SnowyATX

2014, DD,16k miles, no track time. Fronts are worn bad, pretty evenly although a little more on the inside. Backs look like really good, guess I haven't been spinning them enough. : )

On all previous Vettes I've always replaced all four regardless of front vs rear condition. The fronts are almost always the culprit though on C4,5 & 6.

Do you guys do the same? Money isn't the issue but just curious and also hate throwing away relatively good tires. Technically probably a bad idea to mix as new and older tires won't grip the same.

Anyhow, food for thought and discussion.

4thC4at60

Replace the front two only, have an alignment done..

600K miles in Vettes in 26 years......

Larry/car

Replace the front tires with matching OEMs and check allignment.

BladeSilver2015

Replace all 4. See item 2 of attached article. Quote from article linked below:


"The truth: Rear tires provide stability, and without stability, steering or braking on a wet or even damp surface might cause a spin. If you have new tires up front, they will easily disperse water while the half-worn rears will go surfing: The water will literally lift the worn rear tires off the road. If you're in a slight corner or on a crowned road, the car will spin out so fast you won't be able to say, "Oh, fudge!"
There is no "even if" to this one. Whether you own a front-, rear- or all-wheel-drive car, truck, or SUV, the tires with the most tread go on the rear."

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...nked-10031440/

rothchilds

What are you thinking you have left on the rears? If you are going to replace them in another 3k, might as well do them all. If you are like 50%, why waste a good tire

dvilin

I would replace all 4 tires. The rear tires may look good compared to the fronts that are worn but for how long.

USMC 0802

I would do donuts and replace all four.

rcooper

I would do all four. Most tire shops will recommend replacing all four as the post by BladeSliver2015 is correct. I have always replaced all four so that I have even tread wear to start with. As the fronts wear out faster on most sports cars, this is something that I take for granted ( replacing all four ). Just another expected expense for having a fun, sporty car to drive.
Kind of like having a women with fake *****, somewhere down the line they will have to be replaced also ( the *****, not the woman, although you might consider that ).
There are downsides to most fun things in life, best to stay with what is safe.

Svwc

go burn some rubber, then replace all 4

SnowyATX

Haha. Thanks guys. No ***** to replace but some donuts may be in order. I'll be replacing all four just like always. Anyone know of better pricing than t-rack? I always use them as my reference for local pricing.

Now to find a shop that won't scratch my rims. That has been hit or miss even with shops with so called touchless machines.

SK360

Replace the worn ones and leave the rears if they're still good. Absolutely no reason to replace rears with life on them, the people who say otherwise have more money than sense.

Only reason I would change all 4 would be to switch to non runflats.

stevedun

Fronts are rated for 15,000 miles. Rears for 30,000 miles. According to Michelin. Spinning the rears even it out.

nmvettec7

Go to your local Discount Tire in Austin (3 locations) and replace all 4 tires. There is a big Presidents Day sale which starts tomorrow and ends next Monday. You can buy a high-quality set of A/S tires for under $900.

Give yourself "peace of mind" since the C7 is a daily driver. Safety first.

SK360

Why exactly run all season tires in Austin TX? Peace of mind over a set of rears that he said are still fine?

nmvettec7

I think it is irresponsible to think the way you are thinking. If he is going to replace the fronts spending $350 to $400 why not just spend another $400 and get a totally new matched set and be done with it.

He is driving a $60,000 + sports car. Whats an extra $400? Does not necessarily have to be A/S but why not. Austin can get some cold weather, but even a new set of Ultra High Performance Tires makes sense.

I would let the professionals at the tire store advise him.

This is the way I would go personally. The OP was looking for advice.

SK360

Yeah cause the kids at discount tire or NtB are tire engineers, I usually don't take the advice of people trying to sell me more products. Newly matched set of garbage all season tires compared to the MPSS that came on the car. Sounds like a great time to me. I'm all for getting rid of the runflats but not for A/S for sure.

nmvettec7

DT has been in business since 1960 and can certainly recommend what's best for the Corvette C7 and the owners driving style. They don't have kids running the store management. These are seasoned professionals and you don't have to be an engineer to figure out what type of tire is best for the Corvette C7.

There may have younger people busting tires and mounting, but that doesn't make them bad. Remember you were young once also. DT guarantees the work of the installer.

The OP can certainly purchase the same branded tire that came on the car. That is his decision, not yours or mine.

My point is, it makes sense to replace the worn tires with a new complete set. The rears will go eventually then he is replacing rears with the fronts wearing down.

Of course, the OP can do whatever he pleases. It's his hard earned money.

SK360

Sure he can. But if the rears aren't below 2/32 then they're perfectly fine. So what if he has to replace them in 10,000 more miles without replacing the fronts.

nmvettec7

Are you a tire engineer?

DCortez

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!