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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 05:02 AM
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Hello ,

I got Goodyear F1 Supercars high speed tires om my 2004 C5 , they come stock , like on the C5 Z06 .
The tires are good in cornering and the car seldom sweeps out on the rear end .
However when launching they do slip a bit , if i could eliminate this slip the car would be faster .
Are there tires that would be better in this regard and also legal for street use ?

Thanks in advance for your advice ...
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 06:04 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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Triple ditto on the Nitto's!
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Sounds like Nitto's are the way to go.

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Sounds like Nitto's are the way to go.

So the vote seems to be unaminous ?
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