more tire questions
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Melting Slicks
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From: sylvania ohio
more tire questions
so after narrowing our tire search down to michelins i called tire rack to get some advice . basically it was '' michelin a/s 3'' for non-runflat and ''bridgestone re960 a/s pole position'' for runflats . so please can i have your thoughts one more time as the bridgestones caught me by surprise and after checking on wifes computer there isn't much info other than bridgestone companys and tire racks .
Team Owner
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From: Scottsdale AZ
both great - - -been a few mentions of the Bridgestone without complaints . .. still big bucks.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-michelin.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...es-to-buy.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-michelin.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...es-to-buy.html
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Melting Slicks
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From: sylvania ohio
no foul weather driving , no night driving to speak of , and rarely more than 10 or 12 miles from home . tempted to do without run flats as wife has ''aaa'' and a cellphone and as i've mentioned in other tire posts we only drive vettes 200-300 miles a year . my biggest problem is i am a PESSIMIST wlth zero self confidence , certain something will happen when probability is miniscule . i really appreciate your time folks , thanks . . .peace......ps . actually it's kind of silly to buy them when we drive so little but the goodyears are really loud inspite of having a 1/4 inch of tread left .
Burning Brakes
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From: Bradenton Florida
You'll be glad you dumped the GYRFs
The Michelins are still noisy, but not near as bad as the GYs
if you have AAA, ditch the RFs altogether and look into Hankooks, you can get a set fairly low
The Michelins are still noisy, but not near as bad as the GYs
if you have AAA, ditch the RFs altogether and look into Hankooks, you can get a set fairly low
Race Director
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From: oregon
great inexpensive tire. they will easily outperform the choices you have mentioned and beings they cost 1/2 the money you could replace them 2x as frequent for good grip and a quiet ride
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no foul weather driving , no night driving to speak of , and rarely more than 10 or 12 miles from home . tempted to do without run flats as wife has ''aaa'' and a cellphone and as i've mentioned in other tire posts we only drive vettes 200-300 miles a year . my biggest problem is i am a PESSIMIST wlth zero self confidence , certain something will happen when probability is miniscule . i really appreciate your time folks , thanks . . .peace......ps . actually it's kind of silly to buy them when we drive so little but the goodyears are really loud inspite of having a 1/4 inch of tread left .
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Lots of advice without specifics.
First of all, most tires today are designed for more specific needs. Some one who drives 60 /100 a day needs a much different tire than a guy who drives on weekends and nice days. You can put anything on the rim and it will work. More expensive tires usually get you benefits that you may not need. Not getting the right tire for your needs can be more costly than if you spent more money to buy what you should have bought in the first place. You are interested in buying tires, you probably have some sort of budget in mind, yet no one mentioned the fact that you should change all of your tire sensors. Run flat tires require more work to remove and install because of the sidewall. the cost to mount runflats can vary over conventional tires by as much as 100 dollars. You do not want to run your tires without tire pressure sensors, no matter what type of tire you chose. I don't want to debate this. If the OP wants to PM me I will give him my expert advice on this subject.
Bill aka ET
Bill aka ET