hudsonsrule

I am getting up to 11,000 miles and am wondering what other people are using for replacement tires. mine are 100% stock run flats 2006 Zo6.Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Foosh

The vast majority are replacing with "100% stock runflats." They are good tires.

Blitz_

What he said.

hudsonsrule

ok but only 10k per set! I only street drive and at most lower then 110.
maybe something that lasts a little longer?

Maxx Schlick

I am going with the Michelin Pilot sport run flats. 345 rears 275 fronts.

I only wish I got 11k out of a set of tires. I have gone thru 2 sets of GY's.
3K on first set with a few burnouts and now 4K on second set with zero burnouts. Just lots of right foot and a few autocrosses, and about 50 laps at a track.

The Michelins are a little more money $460 each but they come with a deeper tread to start with.

Minkster

I went with Nitto's INVOs. Great tire and $1114 installed!!

blandcastle

They are great tires! I would not put anything else on my car. The main reason is the performance, but the other reason is that Goodyear is an American company, and I buy American. Also that is the tire GM puts on it, ie: original factory tires. I have over 15k miles on my tires and I need to replace them, but 15k miles, with all the burnouts???? Thats great performance to me.

sefa01

What sizes do you go for? I would think the 275/40/18s up front and the 345/30/19s in the rear--if you have stock rims. Any issues, rubbing, etc.?

GMuffley

I also buy American whenever possible, but it is getting harder and harder to do so.

Mike Siska

I'm thinking of going this way also. Can you give us a comparative report between these tires and the stock GY's?

iw172

Invo

Minkster

The 275/35/18 is available now, and is what you should get, and with the 345/30/19, no problems on stock rims, fit easily, and ride nice.

radstoy

Minkster, where can these be purchased. Checked Tire Direct but couldn't see rear sizes. OK I found 'em.

sefa01

Where did you get them installed for $1,114? Tires Direct wants $1,214 just for the tires shipped (that's with the 275/40/18s and the 345/30/19s). And obviously mounting and balancing is on top of that.

FYI, they said that Nitto now lists a 275/35/18 Invo, but it's not available yet. He estimated 30-60 days until it's available.

Minkster

Ride is much quieter, road (steering) feel is more communicative, turn-in and handling (grip) feel the same on the street (at street performance levels) as the stock RFs. I would also think with their tread pattern they will be much better in the rain. I have not had these on the track nor do I intend to use them for that purpose. I have other tires for HPDE. They are the best option for street tires IMPO

Minkster

I got mine at "America's Tires" in Camarillo, also known as Discount tire on the web. The 275/35/28 has been available here in CA since 6/11. The price included mounting, balancing, and some other goodies I can't remember right now.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/home.do

If they don't have our sizes listed in their inventory, they can call Nitto direct an get them shipped to the store pretty quickly. I have bought a lot of tires thru them so the manager of the shop deals with me on prices.

427Z

3k miles, no burn outs and my rears are almost gone. if you daily drive or go on a road trip, and get caught in a downpour, the stock tires are down right dangerous. i almost lost it on i45 near galveston tx on the 4th of july. i could go no faster than 45mph and even that was a white knuckle drive in a medium type rain. im done with the GY's for good.

poor mileage and poor wet performance along with a high price tag is why im going to go michelin or another alternative if available in a month

as far as the new invo tires, do yourself a favor and go to discounttiredirect.com and read the feed back on these tires. most everyone complained about poor performance and a mushy side wall. most also said they would never buy another set. if you want a soft quite ride, fine, if you need performance, look elsewhere

Minkster

I don't know what you were reading, but the reviews I read were just the opposite. The only guy that didin't like them was a P-car (Cayman) driver. Everyone else, including performance cars types (including an M3 which I also own) loved them. Did your select to the correct tire??

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...itto&tc=NITHZ0

My experience is also different, these tires handle very well on the street, and the price difference between PS2 and INVOs is staggering (almost get a whole set of INVOs for 2 rear PS2's). But hey, it's your money .

Mike Siska

So in your opinion after driving the Invo's, they wouldn't be ok for an occasional hpde? But are ok for spirited road driving.

Minkster

I don't like to give advice for "spirited" driving because that is a wide open term. I stay within the speed limits (+5 to 10MPH) when I carve canyons around here. In my opinion, the INVOs are as good as the stock GY RFs in that environment.

As far as HPDE goes, it depends on your level of skill and how far you want to push the car. I have been on the track with Firstone RFs and Kumhos MXs on my C5, and BF Goodrige street tires on my Z51 C6 . I graduated to Nitto 555R IIs in the C5, and now Mich Sport Cups for the C6/C6Z seeking more grip as my skills improved. These INVOs have a treadwear rating of 220, which is comparable to the Goodridge and Kumho tires, sticky, but not R compound (100 or lower TWR). However, their tread pattern suggests that they would start to give much sooner than the stock GY RF tires. If you can live with that for the "occasional" HPDE, it's up to you.