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Tires
What are the best replacement tires for a 2018 stingray convertible.
I would like the run flats. More for daily driving.
if I stayed away from run flats what do you suggest. I live in NW Ohio. On cooler days the summer only tires lose grip. And they don’t seem to be very good in heavy rain. I am new to the corvette world so excuse me for lack of knowledge or good info. Thanks.
I would like the run flats. More for daily driving.
if I stayed away from run flats what do you suggest. I live in NW Ohio. On cooler days the summer only tires lose grip. And they don’t seem to be very good in heavy rain. I am new to the corvette world so excuse me for lack of knowledge or good info. Thanks.
Last edited by Xopher90; Nov 8, 2020 at 10:35 PM.
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Not many options for run flats.
Michelin All Season.
Bridgestone has new Run Flat Potenza Summer Performance Tire.
Michelin Pilot Super Sports are not available currently. Maybe discontinued.
Michelin All Season.
Bridgestone has new Run Flat Potenza Summer Performance Tire.
Michelin Pilot Super Sports are not available currently. Maybe discontinued.
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I have the Michelin PS A/S 3+ ZPs on my car and like them a lot. Worth considering at least.
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I used Continental Extreme Contact in size 275/35-19 as rain tires for my recently departed 2014 Mustang GT track car. For warmer weather they are very good in the rain and as the track dried out they were pretty good in the dry. Very easy to drive at the limit. For the few times I drove them on the street, I found them to be smooth, quiet and easy to drive on. These were non runflat tires. I would have used these except I am in CT and expect to drive in cold weather. One caution, I found these to flat spot over the winter and recommend rolling the car back and forth every few weeks or taking some other measure. In my opinion, great tires as lesser cost. And I have used MPSS, Pirelli P Zero, and Nitto NT01 on that car both street and track. And they do not pick up a million stones like the MPSS.
Slightly less less grip in the dry than MPSS but meaningless for street use.
The Michelin AS 3+ are great tires also. I chose non runflat for a better ride.
Slightly less less grip in the dry than MPSS but meaningless for street use.
The Michelin AS 3+ are great tires also. I chose non runflat for a better ride.
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Stay away from run flat tires.
Stay away from the run flat tires. They suck in wet weather and over all performance. Yes the only good thing is if you get a flat and that is it. The non run flat tires are much quieter and hug the road much better. Go to discount tire and they can make very good suggestions on all season tires and some ultra performance all season tires. Continental's , Yokohama, Nitto and Michelin are the top tier in my book. Good luck with your search.
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This is my first season with these tires and I plan on driving the Vette until the snow shows up. I won't be worrying about the cold affecting the tires.
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I just had the Michelin A/S 3+ tires put on my 2015 Z06 a couple months ago. I did one track day with them and they performed better than I expected. They had better grip than the 5 year old Pilot Super Sports that I took off (because the rubber was getting older).
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The first thing I did to my new 2019 Corvette GS was to change the tires from those summer only Michelin Super sports and put on a set of Michelin Sport AS3+ all weather tires. I sold the super sports to help defray the cost of the new tires. Im very happy with these tires. They handle great, are quieter than the super sports, are run flat, dont have to be warmed up to 40 degrees and are all weather rated. Im not a track kinda guy so when I had the tires swapped I also had the alignment and camber set for daily street driving (an important item to get done). Youll love these tires.
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Hi Joe,
Thank you for reaching out to Michelin. If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Jessica
Consumer Care Department
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--------------- Original Message ---------------
From: joe dillard [jdillard49@yahoo.com]
Sent: 11/3/2020 12:13 PM
To:consumercare_amn@michelin.com
Subject: [EXT] Re: Case Number:01847895 [ ref:_00D58JirI._5001iUF6pQ:ref ]
Have heard the A/S 3 + and Super Sport were hard to find recently. May be changing. Thanks for the reply.
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On Nov 3, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Consumer Care Michelin <consumercare_amn@michelin.com> wrote:
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Hi Joe,
Thank you for reaching out to Michelin. I am not sure which tire you are referring to so I will advise on all tire recommended for this vehicle.
Pilot Sport A/S 3+
This is available and active production
Pilot Super Sport
This is also available and active production
Pilot Sport Cup 2
This tire just started production November 2020. Not sure when these would be ready but I assume around December 2020
I hope this information is helpful.
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If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Jessica
Consumer Care Department
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Sent: 10/28/2020 5:26 PM
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Subject: Request Acknowledgement - Michelin Group 01847895
We acknowledge receipt of your request registered as case number 01847895, submitted on 10/25/2020.
Your satisfaction is very important to us. We always strive to respond to your request as soon as possible.
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