense unless you commute everyday....

 

[stephenowen]

The thing is I am semi rural. I own a four wheel drive, but my wife drives it. I've just sold my large SUV and bought the 997. I have been stuck on summer tyres before on my way home from work. What I think I will do is wait until we have a bad winter and look for a cheap set of wheels and but some winter boots on. I have currently got 19 inch lobster claw wheels on the car, could I get 18 inch wheels or even 996 wheels ?

 

[Geoff_Fields]

I use winters on mine, December through March. 19" only option for me as 18" will not clear brake calipers (PCCB). If you go with 18" you'll need different aspect ratio tyres to keep rolling radius the same. Calculator here: https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-Calculator Sensors available here: https://tpmswarehouse.co.uk/ at sensible prices for OEM types but not cheap. The TPM System is configurable in the menus by selecting winter or summer tyres. This is necessary because the tyres run at different pressures (or at least they do on my GT3), check your manual.

 

[stephenowen]

Thanks for the info, yes different they are different pressures front to back. Can I use 996 18 inch wheels on my 997?

 

[H_A]

[/url]02022009054 by allan.mcmillan1, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]02022009054 by allan.mcmillan1, on Flickr[/IMG]park the 997 up when you get the first frost and get an old Land Rover

 

[ariding]

I used to use my 997.2 c4s all year round including commuting and swapped to 18" wheels with winter tyres, make sure you get the right offset of rear wheels ( carrera 2 are different to carrera 4 due to different body widths) - front wheels are the same.

 

[stephenowen]

That's a quite tempting prospect but I am sure my wife would divorce me if I bought something else. I did contemplate for a second selling my 924 for garage space but I just cannot part with that car.

 

[stephenowen]

Thanks for the info. So to summarize, I can use 18 inch wheels from 996/997 but get the right offsets . TPM is the sensor I can see on the tyre valves, I probably don't need these for my winter wheels but they seem reasonably priced so I could add. Please someone correct me if I am wrong, thanks.

 

[RAATurbine]

I have a Targa 4S and a set of winter wheels/tyres, nearly new, which fit 997.1. They work well in winter and my lack of use is change of car! Any use to you?

Regards,

Roger Allen

 

[stephenowen]

I have sent you a PM

 

[philc1802]

Roger,

Just seen your note pop up. Are these still available?
Cheers, Phil

 

[docandy]

I've driven on winters for 14 years now. I use bridgestone's (LM005 on a Golf GTD, and on an Audi A6 Avant BiTDI) on my daily fleet that are excellent. For winter tyres as log as you buy premium brands, they have so much grip I don't think you would need to worry about them being N rated, although I have not tried them on my 997 I must add. I can't see them upsetting the PASM like cheap non-brand summer tyres might, and the safety (grip/braking) difference between summer and winter rubber is night and day.
best wishes
Andy