Alternate tire selection
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Alternate tire selection
I tried to order some Toyo Proxes for the f/r of my C5 Z06. I was picking stock sizes (265/40 and 295/35) but everyone is back ordered.
Would it be ok, and/or furthermore would it look stupid to run:
Falken Azenis Rt615 315/30/18 on the rear and
Falken Fk452 265/40/17 in the front?
They are at least the same brand, so pardon the possibly stupid question and thanks for your answers.
Would it be ok, and/or furthermore would it look stupid to run:
Falken Azenis Rt615 315/30/18 on the rear and
Falken Fk452 265/40/17 in the front?
They are at least the same brand, so pardon the possibly stupid question and thanks for your answers.
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Is a money a significant factor? Try Michelin PS2's. Even a Toyo dealer told me that he felt Michelin was the way to go on a Z06 unless I only used the car for highway cruising. He told me he felt the PS2 was even quieter and rode better. I have them and they perform great, even i rain.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
I'm not spending more than $1000 for tires. The Toyo Proxes come to like $800 and get good reviews. It's not a track car, it's a daily driver so I'm not even remotely possibly considering dropping 300-350+ per tire. Not a chance in hell.
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I also went for the Toyo Proxes T1r's, and love'em, now at least after realizing the people who put them on were stupid and overinflated them. Now, they are quiet, sticky-enough for a daily-driver, and not hard like the GY runcraps they replaced. Don't know about longevity, but, hope they will be decent. They were recomended by a friend with a Z-28 that is sortof over-aggresive on his driving style and he loves them. I had to put my 2cents in, thanks. Just keep them at 30lbs.
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Go check the General UHP tires. I just drive my car on the street (save the fun times for the track/autocross 
), and have been very pleased with them. Got mine at Discount Tires, Tire Rack has them for:
255/40/ZR17 $102
285/40/ZR18 $172
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
), and have been very pleased with them. Got mine at Discount Tires, Tire Rack has them for:255/40/ZR17 $102
285/40/ZR18 $172
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
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Why not go for the FK 452 in the 295 width on the back?
I would suggest going for the Kumho MX tire, but discount tire only special orders them in my area now. Not sure if that means a new tire from Kumho in the near future or not.
I would suggest going for the Kumho MX tire, but discount tire only special orders them in my area now. Not sure if that means a new tire from Kumho in the near future or not.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Those aren't Z06 sizes.
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I figured that they weren't exact (I run stock C5 sizes on the street), but you don't have to run the exact sizes. I think Z06s take 295s on the rear, but 10mm narrower isn't much.
There are plenty of <$1000 options out there; I was just showing one of them.
Have a good one,
Mike
There are plenty of <$1000 options out there; I was just showing one of them.
Have a good one,
Mike
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You can comfortably go +/- 10 mm in width. Use the specs page on the Tirerack website to try to match up the tire diameter with the tires you're currently running.
Also, if there's a Discount Tire in your area, they'll usually come pretty close to Tire Rack prices, once you include mounting, road hazard, etc. into the TR price. Usually a bit more $$, but I'm fine with that since I'm supporting a local business.
Have a good one,
Mike
Also, if there's a Discount Tire in your area, they'll usually come pretty close to Tire Rack prices, once you include mounting, road hazard, etc. into the TR price. Usually a bit more $$, but I'm fine with that since I'm supporting a local business.
Have a good one,
Mike
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
well the + on the rear doesn't work too well. I wasn't really able to find any reasonable street tires until I hit 315 and then the fronts didn't match.
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Goodluck with that, GSD3s for the rear are nationally out of stock, with no production planned !
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Doesn't your car sit a decent bit higher though in the front? Doesn't matter anyhow because they are backordered in both the 265 and 275 sizes for the front.
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Hey just put 295/35/r18 firestone wideovals on the back of my c5.. And holy crap... My clutch hates them lol... But the z has a better clutch... They dont roar like the goodyears and they are wider. And they are freaks in wet weather(they hook just as good).. They should be in ur price range
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St. Jude Donor '17
I figured that they weren't exact (I run stock C5 sizes on the street), but you don't have to run the exact sizes. I think Z06s take 295s on the rear, but 10mm narrower isn't much.
There are plenty of <$1000 options out there; I was just showing one of them.
Have a good one,
Mike
There are plenty of <$1000 options out there; I was just showing one of them.
Have a good one,
Mike