930 tire question.

[Black944 turbo]

I just picked up a set of 930 Fuchs for my 951 and was wondering what people are running for rear tires on a 930 now days. I cannot find any matching sets anymore and virtually no 245/45r16s for that matter. I was planning on going 225/50 front and 245/45 rear.

[WillyDaP]

You might consider calling Luke Pavlik at the Tire Rack ( ext.#4362 ) as he is a diehard Autocrosser and Trackrat and has been at the Rack for over 25 years. Many of us, regardless of vehicle have changed to a tire similar to what came on the car yet a bit wider or maybe even lower profile. Best of luck and Luke can help you with your quest.

[Arne2]

You can get Pirelli P7 (N marked Classic) in those sizes from several US distributors.

For example:

https://lucasclassictires.com/tires/225 ... rato-p7-n/
https://lucasclassictires.com/tires/245 ... rato-p7-n/

[Black944 turbo]

Thank you both, I’ll give Luke a call sometime soon.

@Arne2, I saw those but was hoping for something a bit more “modern”performance since this isn’t a show car. The P7, I believe is a replica of a vintage tire, unless I am very mistaken.

[Arne2]

My understanding is that the current P7 Classic is modeled after the original, but with modern compounding and some internal updates. The now carry the current N marking for Porsches. Everyone I've chatted with on these (both in person and online) likes them a lot.

You have to remember that not only is the 245/45-16 an obsolete size, it was never common or popular to begin with. Pretty much fitted only to a few high-end Porsches. So the demand for such is pretty limited today. And as you've found, not many offer a matching 225/50-16, as the most common fitment was on 930s, and most of those had the smaller 205/55-16 on the front.

[Gaspowered]

For those that may have not seen the other thread. The Yokohama A008P's are a good option as well.

https://www.carpokes.com/viewtopic.php?p=44353#p44341

Cheers