[Z06] Tire question
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Heel & Toe
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Tire question
Hi I have 2004 zo6. I was wondering what is everyone doing for good run flat tires. I got some quotes on the Goodyear original sizes for lil over 2000. Is that normal price. Thanks Steve
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Find a kit and run standard tires. My experience with run flats had me getting them off my car ASAP. Terrible wet traction, excessive road noise and a very harsh ride, they were Michelin's.
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Where are you guys finding tires in OE sizes? Discount and Tire Rack are showing 0 options available in OE sizes with Tire Rack showing the OEM tire as back ordered. I need tires like yesterday but can find anything to put on the car.
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You can hunt till you are blue in the face for a OE spec set of tires. The simple truth is 265 are very difficult to find. I put a set of 275 on the front and 295 on the rear. Once I gave up on finding exact OE specs and went with the larger front, shopping was made easy. Car drives the same.
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You can hunt till you are blue in the face for a OE spec set of tires. The simple truth is 265 are very difficult to find. I put a set of 275 on the front and 295 on the rear. Once I gave up on finding exact OE specs and went with the larger front, shopping was made easy. Car drives the same.
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You can hunt till you are blue in the face for a OE spec set of tires. The simple truth is 265 are very difficult to find. I put a set of 275 on the front and 295 on the rear. Once I gave up on finding exact OE specs and went with the larger front, shopping was made easy. Car drives the same.
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I have Continentals on the front and rear. They are not "exact" match but the same "sub brand" as the guys as discount tire like to say. When I bought the tires (June 2022) we are all in the middle of the supply chain debacle so I needed to make a small compromise. The side walls look the same but the tread patter is different. I don't track so all purpose driving is what I was after.
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