Last fall I bought a pair of Pirelli P Zero Neros for the front of my C5, and this week I got the matching pair for the back. The backs have rim protectors on the tire, but the fronts do not. I'm curious if this is a new thing for these tires, or if the rim protectors aren't available on the 245-45-17s, but only on the larger sizes like our rear tires?

 

Same here.

Steve

 

What size did you go with out back? I did 275 on all 4 on the TA in the spring and they have the rim protector.

 

P Zero 'Neros'? Is that new? I have the Rossos

 

 

I have the PZero Nero M&S, I love them, I've got 22,000 miles on mine and I think they are just now about at the 1/2 way point. Plus I think they're even rotatable? Total cost with warranty was $810.
Here's some pics of mine a few thousand miles ago.
tire and rim...you can just make out the "pzero nero"


shot of the tread

 

I have the Pirelli Zero Nero A/S on the front. Thought they might be a little better in the rain, wear, comfort, and noise. I really like them but if this guy is right they are not as good in the rain...I try to avoid it....and they are a little softer.

Response from Tire Rack
Mike: The same standards are used for both Summer and All Season Tires, but the results are only comparing like tire. All Seasons with other All Season and Summers with other Summers.

All Season Tires go through a syping process in their manufacture where slits are cut in the tread blocks to provide more biting edges in snow. This is good for snow but not for dry and wet as it breaks up the tread blocks and allows more tread wiggle. The benefit of the syping is better traction in snow, where summer tires provide virtually no traction. In addition the rubber compound in All Season Tires makes the tire more flexible in cold weather.

The Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 is one of the best Maximum Performance Summer Tires and my personal favorite for dry and wet traction for the agressive drive. I have owned 16 Corvettes and the GS-D3 is the tire I liked best on my two C5s.

To recap:

Summer Tires will give you the best dry and wet traction, very little snow traction and reduced traction in cold weather.

All Season Tires will give you less traction in weet and dry, much better traction in snow and better traction in cold weather.

Thanks for your questions. Feel free to call me any time at 8000-428-8355 x623 if you have further questions. Thanks for your inquir, Lee.

 

I went with the stock size on the back, 275-40-18.

I'm impressed with how well my fronts are doing, I've put almost 24,000 miles on them and they've still got more than half their tread left!

 

I'm gonna take the ones I got on the Ta and put them on the new vert since the Ta's going up for sale , I think they have maybe 2k on them .I might go with the 285 out back on a 18x10.5 should be sweet

Patman

 

If I didn't drive my C5 in the winter, I would've gone with 285s out back, that would look nice.

Glad to see you made it over here MR1911, I hope you're enjoying your C5 a lot!

 

Snow say it aint so , please say it aint so Patman

I really like pirelli , I even have a set on my gmc serria the scorpoin stra .They are great in the snow at highway speeds , and rain there like suction cups for my truck I jut wish the p-zeros came bigger than 285

 

I Got the P Nero's back in August and I think they're fantastic.

Steering response is great, handling is great and they are much quieter than the run craps they replaced.

After 5,500 miles they still look like new.

The only thing I don't like is the tram lining. They seem to want to follow every imperfection in road.

Overall a great tire combo.

 

Mine tram line a bit too, but with how wide of a tire they are you have to give alittle for it, that and the damn roads around here

 

You won't see many Vette's with this tire. Most go with the Kumho's or Michelin's.

It's a shame, people are missing out on a great looking and great handling tire.

Oh well.

 

Its ok they'll stay cheaper that way so we can buy more for less, supply and dammand and no vette tax