Toys4Life C5

I put a set of these Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (new version) on my C5 this summer and like them so much that I put together a short video.

Vetteman Jack

You’ll get a lot of differing opinions on what tire may be the best for the money. I personally prefer the Hankook Ventus V12 EVO tires. YMMV.

4XLR8N

Nitto NT-05's here...Z-06 sizes...

sportmedtech

I have had good luck with those too running a 10 inch squared setup on an 05 mustang. Quiet, good all around street tire and the price was right.

SG Lou

Glad you like them. Everyone will have their own opinion as to what tire they like and that's ok...to each his own and that's what makes the world go round.

Me ?
I'm running Continental DWS6 in a C6 Base model size and I love'em !

MtnLuvr

MBVette

I have run the DWS tires on 4 cars now. I think bang for the buck they are right at the top

Z06ster

+ 1

STALION

Cooper RS-3. Very underrated tire, and best price compared to others.

JHrinsin

The PO put those on my car. They are fine as long as you don't drive her in the rain. Or maybe +400 rwhp has something to do with that

JHrinsin

Ran Continental DW series tires on several cars and liked them a lot. Most recently we had DWS on the wife's daily driver and I had DW on the last RX7 I had which was heavily modified for track duty, but saw it's fair share of use on the street. If the '99 FRC would need tires soon they would be the Continental ExtremeContact Sports, which replaced the DW. Plus they are one of the few max performance summer tires still available in the 275/40-17 & 295/35-18 size combo for use on the C5 Z06 rims that are not STUPID expensive.

bj1888

They're great tires, but they cost like 50% more than the Firehawks, so not exactly "budget" tires.

chasboy

Slight hijack here. Has anyone put C5Z size tires on the stock, NON- Z06 rims?

tanisdwninit

Nice review, I like the weight on the Firehawks, 25# front and 27# rear. I cant wait to get the heavy F1 run flats (30# front, 34# rear) off the C5 I just bought but opted to go budget on the ultra high performance all season end, have deposit on GENERAL - G-MAX AS-05 which are 24# front and 26# rear. I have used Tire Rack in the past but apparently local shops are giving deals for black Friday weekend, I am ~$600 OTD after rebates for the Generals at Discount Tire.

I have dws06 on my SS which I bought from Tire Rack and really like them but decided to try something different for my C5 after quite a bit of research, the Generals seem like they are trying to get into the market as a great value for the money.

My experience on summer tires is under 50 degrees they just slide too much even on dry pavement, my C5 being half a daily driver even though don't deal with snow going the all season route since plenty of months out of the year its cold pavement driving.

Toys4Life C5

Hankooks are a solid choice.

I considered them but they are about $35 more per tire and the ratings on tire rack are a little less with each tire having about 150 reviews.

Toys4Life C5

Tell me you sold the Mustang to buy the Vette???

WillItFloat

Thanks for the review. I will be getting new tires in the spring. I have the Michelin Pilot Super Sports on my car. I have no issue with them except the cost ($911 from Tire Rack). I have been looking at the Firestones as a budget ($495 from Tire Rack) replacement. Your review will certainly be a factor in my final decision.

grampi50

Some are fortunate enough to have both...

awches

I just put a pair of Hankook Ventus 245/45 ZR17 X on the front of my 03 Coupe for 236.71 from Walmart.

Patches

One member did here years ago. Not recommended, though.