iced

Who has upgraded their stock Z51 (19"/20") or non-z51 (18"/19")?

Would the stock z51 wheels hold 265/35/19 up front with 295/40/20 in the rear?

If not, that's fine, what did yall upgrade/change to on stock or aftermarket wheels?

iced

nobody on here has upgraded wheels and tires??? lol

Foosh

I think people just get tired of seeing the same discussions over and over. There are walls of words on this topic, and the vast majority believe the best overall tire and wheel size combination is OEM for each particular model of C7, and that you'd be considering a downgrade.

The only exception would be upgrading base car MY '14-'17 18/19" wheels to the 19/20 Z51 sizes, which have now become standard on 2018 base cars.

rrsperry

Or if he want's to drag race, specifically. But in any event I think he'd be much better off upgrading the tire. To maybe something in a Cup2 tire?

mdiiulio

Input your wheel and perspective tire data:

Will they fit?

Tire rack has some of the best comparison videos out there in their pro reviews.

BrunoTheMellow

lol. 295/40/20 are you insane ?

iced

Definitely upgrading tires. Stock ones are crap.

dbaker

When I need to replace mine ( 17 Z51),I will buy these Vreds.

Had them( another model) on my C5Z and they were great for a DD.Great dry & wet grip.

According to this chart,they don't have every size for every C7 fitment,but they are great tires and are priced reasonably.

https://www.vulcantire.com/ultrac_vo...zes_and_prices

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iced

For the past few years i have been hearing great things about the vreds. The problem is, only a handful of people who tried them said great things.

I have tried on so many different tires over the last 4-5 years. Michelin A/S 3, Continental DWS, BF Goodrich Comp 2 A/S, Goodyears, Bridgestone, Falken, Pirelli PZero, Nitto Invo

The brands i have not tried include Vred, Firestone, Dunlop, Yokohama and hankook.

I hope im not missing out lol.

Out of all the tires i have tried, the Continental DWS Extreme have been the best by far! No road noise, great grip and handling in wet/dry.

The Michelins and BF Goodrich were a little too noisy for me.

Saint_Spinner

Iced, I've used continental DW extremes (not dws) on my previous cars and liked them a lot. How would you compare the tire noise to stock z51 tires? Do you know whether the dws are quiter than the DW?

iced

On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being high road noise, The Michelins are a solid 6. I had the A/3s on my mustang and the road noise was again a 6 or 7 on highway. Couldn't hear it on inner roads. But obviously once you reach a certain speed, the tires start to show their true self.

The Continental DWS are close to 2. Extremely low road noise.

I have not tried the DW (summer ones). But the DWS were simply amazing. I don't know why they are ranked 3rd on Tirerack behind Michelin and BF Goodrich, they should be number 1.

Woodson

In what way?

Eff A Ford

A little wider won't hurt but increasing the aspect ratio will throw off your gearing and speedo

And the Michelins win pretty much every tire comparison

iced

Road noise, loss of traction.

Cornering and handling is great, just as I expect.

Foosh

So, you're looking to downgrade performance and upgrade comfort?

thrilled

I read somewhere with the Z51 rear wheel you can go to 325/30/20. Myself i'm trying for
305/30/20.

iced

Not quite. Looking for increased traction to hold all that torque is not me wanting to have a tons of comfort.

Although a little less road noise would be epic.

So i do want a nice balance. Im very much considering ordering a set of DWS 06 Extremes.

iced

For that we would need an 11" wide wheel. Stock rear wheels will not hold out a 315 or 325. 305 will be stretching it.

If i stick with stock wheels, i will put on 295s

Saint_Spinner

Thanks ICED!. Once my stock tires are worn down, I might switch up to DW. I don't mind risking them being non-runflats. Thats a gamble I'm willing to take.

rrsperry

The Pilot SPorts are crap? Lol can I have some of your drugs, because you are obviously high. While they do have some quirks, (yes they are loud, no they don't really like cooler temps), they are a great max summer tire.