wheel expert needed

[donjuan143]

one last thing

what is the best tires to use?

and what is best sizes to use for the front and the rear?

[mee]

There is no one best tire. It depends on what you want: dry grip, treadwear, low noise, steering response, stiff ride, wet weather safety, etc. Based on your questions, I would assume that you are not racing and on a budget, so you should avoid competition tires and maybe get something like the Bridgestone RE750s. I had those, and they were excellent--about 98% of my S-03s. Remember that Boxsters/911s eat rear tires for lunch. 12K miles is pretty common. Some of those big 285/30s go for $375 a piece. Go to TireRack and spend a few hours over there.

[insite]

one last thing

what is the best tires to use?

and what is best sizes to use for the front and the rear?

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regarding tire width / rim protrusion: i recently stepped up to 18x10's in the rear. i have used poth PZero Asymmetrico's and Yoko AVS Sport. Both, in my opinion, leave the rim a bit to exposed (tire is a little 'stretched' on the rim width) in 265/35 size. i will likely step up to a 285 next time around.

FYI, i run ET65 offset w/ 21mm spacer for total offset of 44mm. the tire didn't quite clear the e-brake cable on the passenger side, so i had to fashion a clip to hold it out of the way. the tires extend almost to the fender, but don't protrude at all.

as for tires, i agree with 'mee' above; RE750's are an excellent compromise. i used them exclusively prior to this new set of wheels. much cheaper than the pole positions w/ similar sidewall strength and road feel. i still only got about 7500 mi out of them, though...