Justin24

Hi guys, I finally purchasd a 2006 Z06 after many years of anticipation. I'll be sending the car to Ragin Racin almost immediately for their stage 4 heads/cam package. I'm looking for recommendations for a sticky rear tire for these power levels that will fit on the stock 2006 wheel. I'd prefer a drag radial but I'm having trouble finding one that I know will fit. To all the modded 06 owners running the stock rear wheels, what are you running?

Thanks for the input.

GARY2004Z06

Mickey Thompson 305x35x19 DR works well on the street and can double for some drag strip use. The rim does protrude a little due to its narrower profile. All in all it is a good compromise tire.

v8sten

Im running a Nitto NT05R 345/30R19 on mine. a little under 600 HP

KFehling

I have broken two stock wheels in my 2008 Z06 with Nitto NT05s and a track day at Sonoma. Upgrade your wheels before trying really sticky tires.

Kouasupra

Day'em...

Ludedude

Yep. That's my car with the busted out OEM rim. Happened with RE11s, not even any sort of super sticky rubber.

Invest in some rims before just tossing better tires on the OEM setup. When that junk breaks at speed, good luck to you and those around you too.

gaklid

v8sten

thats the front rim

Justin24

Wow, thanks for the input. That doesn't look like a fun experience. Looks like I'll be investing in some new wheels. Anyone have any recommendations for lightweight ones?

erichg1000

I think the answer is, yes, Dumping the clutch with stickies will exert far less force on the wheel than the force that can be exerted under heavy braking. In most cases, of course it depends on the variables, but most vehicles can create 2x or more g-forces under braking than under acceleration. Straight line acceleration g-force is of course insignificant when compared to lateral and braking forces placed on a wheel. And that's not even counting if you have the dreaded wheel spacers on!

Justin24

Would "stickier" street tires (not drag radials) be okay with the stock wheels? Surely there are plenty of heads/cam z's running stock wheels? Thanks again for all of the input guys!

shane p

Toyo r888

v8sten

This.

GARY2004Z06

As for the MT 305 DR, we have been low 1.6s on a relatively soft launch. As for launching these cars, in general, it's not a good idea to dump the clutch. Something needs to slip/spin. Slipping the clutch will minimize (not prevent) breakage. Running a bias ply tire will minimize (not prevent) breakage since they are more forgiving than DRs. Bias ply tires also recover while spinning which also minimizes (not prevents) breakage. Bias ply tires will generally 60' better and are much more consistent. However, it's imperative that a set of skinnies be used with a bias ply tire.

LA_Z06

Can you elaborate as to what exactly happened? I've never heard anything bad about OEM Speedline wheels and guys have been running OEM Speedlines on C5 and C6 Z06s since 2001 on the street and the track. Never heard of any of those wheels breaking so this is new news to me. Your input is appreciated.

v8sten

I know it has factory marks on the inside of the wheel but is this wheel from The House of Wheels?

lebvette

Without going to racing radials you're not going to get a sticky tire.
I've had NTO5's and now Bridgestone RE11's.....spinning them is easy.
I wouldn't be real concerned with the stock wheels.
I have a pair of NT05R's 245/30/19 mounted on stock rims. I wish I could run them on the street, but I'm a little old to be replacing tires every few months.

LA_Z06

Were your wheels either chrome or power coated?

Ludedude

I will tell you that this is not the first instance of OEM Speedlines taking a crap on the track. "Unofficially" this has been seen at a well known racing school on several instances.

What happened is the wheel failed from the inside out and that my pre-event inspection didn't show anything out of the ordinary. The failure happened at about 70 mph, tracking out from a turn at the end of the front straight. It felt as you'd assume...big bang, lots of smoke/dust and a loss of braking and control. I was fortunate that the runoff area was deep and didn't have a wall to hit as I traveled about 75 feet off the track surface. The remainder of the wheel/tire wasn't found until a day later as it had traveled hundreds of yards into the desert.

The tires were Bridgestone RE-11s, a normal high performance street tire.

Ludedude

No. OEM rim that came with the car.