Tires?
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Tires?
Need help.. I have an 05 c6 z51. First time going for tires. So many conflicting blogs. I know Michelin pilots are top rated and definitely more expensive. But I read up on the hankooks and they seem to be a pretty good buy at $900( All 4) the car does not see the track, the rain or let alone the snow ... But I will drive it on real cold winter day if roads are free of salt. Would love an opion from someone with some first hand knowlegde on this Subject. Thank you in advance.
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I think the Hankook Ventus V12 are phenomenal tires for the price.
I ran the 265/305 combo on my vette (which is what I recommend...the hankooks run slightly narrow and the 265/305 combo fits great on the stock wheels). I tracked them pretty hard for about 60 laps on a roadcourse and thought they did a good job for a novice track-goer.
I also currently have 245/275 V12s on my Caddi XLR-V
It's an affordable tire that performs very well. I plan on always using them if possible, and this is after using stock, Khumo SPT and Michellin PS2 on the vette. If they made a 345 size I'd still be running them on the vette.
If you want a max-performance street tire I'd look into the Bridgestone RE-11, Khumo XS or Hankook RS3.
I ran the 265/305 combo on my vette (which is what I recommend...the hankooks run slightly narrow and the 265/305 combo fits great on the stock wheels). I tracked them pretty hard for about 60 laps on a roadcourse and thought they did a good job for a novice track-goer.
I also currently have 245/275 V12s on my Caddi XLR-V
It's an affordable tire that performs very well. I plan on always using them if possible, and this is after using stock, Khumo SPT and Michellin PS2 on the vette. If they made a 345 size I'd still be running them on the vette.
If you want a max-performance street tire I'd look into the Bridgestone RE-11, Khumo XS or Hankook RS3.
Last edited by FloydSummerOf68; Nov 27, 2011 at 12:09 PM.
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Also worth checking out Pirelli PZero runflats. I've just had a set fitted to replace GY Supercars. They're much better in terms of traction and grip (especially in the wet), and they're MUCH quieter and softer riding - they really don't feel like runflats. Can't say how they perform in the cold yet (it's been unseasonably warm so far this year) but it's hard to imagine them being worse than Supercars!
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And then crawl around in the middle of the road trying to plug his tire and then air it up, in his underwear, because he just happened to be driving along in a very expensive business suit. All the while hoping that the semi coming around the blind curve has good brakes.
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I guess you can always be scared of "what-if" situations and always drive with a compromised tire, but some people would rather take the very small risk and have a superior tire.
Unless you have a catastrophic blowout a simple slime repair kit will pump air and slime into the tire to seal the puncture. I have a kit in both my vette and XLR-V for emergency situations. Hook it up to the tire, hit the power button and get back in the car and wait. It could even be done in a very expensive business suit
I've driven over 60,000 miles between my vette and XLR-V without runflats now.
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Not sure what "real cold" means but if it's often below 30, think about an all season tire.
