Trouble finding tires
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Trouble finding tires
i just bought some z06 wheels (c5). Want to get new tires. I am having trouble finding tires. I want to get hankook evo2 but can't find them anywhere. Tire rack is giving me a small selection and I don't want Bridgestone or goodyears. This isn't DD. it will be a fun, track car.
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i just bought some z06 wheels (c5). Want to get new tires. I am having trouble finding tires. I want to get hankook evo2 but can't find them anywhere. Tire rack is giving me a small selection and I don't want Bridgestone or goodyears. This isn't DD. it will be a fun, track car.
Why the hell are you looking at the Evo2 for a track tire? It's a street tire at best. To be honest, it gets out classed by MANY other street tires.
I'm using the RE-11 in the stock FRC size and they're fantastic. The MPSS are also a good tire, but probably not sufficient for extended track use. I chose the RE-11 to keep the factory tire size (for the time being) and to have a tire that can hold up to a LOT of autocross, but also extended street driving. I've got about 120 autocross runs (approx 40s a run) plus 5k street miles and they've held up VERY well.
If you drop 5% on the sidewalls (245/40/17 and 275/35/18) you'll open your selection to the Z2s, RE-71R, Rival S, RS3-V2 and a couple others. It will throw the speedometer off by 5% (so at 100 MPH, you're doing 95).
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i just bought some z06 wheels (c5). Want to get new tires. I am having trouble finding tires. I want to get hankook evo2 but can't find them anywhere. Tire rack is giving me a small selection and I don't want Bridgestone or goodyears. This isn't DD. it will be a fun, track car.
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I have not seen where Hankook makes tires in the Z06 sizes. If you want those sizes, you may have to go with a different brand.
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What size? Base C5/FRC sizes or Z06 sizes?
Why the hell are you looking at the Evo2 for a track tire? It's a street tire at best. To be honest, it gets out classed by MANY other street tires.
I'm using the RE-11 in the stock FRC size and they're fantastic. The MPSS are also a good tire, but probably not sufficient for extended track use. I chose the RE-11 to keep the factory tire size (for the time being) and to have a tire that can hold up to a LOT of autocross, but also extended street driving. I've got about 120 autocross runs (approx 40s a run) plus 5k street miles and they've held up VERY well.
If you drop 5% on the sidewalls (245/40/17 and 275/35/18) you'll open your selection to the Z2s, RE-71R, Rival S, RS3-V2 and a couple others. It will throw the speedometer off by 5% (so at 100 MPH, you're doing 95).
Why the hell are you looking at the Evo2 for a track tire? It's a street tire at best. To be honest, it gets out classed by MANY other street tires.
I'm using the RE-11 in the stock FRC size and they're fantastic. The MPSS are also a good tire, but probably not sufficient for extended track use. I chose the RE-11 to keep the factory tire size (for the time being) and to have a tire that can hold up to a LOT of autocross, but also extended street driving. I've got about 120 autocross runs (approx 40s a run) plus 5k street miles and they've held up VERY well.
If you drop 5% on the sidewalls (245/40/17 and 275/35/18) you'll open your selection to the Z2s, RE-71R, Rival S, RS3-V2 and a couple others. It will throw the speedometer off by 5% (so at 100 MPH, you're doing 95).
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Rival S: 255/50/17 and 275/35/18
RE-11: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18 (40 sidewall also available)
RE-71R: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18
RS3 V2: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18 (285 width also available).
Z2 Star Spec: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18 (285/30 also available)
MPSS: 245/45/17 and pick your rear (every size rear is available, not so much on the front).
RE-11: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18 (40 sidewall also available)
RE-71R: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18
RS3 V2: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18 (285 width also available).
Z2 Star Spec: 255/40/17 and 275/35/18 (285/30 also available)
MPSS: 245/45/17 and pick your rear (every size rear is available, not so much on the front).
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Well I wanted to stick with the stock z06 sizes. Problem is the front availability 265/40-17. The only affordable option was the Bridgestone 760. Good tire though, and not bad on the autocross course. Still sucks there are no really sticky stock z tires. Sure you can substitute, but that is a compromise IMO.
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Well I wanted to stick with the stock z06 sizes. Problem is the front availability 265/40-17. The only affordable option was the Bridgestone 760. Good tire though, and not bad on the autocross course. Still sucks there are no really sticky stock z tires. Sure you can substitute, but that is a compromise IMO.
After much review, I settled on Nitto NT05's...after one auto-X and two track days with about 3.5K miles of street driving, I have more than half tread depth left. Much stickier than the 760's or other typical street tires, but far from the optimum track tire - I do rate it as an excellent compromise/dual use tire if you can't swing two sets of wheels/tires.
Bought mine via Discount Tire online in November, had to be shipped from two different locations, about $1150 IIRC mounted up.
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odd sizes
I just bought tires last week, and I found that that the rears are an odd size. They had to be special ordered from the factory and I had to wait a week.
I have read others upgrade sizes to a 'normal' tire size.
Tire Barn try to up sell me, so I wasn't too happy with them. Could get what I wanted but would have to charge extra for the shipping, or offered me tires that cost twice what I was looking at.
I went to Discount Tires and was very happy.
I have read others upgrade sizes to a 'normal' tire size.
Tire Barn try to up sell me, so I wasn't too happy with them. Could get what I wanted but would have to charge extra for the shipping, or offered me tires that cost twice what I was looking at.
I went to Discount Tires and was very happy.
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Well I wanted to stick with the stock z06 sizes. Problem is the front availability 265/40-17. The only affordable option was the Bridgestone 760. Good tire though, and not bad on the autocross course. Still sucks there are no really sticky stock z tires. Sure you can substitute, but that is a compromise IMO.
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i just went through this same situation. I bought new OEM Z06 wheels and the only choices in the factory sizes were the Goodyear's or Bridgestone 760. I went with the 760's from discount tire and they are excellent and reasonable.