whip123

Had my 2000 c2 for nearly 9 years now. did normal brakes and tires (stay away from pirrelli), headlight bulbs ($12 each), changed oil every 15k (mobile 1), did 30k maint, skipped 60k (gonna do now). 67k miles now and car is perfect. best engineered car in the world. 996 model and on changed everything from 993. but dont buy from a used dealer (these cars are beat up), buy from private party or porsche dealer.

have same issue on pas side. comes and goes. seems happens more in summer.

Lived in oslo and drove mine every winter (just changed to studded tires) and all was good. sold before moving back to states and got a c2 here (didnt need 4x4 in california)

I may be forced to use my 1999 Carrera 4 as my primary ride for the winter. It makes me cringe to think about the nasty Vermont winters and road salt, etc. I'm currently looking at snow tires as yesterday I took it out in about 1 inch of snow and stopping was very scary.

So, does anyone drive their C4 all winter long and can you give me any advice on snow tires, operation, etc

Thank you!

Eric

The p zero's are garbage tires. The local porsche dealer in san jose wont even sell them anymore, they only get complaints. get the michelline ps2's. i got 8k miles on my pirellies and 22k on the mich ps2's, both same rating and i know guys that track on mich's and love em. anybody want to make a class action against pirelli for selling such garbage for $370 a pop (jk, waste of time)

Hi,

The rear tires on my C4S coupe (6-speed manual) are wearing down from the outisde in. I've searched and read a number of posts about inside-out tire wear and wheel alignment, etc, but didn't see anything specific to the outside-in wear pattern. Some of the facts:

- 996 C4S

- PZero Asymmetricos front and rear, with 4,000 miles since new (all mounted at same time) at official Porsche dealer

- Front tires in very nice shape with little wear.

- Car not been tracked

- Considerably sedate driving - I don't throw the car around in curves, nor push much past 80 mph on the freeways, and no rapid 'lay-down-rubber' starts. It is not a daily driver.

- The treads are worn identically on left and right rear tires

- The tread wear is even and smooth all around circumference of the rears - no bald spots, bulges, etc

- The tread wear is smoothly graduated across width of each rear tire, with 6/32 depth on inside and 2/32 on outside edge

- The rears have no cupping

- The steering is tight and straight, with no steering wheel vibration/wobble

- When driving at any speed, there's no unusual noises from the rear that you would expect to hear with out-of balance, or badly aligned wheels

- The car does not pull left or right

- Car is stock everything (no lowering or sport suspension, etc), with no parts damaged or replaced.

- Tire pressure maintained per the owner manual

I think I understand the negative wheel camber requirements for the p-car suspension and the driving it's designed for, and the inside rear tire wear that results, but could it be that my wear pattern is due to camber settings on each wheel that are too far the other way..? I haven't seen or experienced any behaviour you'd associate with wheels out of alignment. Is it possible/advisable to simply get both cambers adjusted, or am I looking at a more extensive alignment service? Or...?

Any recommendations from renntechers on what would be the most cost-effective approach would be much appreciated!

Regards. :D