Looking for photos of Michelin A/S 3+ Mounted on their Z
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Melting Slicks
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Looking for photos of Michelin A/S 3+ Mounted on their Z
Just curious how these tires look on the Z06. I know they haven’t been out that long yet. I know they’re cheaper then the PSS and offers less noises on the road. Photos would do some justice for me if possible. Thanks!
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Last edited by BrunoTheMellow; 06-14-2019 at 02:47 PM.
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SLEEKVET (06-14-2019)
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A/B pics. i bought a Z06 which the dealer's buyer ordered with the LPO dealer-installed wheels on the Chevy Build a Vette website. Delighted they also came with the original wheels, saved me the purchase of wheel insurance since i have backups. Put the AS 3+'s on the original wheels. from several feet away, can't tell the diff. except that when i took the cup 2 tires/wheels to put into storage, i popped over 100 stone chips, metal pieces and glass off a set of tires that had only been on the vette for 1200 miles! your undercarriage will also thank you for changing to AS 3+'s as they don't throw stones. (did the same on the z51 i traded in on this vette, so already loved them.) A/S 3+'s are the tires that should be standard equipment on vettes.
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I ordered these over the Memorial Day sale at Discount Tire. Got them on yesterday and love them. The Ackerman issue I had with the Cup 2s is gone. Now there is no issue with cold weather or a wet road. As for traction I don’t believe there will be any issue on the street.
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Melting Slicks
There was a great video from the Corvette people at GM who tested the A/S 3+. The conclusion was the all-season provide about 95% of the performance of the MPSS; where the A/S aren't as good is when you're pushing the upper limits of the tire, which many won't do on the street.
I just swapped back to my MPSS from 6 months of driving on the A/S 3+ and am finding I have to be gentler on the throttle with my "stickier" tires. Until they are nice & warm, they seem to break loose easier when rolling onto the throttle in 1st, 2nd & 3rd gear. I'm now seeing why so many people swap to the A/S 3+ permanently.
I just swapped back to my MPSS from 6 months of driving on the A/S 3+ and am finding I have to be gentler on the throttle with my "stickier" tires. Until they are nice & warm, they seem to break loose easier when rolling onto the throttle in 1st, 2nd & 3rd gear. I'm now seeing why so many people swap to the A/S 3+ permanently.
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Kouasupra (06-16-2019)
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I think the only place the Summer tires excel is at the track. I don’t think you can push any of them to their limits on the street.
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Drifting
Problem for me is our size only comes in ZP and I don’t like run flats. The non run flat doesn’t come in our sizes. And the others aren’t Y speed rated
Last edited by andreas g.; 06-15-2019 at 06:17 PM.
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What’s the issue with run flats? I have the Z07 option and run in Sport mode a majority of the time. The ride is great for a sports car.