Im running Kumho Run Flats...Much better grip vs the f1's

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Just got my Vette with Good Years. Your Vette looks great, looks like someone spent some time detailing that!

I got my Z06 in Nov. a few months ago, it had recently had a complete set of Firestone Wide Ovals installed that were replacing the orginal Goodyear F1 Supercars. I haven't had any issues with the Firestones, but I also did not get to drive it with the original brand tires on it.

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Ron, I'll say again that is a clean looking ride you have there!

Alex

Thanks Alex, I was just looking through the 100+ pictures that I have of my Z06 and found that none of them are in direct sunlight??? lol so I will have to get some soon in the sun and shined up.

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Good years on the C6 and I have Michelin's on the C5

I have Michelin Pilot Sports for street tires (345/30/19 rear), (275/35/18 fronts) on I forged rims and Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (R compound tires) for road racing (345/30/18 rears), (295/35/18 fronts) on CCW Corsair rims. Will get some pics to post when car returns from tuner (in for spring rr tune up). I installed rear fender flares to carry the wider rear tires, w/o tubbing.

I have Michelin Pilot Sports for street tires (345/30/19 rear), (275/35/18 fronts) on I forged rims and Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (R compound tires) for road racing (345/30/18 rears), (295/35/18 fronts) on CCW Corsair rims. Will get some pics to post when car returns from tuner (in for spring rr tune up). I installed rear fender flares to carry the wider rear tires, w/o tubbing.

Hi Tom... you have any photos of the rims you have on your Vette? I would like to see how the 345/30/19's look on your car. Interested to see if these tires overlap the quarter panels? Please post some pics! Thanks!

Alex

i am running nitto 555r's in the rear and nitto nto1's in the front. great combo for performance.

I have Michelin Pilot Sports for street tires (345/30/19 rear), (275/35/18 fronts) on I forged rims and Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (R compound tires) for road racing (345/30/18 rears), (295/35/18 fronts) on CCW Corsair rims. Will get some pics to post when car returns from tuner (in for spring rr tune up). I installed rear fender flares to carry the wider rear tires, w/o tubbing.

Hi Tom... you have any photos of the rims you have on your Vette? I would like to see how the 345/30/19's look on your car. Interested to see if these tires overlap the quarter panels? Please post some pics! Thanks!

Alex

335s will stick out a half an inch on the C5, 345s would be what Tom? 5/8”s of an inch? I'm not sure, but I have a feeling that with an offset wheel to center the tire in the well there would be problems with rubbing on the inside. Flares are definitely the way to go!

Tom, I assume that you’ve had no codes from the ABS or Traction Control/Active Handling? I believe the correct ratio for proper operation of those systems is that the rears have to be a ½” taller then the fronts, optimum … Just curious because I’m no tire/wheel expert and have no idea as to the heights of your setup.

And yeah, post some pics you cheap skate!!!! :D

mogreenn - Those Kumhos look great! Do you have a comparision bewtween them and the original GY runcraps? I was pretty set on not getting runflats again when the time came, but........ ??

mogreenn - Those Kumhos look great! Do you have a comparision bewtween them and the original GY runcraps? I was pretty set on not getting runflats again when the time came, but........ ??

tstar....My kumhos are runflats....They do carry a nonfunflat brand..check out them at tirerack.com

Well I meant did you have the stock GoodYears on prior to the Kumho purchase?? If so, have you noticed any improvements in ride quality, tire noise and handling?

Sorry for lack of pics. My car is out at tuners for a couple weeks. The link below chronicles some of the project work I've done to the car. If you scroll down to the end you will see the MaxAcc fender flairs I had installed(i.e. new rear qtr panels) which add 2" to the width of the car to allow 345s without tubing. I included the maxacc link as well.

The tires I run have the same relative diameter as stock and work fine with the active handling.
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com/projectCar.php?car=40

http://www.maxacc.com/id5.html

One thing I forgot to add: I'm not concerned with the “active handling” for the race tires, as a run with it off on the track.

Once you start turning faster laps the active handling can cause severe under-steer and host of other nasty unintended consequences. The same is true in "comp mode".

Excellent point! I just wanted tp point it out for other readers of this thread that didn't know about the required differences in height between the rears and fronts for their AH/TC systems to function properly.

Thanx for the links... You've sure got one beast of a car there Tom!!!!!! :D

Handling is extremly better..noise is about the same...Im gonna stick with these lil babys