PZeros....

[Pheedbak]

Morning all,

Ok i need a new PZero before le mans... ive got pzeros on there they are quiet old when looking on event tyres i am presented with three or four options neros, asimmetrico rossos.. my cars a 99 plate what the hell tyre do i want!!!

ta muchly

phil

[Geneve]

They should all match.

Set of Rossos (N4, I think), plus 4-wheel geometry check by someone who knows what they are doing, should transform the car.

[polarexpress]

If you can't find Pirelli N3 System Assimetricos (now discontinued and not part of the Rosso range), I'd recommend Bridgestone S02As... just based on my limited experience with the Rossos, Systems, and Bridgestones.

[Pheedbak]

i only want to replace the one tyre cos its been an expensive month with a couple of grands worth of work on the car. Whats my best bet to match as closely as possible the old style pzero?

ta

phil

[damianc4s]

You should replace both tyres on the same axle, replacing only one tyre will really screw the handling up. Whatever you do don't mix different tyres.

[Pheedbak]

polarexpress said:

If you can't find Pirelli N3 System Assimetricos (now discontinued and not part of the Rosso range), I'd recommend Bridgestone S02As... just based on my limited experience with the Rossos, Systems, and Bridgestones.

Yer i think ill go so2's on the front and keep the rears until thjey die

Point taken about mixing tyres

[Vesuvius 996]

I'm having the same quandary.

I am on 4x ContiSport Contact N1s. Fronts are fine, rears getting thin.

I can't get any more of these N1s ANYWHERE so I am faced with either buying a pair of rear N2s for £310 and mixing tyresor biting the bullet and buying a set of four PZero Rosso N3s for £550 (Bracknell Tyres..)

Any advice greatly receievd but am thinking it would be safer to buy four and not mix N1s and N2s.

Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 12th June 11:05

[Pheedbak]

i wouldnt have any problem mixing fronts and rears. Assuming both are the same on each axle as wisely pointed out above.

Of course it depends on how hard you drive it i spose and whether you get all excited by tracking. Personally the car goes on track and the tyres matter much less than my rubbish driving

[kiko]

I got a set of Pirelli P-zero's N3 sitting in the garage, fronts are as new and rears are at 60/70% (5,5m) they were fitted in 2005 and have been out of the car for 2months and correctly stored correctly since then, if you're interested just drop me a message with an offer. Carriage would be around £65.

[ballcock]

Vesuvius 996 said:

I'm having the same quandary.

I am on 4x ContiSport Contact N1s. Fronts are fine, rears getting thin.

I can't get any more of these N1s ANYWHERE so I am faced with either buying a pair of rear N2s for £310 and mixing tyresor biting the bullet and buying a set of four PZero Rosso N3s for £550 (Bracknell Tyres..)

Any advice greatly receievd but am thinking it would be safer to buy four and not mix N1s and N2s.

Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 12th June 11:05

I posted a thread on this very subject a few months ago Suvi and I got all manner of 'expert' no-don't-do-it type replies. I eventually got talking to someone high up in the Contisport end of things and his opinion was 'no sweat on different N ratings as long as there's no axle mixing going on', I've been running different N ratings front to back since then , Absolutely rock solid (for my granny driving anyway..) Opinion? .. Stick the N2's on the rear and if you notice a difference stick another pair on the front. You won't notice though!!