Jet-Jock

Here's a few pictures of the Nitto NT555 that I have on the forum:



Front Side Wall

rustyguns

i run a racing alignment so mine cord on the inside edge!

and i run 30 lbs all around on the street. but i still get about 16, 000 miles out of them.

I think your doing too many burnouts !

rustyguns

NICE LOOKING VETTE! If it is a 6 speed let me know if you ever want to sell it

Jet-Jock

Yep Z51 MN6 with '09 Z06 shifter.

...and a Pioneer NAV system!

Corvette_Ed

I like the way those look. I like the sidewall a lot more than the Bridgestone Potenza's that are on the front of mine.

Jet-Jock

BTW here's a picture of my last set of Michelin A/S Plus ZPs on the rear. Off center rib worn prematurely.

jrprich

I drive my 99 in all types of weather, except snow/ice, and I drive it every day. My rear PS AS Plus ZPs went 33,000 miles of all sorts of roads. The fronts still have 40% of their tread left and both were still giving great traction and handling in all sorts of weather. Maybe I am wrong, but I think 33k on the rears is OK for C5 rear tires.

But if I lived in a warm climate I would choose a different type of tire since I would not need an AS tread.

Ghostface

It's happened to me and I've always kept the pressure at 30 psi. I don't know why and it's happened on at least 2 sets.

jrprich

To the many who have had this happen on their Michelin Pilot Sport AS Plus tires it would be interesting to know the aprox. miles on the tires when the rear center rib got down to the wear bars or beyond.

Mine were around 30-33k

bigcypress

it's a year later and i'd like to know what occured with tires that wore centers early . why did it happen and what did michelin do in way of replacement ? i was going to buy some later this month .

retired08

I'm running 33lbs. in mine and the wear is excellent.

C5Nate

Michelin is reopening my case as we speak. I found someone with a little pull with Michelin.

He said its a known issue.

thmehr

On Michelin's website, the recommend tire pressure is 30 psi. That is what I run my at and is what is recommend by GM too.

Sorry to here that you have possible ruined your expensive tires.

torchredmadness

The wife's '03 coupe has 16,000 miles on her Kumhos and they look great.

Phanni

Do you really run 58 PSI?
Look at the pressures recommended on the driver's door.
The sticker says you should run 30 PSI, both front and rear (cold temp)
At 58PSI it's no wonder they wear out the center, you've overinflated by roughly 2X..

jrprich

I hope you didn't tell them you were using 58psi

2003 electronblue

Try a 4 wheel alinement

JetMechZ16

Check a little further down on that response, he was joking he runs 28- 30 psi

VETJAZZ

Just checked mine. They've been on the car a year with a little over 12,000 miles. No uneven wear - they still look new.

C5Nate

Excuse me? WTF? "I" ruined them?

Read the post:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1580751411-post6.html