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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Looking for a good Z rated tire for stock C3 rim size that's a good compromise between on-road driving and track performance. Any suggestions?
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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There are at least 3 "stock c3" tire sizes and I'm sure I don't know them all. I'm pretty sure there are no z-rated tires available in either the of the sizes. Go to tirerack.com and put in your info. There are all weather radials available, but no true performance z-rated tires. Also do a search in this forum as there are many threads related.

The easy solution is to go a size smaller on the middle number. If you have 70s, you'd look for a 65 or 60, but then the tire diameter would not be the same as stock meaning your speedometer and odometer would no longer be accurate. The expensive solution is to buy 17"+ rims in which case you can pretty much buy any performance tire you want. Again, search the forum for many threads on rims too.
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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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There are none, that's one reason I went to 18 inch rims, I have ZR rated Ultra High Performance Toyo T1R's on it now and it feels like a sports car when I go around corners now

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Try Hoosiers. They have several 15" tires good for track or street.
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