calvins

Anyone running the Michelin Pilot Super Sport's? (yes, I realize it's a summer tire. No need for AS here in Florida. )

Marvin-n-NC

I am currently running the Toyo T1 Sport. It is a summer tire. They are quiet and stick well. Wet traction is good as we have had a lot of rain here in eastern NC over the last year.
I have 6000 miles on them so far with no complaints.
However I may have to try the BFG next time just because of the recommendations on here.

Ceedub53

I discarded my Goodyear run-flats and went with Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 tires. Great all season tire that grips the road and runs very quiet, especially on the highway. No regrets.

Dave1998

Some great suggestions out there. I want to get these new tires on before I pull the car out for the season.

It would be great if anyone else has comments to add

calvins

After doing a LOT of research/reading/investigation I've decided on the Hankook Ventus V12 EVO2's - stock sizes. They look like very good tires are are about half the price of the Mich. PSS's. I'm sure if you are the kind who really pushes things, the PSS are probably better but worth double? Not sure.

Everyone has their favs andn finding two who agree is probably rare. lol

bluemike28

I am the odd man out in that I went with the Bridgestone RE-11 but.....


THEY ARE AMAZING!!!!

Truly, it is like driving on fly paper when they are warmed up. For stock sizes, they seemed to be the stickiest rubber I could find without going to a Michelin Sport Cup 2 tire.

Whatever you decide on, happy cruising!

bj1888

I've run Hankook V-12s on my cars for years and they've been great. The Bridgestones that came on my C5Z are alright, but not worth upgrading for a car that is mostly running on track tires.

MY03C5Z

NT05's are a fantastic performance tire for the money. I run them in 275/295's on stock c5z wheels and love them. Not a year round tire, I drive mine mainly April-Nov, they don't handle well in very cold temps. 200 treadware tire, avg about 10k miles out of them.

chasboy

Dave, I think you need to figure out your priorities.
Do you EVER drive in cold temps?
Is appearance a factor? (For example I like aggressive tread patterns)
Should the tire have a rim protector strip?
Do you want maximum grip in the dry?
Do you track the car?
How important is tread life?
Do you have brand preferences?

I was going to get the Conti DWS-06's for this car because of my great experience with them on my Challenger. My tire guy asked me if I would be driving in snow, and I said no, so he suggested the 3 season Goodrich G-force and I like everything about them.

BigStig

Continentals

02BlownZ06

That was my thought process as well and after logging about 10 hours behind the wheel with the Hankooks I am extremely satisfied with traction and ride. With a supercharged Z06, I am putting a decent amount of torque to the rear wheels and the traction is so much better that she only breaks loose in 1st and 2nd when I hammer it and hooks up well in 3rd where before it was spinning the rears shifting into 3rd with the Firestones I had.

grampi50

One thing I don't see mentioned much in these tire discussions is tire life. I realize tires for the Corvette are all going to be high performance, softer compounds, and they aren't going to last 80K, or even 50K. But is there such a thing as Corvette tires lasting 20 or 30K that still perform decently? I for one don't care to be plopping down $500+ every 10K for tires...if there's no way around it then so be it, but if there is, I'd like to know about it...

Tsumi

All season tires will last longer than summer tires. I am biased towards the Continental DWS06 based on the reports I have read, I think some people claim they have had up to 50k miles on them. To me, since my Corvette is a daily driver, ride comfort is more important than all out performance, and the DWS06 rated the best in ride comfort in the sizes available for the Corvette on TireRack.

3sACROWD

My previous set of tires were the Continental DWS. I do mostly highway driving and managed 56k miles without hitting the wear bars. I do play on occasion and they held up really well. I now have DWS06 tires mounted.

If you really want to push your car, you need something stickier. I did an auto-x last year and easily over drove the tires in that situation. Then again the tires were well used by then and replaced shortly afterwards.

grampi50

56K? Really? I didn't think I'd ever see a set of Corvette tires last this long. That's awesome!

Dave1998

I store my car winters so this is strictly a summer ride. So no need for aggressive all year tread. i also do not track the car. it is for summer pleasure driving on weekends
Thanks
Dave

Tsumi

Many all season tires are almost as good as summer tires in street conditions while offering better treadlife, fuel mileage, and ride comfort. For a street cruiser I would definitely recommend all season tires. For those liking to push it in the streets or hills and don't see snow, I would say summer tires, which are often better (if marginally) in wet weather.

DUPLICATE

I Just bought a set of EAGLE F1 Assym A/S. non R/F .Not on the car yet...these replaced Mich Pilot Primacy and Pilot sport R/F. These tires were 10 yrs old with 99% tread,,,.First Vette and I amlooking fwd to the NON R/f as per advice from this forum .. will advise after a good test period...CHEERS TERRY.

chasboy

Grampi, if you observe the tread wear rating numbers on the sidewall, you will see that the stickier tires will have a 220-240 rating while the ultra sticky like the Michelin Sport cups are 180. (I've seen them in action, they stick like glue, and become encrusted with gravel when they come back into the garage)
My Goodrich are 340 tread rating, which in my experience will give me 20-30,000 miles.

Dave1998

Those Continentals really look good to me