gwalsh88

Folks,

I did a search but only came up with replacing the run-flats with non-run flats which I'm not interested in. I'm guessing there are not a lot of us owners with this many miles yet so there has not been a lot of threads about this yet.

I have 21,000 on my Z51 Stingray and it looks like I will have to replace the tires at some point in the next few months. As you can tell from the mileage this is my daily driver so I am looking for run-flats that I might be able to get more miles out of. Because I drive so many miles I do not want to take a chance on non-run flats so I know that limits me.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

Thanks
Gary

theanswriz42

Do you have any issues with the Michelin tires currently on your car?

Ernest_T

Doesn't sound like it--I think he just wants better mileage.

Kracka

I've yet to see any non-OEM runflats in Z51 tire size. You could call TireRack and ask one of their advisers if there is a close tire size that may fit instead.

mksz51

My opinion - getting 20,000+ miles on a set of high performance tires on a car with the Vette's capability is OUTSTANDING. As the saying goes, you pay to play.

gwalsh88

That is correct!

rcooper

I wonder if they make the base tires in the 19/20". They would more than likely get better mileage life. Check with Discount Tire or as noted above, Tire Rack.

The Creeper

If you want high performance tires I think 20k miles is pretty good. My C6GS only got about 12k on a set and they costed a lot more than the tires for the C7. JMHO

gwalsh88

I got almost 24,000 miles out of my 2012 GS tires (drove like an old lady).

I drive a lot of highway miles and will never track the car so tire performance is not first for me. I would rather get more miles out of them but still want the piece of mind of the run-flats. I put firestones on my first C6 and got 36,000 (and they were have the price of the factory Goodyears).

If there is not an alternative then I will have to go with the factory tires again.

Vetteman Jack

You've done better than a lot of owners in getting 20K+ miles out of the factory tires. The softer compounds just don't last all that long.

BIG Dave

21,000 miles? I hope mine last that long!

Jontall

There are no run-flats in Z51 sizes, but Michelin AS/3 tires are excellent and will last a good bit longer.

Shortimer

Wow, that's really good mileage for those Z51 tires. The A/S 3's are highly rated but I don't think they are run flats.

pegleg2

I bought a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 from Discount Tire....$1106.00 delivered to my house. (Z51 19" & 20"). They are non-runflat tires. Although I am not an aggressive driver, they seem to do fine when I want to have a little fun. Only have 1500 miles on them so I do not know what kind of mileage I will be getting out of them.

davidtcpa

Frodo

I'm picking up my car 12/23 and will have a set of tires for sale soon after. I have the 19/20 tires (ZF1 option) and want to replace them with a good all season tire. My OEM tires will have less than 500 miles with NO burnouts. Not sure what they're worth or how to ship them though.

mjw930

You need to double check that. The A/S3 tires in the Z51 size ARE NOT run flats. The ONLY run flat tire listed on Tirerack in the proper size for the Z51 size is the factory tire.

If you want a C7 with high mileage run flat tires then you shouldn't have bought a Z51 (which is a high performance option). A base car would have been your proper choice.

BRCC

There is one other run flat available in Z51 sizes the Pirelli P Zero, however, it has a UTOG rating of 280, where as the stock Z51 Michelin has a UTOG rating of 300.

pegleg2

My bad....Realized I typed the wrong thing runflat statement a few minutes after posting and then went back to edit ,,,thanks for pointing that out

daixloxbmw

I would be thrilled if I got 20k miles from the C7 and Michelin Pilot Super Sports RFTs.

I am currently driving a 2011 BMW 135i on the stock Bridgestone Potenza RE050 RFTs and I barely get 15k miles out of them. I had to really stretch them to reach 15k miles, they probably should have been replaced at 12k miles.