Hi
What is the best tire for a c5 for
Road noise and handling
Thanks

 

You can find that here. Put in your make, model, and year car and the stock sizes will show up. If you have a optional larger size that will be there also along with any special size you want to put in. Then you can scroll through all the brands choosing any style example summer only, all season, etc you desire. It gives reviews on tires and their ratings for comfort, thread wear, etc.

https://www.tirerack.com/register/LoginServlet

 

You’re going to get lots of opinions on which tire is the best. I currently use the Hankook Ventus V12 EVOs on my car and have no complaints - they handle well, have good tread wear and low road noise. And they are reasonably priced.

 

What's best is very subjective. I run Nitto Invos on my 04 and I've been very happy with them both in the dry conditions as well as the frequent wet weather we have here in Seattle.

 

I too have Hankook but I suggest you do research from Tire Rack and others then get your local dealer to match or beat their price. Life is too short to deal with Luke, the Tire Rack and their installers who sometimes generate "creative price increases" after your tires are shipped to them.

 

If you want the best tire for those conditions look at:




https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...e&autoModClar=

The fronts are even on sale.

 

That's because Super Sports have been superseded by Sport 4S. I just put these on my car. Best tires you could ride on, excellent in every way. Only problem, not cheap but worth it! I went to a lower sidewall and my car rides better.

 

I put a set of michelin pilot sport a/s 3+ zp on my 03 and loved them. Could have not been happier with the handling and road noise,it was like driving a totally different car.Of course anything would have been better than the original Goodyear Eagles, there junk in my opinion

 

I also just put the Sport 4S on my 2001 Z06, 275/35R18 F and 305/30R19 rear.

Best street tire I've ever had. Not quite as grippy in the dry as the best 200tw tires but better for comfort, noise and wet roads.

It is expensive but worth every penny in my opinion.

 

Michelin is going to be hard to beat. It is clearly the best all round tire. But they are pricey. I replaced the 8 year old Michelin Pilot A/S run flats a couple of months ago and after doing considerable research, I elected to go with BF Goodrich G-Force Comp 2 A/S. Based on consumer reviews on Tire Rack, they are second to Michelin (no surprise, given their common parentage). What's impressive however is the BF Goodrich have 2x the miles reported and owners of these tires are very satisfied with them. The Michelin will deliver the better ride, are quieter and likely better treadwear. However, at a cost. I was able to get 4x BF Goodrich installed for $735 at Pep Boys. Going from the aged Michelin run flats to these BF Goodrich was transformative. I've run these tires about 3,000 miles to date and in some fairly serious weather conditions (snow and rain) and found them to be more than up to the task.

There's a cautionary tale in the 8 year old Michelin tires I replaced- a previous owner put the best (if not most expensive) Michelin run flats on what was to become my car. There was plenty of tread life left on these tires, but sadly the tires suffered from cracks around the tread and dry rot. I hated to see these tires thrown away, but they were no good (rode and handled horribly-- all due to their age and dry rot).

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/surve...jsp?type=UHPAS

 

thanks for

 

Thanks for info,I have to get a set of tires for my 04 commemorative and will consider the bf Goodrich. I don't have deep pockets and the price of the bf Goodrich tires sounds good

 

Any tire should be replaced after 5 years regardless of the amount of tread left and wether there are cracks or rot or nothing.

Brand new unused tires that are 5 years or older should not be used either.

 

toyo proxies and brigdestone potenzas are easier on the budget then Michelin pilots.

I have the Michelin pilots non run flats and they are great tires....but pricey

I have a set of z06 wheels and I am thinking of toyo proxies or bridgestone potenzas for these for $$$ purposes

 

Another good alternative that won't break the bank are the new Continental Extreme Contact Sport.

Only problem is availablilty as they're very popular due to the performance/price.

 

Hi
I have Sumitomo tires on my c5
I bought the car and that's what it came with
I find them noisy

 

C5 coupes are inherently noisy due to the area under the hatch acting almost as an echo chamber. The OEM sound insulation is skimpy to say the least, and "fixing" it requires a lot of work tracking down exactly where the noise paths are. And a good db meter. Suffice to say, a bit of foil backed thin foam won't do much for you.

The OEM Goodyears certainly got very noisy when they got worn to any extent. Every tire swap I have done has seemed to be a bit quieter initially, but it's still a noisy car. I'm currently running Mich AS's, which I like - they get me through the winters OK, including the odd snow storms. and they have more than enough grip for a street driver. But quiet they are not.

 

IF you are looking at the best performance (handling) and quiet, then the Michelin PS2 is the tire to go with. It will out handle all the tires previously mentioned and for that aggressive of a tire it is also quiet. For the best quiet sounding tire and handling then it is more than likely a tie between Michelin Sport4, Continental Extreme Contact, etc.



The difference is which is the more important handling or quiet.

 

after running the Pilot super sport i wasn't really all that impressed with them. especially for the price tag. Now granted this was on my ST and not the C5, but it was enough that I didn't go PSS when i did wheels/tires on the C5. i did a more "middle of the road" nitto invo.

the PSS didn't wear that well, i got OK miles out of them, but they didn't blow me out of the water like i expected. Honestly they were just on par with the other high performance summer tires I ran. Now maybe if i had timed runs on the car and then went between tires i would have noticed more. But overall I thought they were good tires. But not the end all be all that people act like they are.

just my .02. YMMV.

 

Those came on my stock wheels too. I'm just waiting to use them in a burnout contest lol.