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Hi all..   I've just bought my first Porsche.. 987.1 2.7l..  and love it.

 

One of the things i was looking forwards to was buying a full new set of Michelin Crossclimates for it as i have used these tyres for years on other cars - and they're simply amazing. I was encouraged to hear about the CC3 'Sport' new releases, so was fully expecting to fit out with those...    or so i thought...  😫

 

I have standard wheels, fronts are 235/40/R18, rear 265/40/R18. NONE of the Michelin Crossclimate range have 264/40/18. The front size - yes, but not the rear.

 

Long story short..  when you go on Blackcircles, the ONLY Michelin tyres of size 265/40/R18 are:

 

1 - Pilot Sport 2 £185

 

2 - Pilot Super Sport Y(101) £198

 

3 - Pilot Sup😠😠er Sport Y(97) £279  ..?????

 

The only matching front tyres are: Pilot Sport 2 £145.

 

So... wanting to stay with Michelin..  i have only ONE options available to buy a matching set of all four tryes..  Pilot Sport 2... which is a 2005 tyre..!!

 

I've thought about putting 19inch wheels on but my car is used daily, and i don't want too hard a ride..  and despite that.. the issue seems to be that 265 width which is the issue, and apparently Porsche say that no matter what you change wheel and tyre-wise, you MUST NOT change the width..   Michelin Crossclimate Sport come in most any width you want - so long as it's not 265..!! 😠😠😠

 

I have no idea what to do...   i've ridden high powered MCycles most my life and understand the benefits of having a matching set of tyres...  so is that it then.. am i stuck with using 20yr old tyre designs and using PS2's..!!??

 

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Ok folks... so after considerable time researching i have discovered that the following are workable 18inch Michelin Crossclimate options for the 987 Boxster:

 

Crossclimate 3 Sport
F:  235/40 R18 Y (95) (Speed Rating Y – 186mph)
R: 255/40 R18 Y (99) (Speed Rating Y – 186mph)

 

Crossclimate 3
F:  245/35 R18 Y (92) (Speed Rating Y – 186mph)
R: 255/35 R18 Y (94) (Speed Rating Y – 186mph)

 

Crossclimate 2
F: 235/40 R18 Y (95) (Speed Rating Y – 186mph)
R: 255/40 R18 Y (99) (Speed Rating Y – 186mph)

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