Goodyear Eagles Run flat?
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St. Jude Donor '13
The problem with the Michelin Pilot Super Sport runflats is if you drive on them at low temps they crack and split, the C7 forum is full of posts of that exact problem and requires the tires be replaced when they split. I would steer clear of the Michelin Pilot Super Sport runflats and according to Michelin they are developing a new tire to replace them by early 2016. There are people that picked up their new C7 at the dealer and by the time they got home the tires had already started to crack and split because it was cold when they took delivery.
I have not seen ONE report of the base C7 runflats (18"/19") cracking because of cold. Now the C7 Z51 sized tires (19"/20") are a different story (Super Sports for the C7 Z51/Z06's are different compound than the base sized Super Sports).
I have a base suspension Stingray bought in April 2014, I drove it through the winter of 2014/2015 with NO signs of cracking. Also, my garage is NOT heated. Obviously, here in Charlotte, we don't get sub-zero temps in winter, but we get our share of night times in the 20's.
Jimmy
I have a base suspension Stingray bought in April 2014, I drove it through the winter of 2014/2015 with NO signs of cracking. Also, my garage is NOT heated. Obviously, here in Charlotte, we don't get sub-zero temps in winter, but we get our share of night times in the 20's.
Jimmy
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St. Jude Donor '13
We wore out one set of Goodyear runflats on our C5, then three sets of Goodyear Supercar runflats on our C6's. We also had a set of Goodyear A/S runflats (no longer available) for our C6.
We have also worn out 2 sets of Goodrich KD runflats on the C5, two sets of Michelin PS2 runflats on the C6, and have a set of Michelin A/S runflats for the C6 and Michelin Super Sport runflats recently installed on that car. So we have a lot of experience with both Goodyear and Michelin tires on our Corvettes.
I find the Michelins to be better tires- smoother and quieter, more predictable, and longer lasting. But to say the Goodyears are junk, I disagree. We only replaced ours when they were worn out, not because we hated them. If anyone here is willing to supply me with free new production Goodyear Supercar tires every couple of years, I'll be happy to run them for as long as we own the car.
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We drive our Corvette(s) a lot; daily driver, long distance road tripper, autocrosser, drag racer, and HPDE track use. About 200k miles since 2001.
We wore out one set of Goodyear runflats on our C5, then three sets of Goodyear Supercar runflats on our C6's. We also had a set of Goodyear A/S runflats (no longer available) for our C6.
We have also worn out 2 sets of Goodrich KD runflats on the C5, two sets of Michelin PS2 runflats on the C6, and have a set of Michelin A/S runflats for the C6 and Michelin Super Sport runflats recently installed on that car. So we have a lot of experience with both Goodyear and Michelin tires on our Corvettes.
I find the Michelins to be better tires- smoother and quieter, more predictable, and longer lasting. But to say the Goodyears are junk, I disagree. We only replaced ours when they were worn out, not because we hated them. If anyone here is willing to supply me with free new production Goodyear Supercar tires every couple of years, I'll be happy to run them for as long as we own the car.
We wore out one set of Goodyear runflats on our C5, then three sets of Goodyear Supercar runflats on our C6's. We also had a set of Goodyear A/S runflats (no longer available) for our C6.
We have also worn out 2 sets of Goodrich KD runflats on the C5, two sets of Michelin PS2 runflats on the C6, and have a set of Michelin A/S runflats for the C6 and Michelin Super Sport runflats recently installed on that car. So we have a lot of experience with both Goodyear and Michelin tires on our Corvettes.
I find the Michelins to be better tires- smoother and quieter, more predictable, and longer lasting. But to say the Goodyears are junk, I disagree. We only replaced ours when they were worn out, not because we hated them. If anyone here is willing to supply me with free new production Goodyear Supercar tires every couple of years, I'll be happy to run them for as long as we own the car.
I'm with you.
