Tire replacement
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Tire replacement
Hello!
I have stock wheels and tires on my C5 corvette, and I have a leak in both front tires, they are also from 2008 so i'd like to replace them for next year. I don't want to replace them with runflats again as I think they are terrible to drive with, so I'm looking to replace them with some normal tires. Would there be a problem having runflats in the rear and normal tires in the front? My rear tires was replaced in 2016 and looks brand new so I don't have to replace them, unless I would run into some issues using different tires
I have stock wheels and tires on my C5 corvette, and I have a leak in both front tires, they are also from 2008 so i'd like to replace them for next year. I don't want to replace them with runflats again as I think they are terrible to drive with, so I'm looking to replace them with some normal tires. Would there be a problem having runflats in the rear and normal tires in the front? My rear tires was replaced in 2016 and looks brand new so I don't have to replace them, unless I would run into some issues using different tires
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Hello!
I have stock wheels and tires on my C5 corvette, and I have a leak in both front tires, they are also from 2008 so i'd like to replace them for next year. I don't want to replace them with runflats again as I think they are terrible to drive with, so I'm looking to replace them with some normal tires. Would there be a problem having runflats in the rear and normal tires in the front? My rear tires was replaced in 2016 and looks brand new so I don't have to replace them, unless I would run into some issues using different tires
I have stock wheels and tires on my C5 corvette, and I have a leak in both front tires, they are also from 2008 so i'd like to replace them for next year. I don't want to replace them with runflats again as I think they are terrible to drive with, so I'm looking to replace them with some normal tires. Would there be a problem having runflats in the rear and normal tires in the front? My rear tires was replaced in 2016 and looks brand new so I don't have to replace them, unless I would run into some issues using different tires
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EDIT I initially misread the OP. The rear tires are only 4 years old, the front ones are the 12 year old ones.....
Last edited by leadfoot4; Dec 22, 2020 at 12:36 PM.
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I know you dont want to replace all 4 tires. I just am doing it and here's what I did and got an amazing deal.
I decided to go with Michelin run flats because I want to do trips and don't want to have to carry a compressor and fix a flat and I don't want to have to wait for a tow truck, if needed.
I went online and priced check Sams club, Costco, Discount tires, Tire rack. Once I got the best price for the tires, I did a online price match at Discount and as a result they gave me the best price I could find and then beat the best price by $40 a tire if I bought 4. I also got a $70 rebate from Discount for buying Michelins. I just did the 97-00 to 01-04 TPMS conversion...Discount will change out the tpms for me and will program them at no charge also.
I decided to go with Michelin run flats because I want to do trips and don't want to have to carry a compressor and fix a flat and I don't want to have to wait for a tow truck, if needed.
I went online and priced check Sams club, Costco, Discount tires, Tire rack. Once I got the best price for the tires, I did a online price match at Discount and as a result they gave me the best price I could find and then beat the best price by $40 a tire if I bought 4. I also got a $70 rebate from Discount for buying Michelins. I just did the 97-00 to 01-04 TPMS conversion...Discount will change out the tpms for me and will program them at no charge also.
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Joined: May 2001
Posts: 87,294
Likes: 1,579
From: Western NY
I know you dont want to replace all 4 tires. I just am doing it and here's what I did and got an amazing deal.
I decided to go with Michelin run flats because I want to do trips and don't want to have to carry a compressor and fix a flat and I don't want to have to wait for a tow truck, if needed.
I went online and priced check Sams club, Costco, Discount tires, Tire rack. Once I got the best price for the tires, I did a online price match at Discount and as a result they gave me the best price I could find and then beat the best price by $40 a tire if I bought 4. I also got a $70 rebate from Discount for buying Michelins. I just did the 97-00 to 01-04 TPMS conversion...Discount will change out the tpms for me and will program them at no charge also.
I decided to go with Michelin run flats because I want to do trips and don't want to have to carry a compressor and fix a flat and I don't want to have to wait for a tow truck, if needed.
I went online and priced check Sams club, Costco, Discount tires, Tire rack. Once I got the best price for the tires, I did a online price match at Discount and as a result they gave me the best price I could find and then beat the best price by $40 a tire if I bought 4. I also got a $70 rebate from Discount for buying Michelins. I just did the 97-00 to 01-04 TPMS conversion...Discount will change out the tpms for me and will program them at no charge also.
