GS Tire Wear GM Laugh of the Week-- it's Drivers Fault
01-22-2013, 03:29 PM
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The C7's scheduled for 2013 are being equipped with Michelin SS in the same sizes as the C6. 18/19 on base and 19/20 on Z51 cars, same exact sizes. Maybe we will be see a better more affordable tire in the future as they develop them for the bigger wider sizes as well.
01-22-2013, 08:02 PM
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i read about ALOT of folks having premature tire wear so i watched mine real close. ALWAYS had 30 (Would warm up to 32) on my gauge and DIC and measured once 1 week. So... when i saw strange wear i went to dealership. They checked aligment and said it ok.
Of course they said, dont know why. That was at 4K miles. I went with Nitto Invo and have stock stored. Plus i did PFADT street aligment at a good shop just in case.
Bad wear pattern seems almost NORMAL from all the discussions i have read. Only it seems random who gets that bad wear and whom doesnt.
This is the odd wear on 3rd rib at 4K (of only 1 tire, all rest were fine)..
Normal wear on other 3...
forgot to mention.... when i had dealership check tire/aligment, i checked tire pressures again when i got the car home. It had 37 in all tires!!! I called and asked why. Service manager actually stated.. "because thats what the corvette tech expert likes them to have". HUH???????? so when they warm up they will have 37 i guess.. lol Reduced pressure to 30 after they cooled down and ordered my Nitto Invo!!!!
Of course they said, dont know why. That was at 4K miles. I went with Nitto Invo and have stock stored. Plus i did PFADT street aligment at a good shop just in case.
Bad wear pattern seems almost NORMAL from all the discussions i have read. Only it seems random who gets that bad wear and whom doesnt.
This is the odd wear on 3rd rib at 4K (of only 1 tire, all rest were fine)..
Normal wear on other 3...
forgot to mention.... when i had dealership check tire/aligment, i checked tire pressures again when i got the car home. It had 37 in all tires!!! I called and asked why. Service manager actually stated.. "because thats what the corvette tech expert likes them to have". HUH???????? so when they warm up they will have 37 i guess.. lol Reduced pressure to 30 after they cooled down and ordered my Nitto Invo!!!!
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01-23-2013, 10:09 AM
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i read about ALOT of folks having premature tire wear so i watched mine real close. ALWAYS had 30 (Would warm up to 32) on my gauge and DIC and measured once 1 week. So... when i saw strange wear i went to dealership. They checked aligment and said it ok.
Of course they said, dont know why. That was at 4K miles. I went with Nitto Invo and have stock stored. Plus i did PFADT street aligment at a good shop just in case.
Bad wear pattern seems almost NORMAL from all the discussions i have read. Only it seems random who gets that bad wear and whom doesnt.
This is the odd wear on 3rd rib at 4K (of only 1 tire, all rest were fine)..
Normal wear on other 3...
forgot to mention.... when i had dealership check tire/aligment, i checked tire pressures again when i got the car home. It had 37 in all tires!!! I called and asked why. Service manager actually stated.. "because thats what the corvette tech expert likes them to have". HUH???????? so when they warm up they will have 37 i guess.. lol Reduced pressure to 30 after they cooled down and ordered my Nitto Invo!!!!
Of course they said, dont know why. That was at 4K miles. I went with Nitto Invo and have stock stored. Plus i did PFADT street aligment at a good shop just in case.
Bad wear pattern seems almost NORMAL from all the discussions i have read. Only it seems random who gets that bad wear and whom doesnt.
This is the odd wear on 3rd rib at 4K (of only 1 tire, all rest were fine)..
Normal wear on other 3...
forgot to mention.... when i had dealership check tire/aligment, i checked tire pressures again when i got the car home. It had 37 in all tires!!! I called and asked why. Service manager actually stated.. "because thats what the corvette tech expert likes them to have". HUH???????? so when they warm up they will have 37 i guess.. lol Reduced pressure to 30 after they cooled down and ordered my Nitto Invo!!!!
I am telling you right now, if you went to the dealer or a GY center with 37psi and center tire wear like in your pic, they would say, sorry- your fault for over inflating.
