c5 zo6 tires... interchangable?
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heres the deal... my cars parked because tires a whooped. I have a chance to get original zo6 tires with 5000 easy mile on the for $400 bucks. i dont care if they wear funny cause the rears i burn off anyways and front always wear off in 15,000 miles max. Rears been lasting me like 8000 miles. Is it a chore to get the tires on the rims?
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So is it a bitch getting the bigger tires on the rim. I have a friend with a tire machine so i dont think he really cares. But he aint going to want to ahave a wrestling match with tires to mount them.
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Make sure you check the date code on the tires you are thinking of purchasing, especially if they are OEM tires. Don't bother if they are 7+ years old (seeing as 2004 was the last C5 model year.)
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Will the Z06 tires fit - sure - are they the recommended sizes for stock non-Z06 wheels, no. Would I do it - no - I'd stick with the recommended tire sizes on the stock wheels.
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Good point not sure why though. Do old tired have issues if kept in tip top shape
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Tires dry out with age and become susceptible to blowouts. Add on top of that a Corvette that is capable of reaching pretty high speeds, and you have a recipe for disaster. Items like tires and brakes are things that I would not gamble on. Combine that with the fact that the size of your rims are not in the suggested width range for the size of the tires, and I would pass on the tires. JMO.
How can I find the date on my tires or read the codes???
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Tires dry out with age and become susceptible to blowouts. Add on top of that a Corvette that is capable of reaching pretty high speeds, and you have a recipe for disaster. Items like tires and brakes are things that I would not gamble on. Combine that with the fact that the size of your rims are not in the suggested width range for the size of the tires, and I would pass on the tires. JMO.
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There is a 4 digit number after the "DOT" on your sidewall which corresponds to the week and year that your tires were manufactured. The first two numbers are the week, and the 2nd two are the year. So, for example, if your code is DOT4910, then your tires were manufactured in the 49th week of 2010.
