Tires for a C5
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Right now, I have non-runflats: General Exclaim UHP tires http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ng=Y&minLoad=S. Good price, good wear and reasonable performance when pressed, even in the rain and on the track. Couldn't tell you about their performance in light snow.
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Dump the runcraps is the best advice I can give. The car will drive and handle much better. I went with Michelin PS2. If you are dead set on keeping the Run Flats I hear the Michelin Run Flat is a big improvement over the Goodyear Run Flats.
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I'm running the Firestone Firehawks and like them alot. Good handling, ride and less noise than the Goodyears.
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Think of the Goodyear tires that are standard equip. like this
The enginers at GM had to have tires that could do a great
many things on their test car-vettes. Speed, braking etc and
don't forget runflat. Those guys are pretty smart they tested
the vette under many extreme conditions with Goodyear tires.
I won't say that Goodyear is the only good tire there are many
but GM thought that GY tires were the best on their test
track built to GMs spec. and offer it as the only tire option.
I use Goodyear
Road Pilot
The enginers at GM had to have tires that could do a great
many things on their test car-vettes. Speed, braking etc and
don't forget runflat. Those guys are pretty smart they tested
the vette under many extreme conditions with Goodyear tires.
I won't say that Goodyear is the only good tire there are many
but GM thought that GY tires were the best on their test
track built to GMs spec. and offer it as the only tire option.
I use Goodyear
Road Pilot
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From: Lehighton PA
road pilot-
Your reasoning is inline, but flawed. Manufacturers often select tires that are capable of doing everything (dry, wet, warm, cold, low noise, long life, etc) on an average level. Today's modern high performance summer tires take a specific few of these traits and execute them well, at the expense of other traits. However, for someone that is driving a high performance vehicle like a Corvette, things like tread wear should be of less concern then stickiness (a technical term).
Its often not that GM (or the manufacturer in general) thought that the Goodyear RunFlats were the BEST tire, its that they were the BEST tire at the time and for the price they paid for them. Times change, tread patterns, materials and overall design are advancing more and more every year.
To the OP: Go to tirerack.com, find tires in the size you want using their search feature. Read the private reviews and Tirerack's reviews of the tires that have the features you want, Tirerack tests and reviews most, if not all, of the tires that they sell.
Your reasoning is inline, but flawed. Manufacturers often select tires that are capable of doing everything (dry, wet, warm, cold, low noise, long life, etc) on an average level. Today's modern high performance summer tires take a specific few of these traits and execute them well, at the expense of other traits. However, for someone that is driving a high performance vehicle like a Corvette, things like tread wear should be of less concern then stickiness (a technical term).
Its often not that GM (or the manufacturer in general) thought that the Goodyear RunFlats were the BEST tire, its that they were the BEST tire at the time and for the price they paid for them. Times change, tread patterns, materials and overall design are advancing more and more every year.
To the OP: Go to tirerack.com, find tires in the size you want using their search feature. Read the private reviews and Tirerack's reviews of the tires that have the features you want, Tirerack tests and reviews most, if not all, of the tires that they sell.
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From: Singer Island Florida
My Vette shop recommends and installs more PS2's than any other tire. If you can spend the money they seem to be the reference point for run-flats. I run Kumho's on my daily driver and I think that they represent a fantastic value!
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I also agree with SingerIslandC5 in that Kumhos are an awesome value for a high performance tire. I've personally never driven them, but have heard nothing but greats reviews about them. Grassroot Motorsports chose Kumho Ecsta MX's for their project C5.
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