Shopping for tires
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Shopping for tires
I’m researching tires for my 02 z06. The tires I’m looking at are General G-Max RS. The closest size they offer is a 295-30-18. My Bridgestone potenzas are 295-35-18. Is the smaller aspect ratio gonna change the way the car looks? My car is lowered a pretty good bit. Has anyone had any experience with General tires on a C5? Thanks
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go to tiresize.com.
you enter the size of the tires and get stats and a graphic to show you how it would look.
I don’t think a 30 profile would look right with a 45 in the front of the car. Too much difference in sidewall size.
you enter the size of the tires and get stats and a graphic to show you how it would look.
I don’t think a 30 profile would look right with a 45 in the front of the car. Too much difference in sidewall size.
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Never had a set of the Continentals but have had a car with summer tires of various brands for the last 28 years. I live in Michigan and stored for the winter and always seemed to wait too long to put it in storage which was a few miles away. Never seemed to damage tires but traction was extremely poor and probably not safe when it was 20 - 30 degrees.
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I have a set of Conti DWS06 All seasons and they were fine for autocross as well as year round use. I had them on my Challenger as well. The absolute worst cold weather tires I’ve ever had were the original Goodyears that came on both my C5’s (both were low miles when I got them).