JHammer

I'm replacing the original (P255/45ZR17 - Front / P285/40ZR17 - Rear) on my '95 and wondered if I should stick with the original sizes or go with putting the same size all around. Also, is there a good place to purchase them?

Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks.

Fang S-289

Try : http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp

JHammer

GREAT tire site. Thanks Fang. :yesnod:

95autoLT1

You could go bigger in the rear but I would stay with the same size on the front. Any bigger and the tires like to grab every pot hole and lip on the road.

blacktopjo94

i just replaced mine on my 94 . i stayed with the same size .
got rid of goodyears , and put on goodrich t/a . have 2000 miles on them and i like them .
joe :seeya

корвет

How many miles did you get on yours?

I got 58,000 miles on my Goodyear EMT's

Yello95

Id keep away from Goodyears...too noisey...I got em on now...Id keep the same original sizes...GM engineers sometimes know what theyre doing...of course unless ur plannin on racing or raggin it out all the time on the track...stay stock size...I heard Firestone Firehawks(Ed Steele from Netvettes likes em and hes another one who really knows his stuff) are good, and I also heard that Kumbos (sp) are good tires...not sure what brand to get myself...but I might take Kales/Smashs

advice and get Kumbos(sp)...he seems to be up to date on lots of stuff... :D :seeya

95Purple

Well what is the biggest tire that will fit front and rear on a 95?

JHammer

There's 43K on mine. There's a few thousand miles left on the tread, but starting to develop some age cracks. Thought best just to replace them. :sad:

Don Martin

When I eliminated the japanese stuff, selected ride #1, handling #2 I got to the General tire as the only Z rated one! for all season tires.

I want tires with sipes on the tread. More research is necessary.

I think I want "Z" tires for looks, I just would think about it. Not that I am ever going to go that fast.


[Modified by Don Martin, 11:16 AM 10/6/2001]


[Modified by Don Martin, 11:17 AM 10/6/2001]

Don Martin

The tread width of the General 2000 Z4 is only 8.3" ! My GSC's measure 9.75" wide and thats on the part that touches the road. They are worn and it's the real width. 8.3" wide tires! I don't think so.

No Go

With the original 8.5 inch front tire, the widest tire you should run is the factory 255 size. C4's have come with 275 front tires from the factory (various years) but mounted on a 9.5 inch wide rim.

I have set of Pilots Sports and they have held up really well with past 13,500 miles of use. I'm guessing they will equal my last set of GSC's (61,000 miles).

Good luck!

blacktopjo94

I GOT 25000 MILES OUT OF MINE . THERE IS STILL TREAD ON THEM . JUST STARTED GETTING TO NOISY .
JOE

MY 95

my '95........hey, thats me :D

CowboyNVette

I must be hell on my back tires :eek: The best I have ever gotten is 20,000 miles and that is with the original Goodyears, Firestone SZ50s and now BFgoodrichs. The quietest of the three have been the Firestones with the BFGoodrichs 2nd. As far as wet traction the Firestones have been better than the others I have tried.

motorwiz

been using nitto's frnt 245/45/17 rear 285/40/17. I like a taller tire on my convertible do to the x frame dragging on bumps and the such. they hold up ok, and at first I paid $500.00 new for a full set (4) installed !
6 sets later the price has increased but still the best deal .
It should be noted my car has a problem with tire spin most every time I take off, and the ***-end tends to slide out just a tad on hard corners, but this is a foot, brain thing, my brain says YES and my foot says how much would you like to drift ?. I truly love this car, my 1995 torch red convertible I live in central Florida.
Jay.. the pool pump motor repair guy in longwood fl 32750

93 lt1 vette

WOW your responding to a 12 year old thread.

motorwiz

and look your reading it, that's why I reply. to help others get the best deal on tires. because if you do a internet search " for the best tires for my vette " this thread comes up was that wrong of me to do in General C4 Corvette Discussion ? I had no idea there was a time limit

93 lt1 vette

I guess yesterdays thread on tires wasn't good enough but that Cool with me.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...new-tires.html

motorwiz

ya that was informative, goodyear's are like 300 bucks a tire or more. I want to have fun with my ride not worry about 1200 bucks worth of tires. I can get a full set of tires for $545 and if I poke a hole in one oh well, I have had good luck with the nitto's seems I get two to one, thats two sets of back tires to one set of front. so the actual cost to replace just the back is just over $300. problem is I'm needing a full set now, and that got me looking again.. ya know