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YOUR RESEARCHDry rot on sides of front tires on my '99 996 and does a daily driver need Z rating?
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Check date codes, anything older than six years is
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in addition - check your date codes, anything older than six years is
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If your tires are cracking/dry rotting they should be replaced for safety.
Dry rot on sides of front tires on my '99 996 and does a daily driver need Z rating?
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Bought many sets (use the discount coupons they have)
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Edit: I saw you are using KMs, so I am guessing you are not in the US, so the first statement about speed ratings may not apply.
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Picked up a 1999 996 last summer and noticed the other day some minor dry rot on the two front tires edges.
I have only put around 2000 kilometers on this Porsche since its purchase and was planning om a host of upgrades and maintenance as well.
Question is how serious is this? Can I last the summer with another say, another 2000 kms? Tread is nearly new if that matters. Finally my front tires are presently 235/40Z R18 95W
As an occasional weekend driver (no track or lunatic speeds) can I get away with buying non Z rated tires?
You always want to have good tires. If your tires are cracking/dry rotting they should be replaced for safety. Additionally, a blow out can put you in a bad spot and can potentially damage your car even it doesn't cause you to wreck/hit anything.
As far as speed rating, most national tire shops will refuse to install tires on a vehicle that are a lower speed rating than the factory spec tires for liability reasons, and I would guess factory was Z rated. With that being said though, even if you car is a daily driver and you don't track it or drive it crazy, you still want a good set of tires, it is amazing how big of a difference just tires can make in how a car handles, and you can get a quality all-season Z rated tire that is relatively affordable meet your needs and budget better than a Pilot Sport or something similar. I personally have had good luck with Continentals for affordable all-season tires, but I know a lot of people like Nittos too.
Edit: I saw you are using KMs, so I am guessing you are not in the US, so the first statement about speed ratings may not apply.
yeah, I'd muck those, they're likely hard and noisy
new tires are not prohibitively expensive and the return greatly outlays any cost
in the ride and performance
in addition - check your date codes, anything older than six years is
verboten'
Most 235s will have a ZR rating , but look at speed rating, as ZR is an old rating and should consider W or Y or even V as the new metric
V 240km/h 149mph --> most all seasons in P car sizes
W 270 168 -->most high performance A/S tires
Y 300 186 --> summer tires
Quattro Tires is great! Bought many sets (use the discount coupons they have)
https://www.quattrotires.com/
PMC tire is good as well:
https://pmctire.com/tires
WheelWiz is also excellent
https://www.wheelwiz.ca/
1010tires
https://www.1010tires.com/Tires/235-40R18
Thank you for the heads up!
My indie also suggested PMC and I have ordered four Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires. Well priced for the odd weekend driver and good reviews as well.
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