Pirelli Trofeo R Discontinued?

[Dixon Racing]

Just tried ordering a set of Trofeo's from my dealer, they got back to me saying GM cant sell them anymore since Pirelli has stopped making them. Claimed it was the fast wear that was the issue.
Has anyone else heard of this?

Looks like it's time to order some Michelin Pilot Sport 4S...

[Ftrusty]

Tire Rack has them.

[prd72]

Tried ordering them up in the Great White North last month and was told they have been discontinued. Went to the dealer and 2 tire shops.

[X77-69z28]

I am trying to get mine warrantied, and was given the number of three places that Pirelli stores their racing tires. I called one place in Chicago and was told they had plenty of them

[Z/28Dan]

If no other car uses these tires, it was just a matter of time before this happened.

[Dixon Racing]

I realize that there is inventory still out there, I was just pointing out that Pirelli is discontinuing them.

Has anyone looked at the Toyo R888R? I think this is my next choice instead of the Michelins.

[Gbland60]

Hey neighbor all I can tell you is I heard the888r hook real well and the 4s which I have, have weak side walls

[POINTBY]

I ordered a set from Discount Tire in Smyrna, GA today from the manager Scott. He didn't say they weren't available. Unless you hear back from me on this thread, he can get them for you.

[markstoys]

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I have been looking at these at Tire Rack for a while now and this is what I saw: It seems that Pirelli changed the 305-30-19 to a Porsche spec. For a while they had the tire in both configurations, but now only in the Porsche spec. I have been unable to determine what difference (if any) there is between the two. Searching other forums it seems that there may or may not be a difference in the sidewall and/or shoulder area of the tire--but I could not find a definite answer anywhere.

And I don't know if this tire comes standard on any car any more, but my research on other forums shows that there are TONS of guys who track high end cars (Porsche, McLaren, Audi, Ferrari, etc.) who LOVE this tire. Hopefully there is enough demand for Pirelli to keep making it.

[MRBZ28]

I'm very happy that I have a brand new set of Trofeo on my rack waiting for my existing ones to wear out.

[Shoupaloop]

Originally Posted by MRBZ28

I'm very happy that I have a brand new set of Trofeo on my rack waiting for my existing ones to wear out.

Take them down and move them around/flex the sidewalls every once in a while. Tires go bad after sitting stationary for too long. Flexing the sidewalls will help keep them roadworthy and help prevent cracking.

[Gtiwv]

Pirelli has stopped making the GM part number Trofeo R. They still make the Porsche part number Trofeo R, and will for a long time. I'm pretty sure they use them in some Porsche Cup races.

I spoke with a guy at tirerack about that when I bought my Z/28 a month ago, because I got a brand new set of Trofeo R's on the car when I bought it

[pat_t]

Originally Posted by Gtiwv

Pirelli has stopped making the GM part number Trofeo R. They still make the Porsche part number Trofeo R, and will for a long time. I'm pretty sure they use them in some Porsche Cup races.

I spoke with a guy at tirerack about that when I bought my Z/28 a month ago, because I got a brand new set of Trofeo R's on the car when I bought it

So what are the differences? Anyone know?

You're right about the Trofeo R, it's the spec tyre for a few race series here in Europe so they're not about to pull the entire range...

I only have ex-Porsche tyres so sounds like I'll never get to try the exact GM spec ones on my Z though :(

[POINTBY]

Originally Posted by pat_t

I only have ex-Porsche tyres so sounds like I'll never get to try the exact GM spec ones on my Z though :(

It's the same load rating. "NO" is Porsche compatible. It doesn't mean it's any more/less of the original tire. I'm sure Pirelli just stamped it with the "NO" so that the P-car guys could run it as well.

I wouldn't worry.