sleevie
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Living in the Peak District, I'm looking to buy a 4WD C4 or C4S for the autumn/winter/spring snow & ice, and tyres that cope well with farm tracks and potholes. It's a wheel/tyre combination closer to a Dakar than a GTS.
In the summer, when most of my milage will be done, I'll be away a lot, and I'd swap to more conventional summer wheels and tyres.
Interested in recommended options for my spare wheel/tyre set.
My initial thoughts are:
Tyres all season or all terrain
Front 8 x 18 wheels 235/40 x 18
Rear 11 x 18 wheels 295/35 x 18
But there doesn't seem to be much tyre choice on- line.
Elephant racing in US suggest the following tyre options in their Safari kits:
.......We have used 225/55/R18 Front and 225/60/R18 Rear with good results on 997 C4 and turbo cars.....I assume with suspension lift, that includes, upgraded, adjustable suspension components and wheel spacers. The kits are expensive but if I buy a 997 that needs a suspension refresh that's probably half the price of a kit anyway. So run standard 19" set-up for summer then swap to Safari set-up in autumn with suspension lift & adjustment with 18" wheels & spacers. What are your thoughts? Anyone done similar? Any of the Independents specialising in this? Any advice will much appreciated.
In the summer, when most of my milage will be done, I'll be away a lot, and I'd swap to more conventional summer wheels and tyres.
Interested in recommended options for my spare wheel/tyre set.
My initial thoughts are:
Tyres all season or all terrain
Front 8 x 18 wheels 235/40 x 18
Rear 11 x 18 wheels 295/35 x 18
But there doesn't seem to be much tyre choice on- line.
Elephant racing in US suggest the following tyre options in their Safari kits:
.......We have used 225/55/R18 Front and 225/60/R18 Rear with good results on 997 C4 and turbo cars.....I assume with suspension lift, that includes, upgraded, adjustable suspension components and wheel spacers. The kits are expensive but if I buy a 997 that needs a suspension refresh that's probably half the price of a kit anyway. So run standard 19" set-up for summer then swap to Safari set-up in autumn with suspension lift & adjustment with 18" wheels & spacers. What are your thoughts? Anyone done similar? Any of the Independents specialising in this? Any advice will much appreciated.
