Rear tyre recommendations
Discussion
Probably been done to death in the past, but it's time for rear boots for the C6 Z06.
Goodyear Eagle F! at the moment. Should I stick with these, or is there anything else worth a look? Cost not a consideration, just want the best out there, on there. Fronts are fine, so I imagine I need matching front and back?
Goodyear Eagle F! at the moment. Should I stick with these, or is there anything else worth a look? Cost not a consideration, just want the best out there, on there. Fronts are fine, so I imagine I need matching front and back?
Im in the same boat as you at the moment.
As I only do about 3000 miles a year I am looking at getting Michelin Pilot Sport cups.
Have heard some strange stories about Pilot Supersports having a "death wobble" at speed.
Dunno if its really true or not.
Was also looking at Toyo R888s till I saw the price.
Im looking at 285 x 30 x 18 and 325 x 30 x19.
Comes to £754 for a full set.
£172 ea for fronts and £205 ea for rears.
Did see Bridgestone RE050A but the cost is higher.
Dave.
As I only do about 3000 miles a year I am looking at getting Michelin Pilot Sport cups.
Have heard some strange stories about Pilot Supersports having a "death wobble" at speed.
Dunno if its really true or not.
Was also looking at Toyo R888s till I saw the price.
Im looking at 285 x 30 x 18 and 325 x 30 x19.
Comes to £754 for a full set.
£172 ea for fronts and £205 ea for rears.
Did see Bridgestone RE050A but the cost is higher.
Dave.
BlackZeD said:
Im in the same boat as you at the moment.
As I only do about 3000 miles a year I am looking at getting Michelin Pilot Sport cups.
Have heard some strange stories about Pilot Supersports having a "death wobble" at speed.
Dunno if its really true or not.
Was also looking at Toyo R888s till I saw the price.
Im looking at 285 x 30 x 18 and 325 x 30 x19.
Comes to £754 for a full set.
£172 ea for fronts and £205 ea for rears.
Dave.
That sounds low.As I only do about 3000 miles a year I am looking at getting Michelin Pilot Sport cups.
Have heard some strange stories about Pilot Supersports having a "death wobble" at speed.
Dunno if its really true or not.
Was also looking at Toyo R888s till I saw the price.
Im looking at 285 x 30 x 18 and 325 x 30 x19.
Comes to £754 for a full set.
£172 ea for fronts and £205 ea for rears.
Dave.
How much have you each paid for F1 Eagle runflats when you've put them on? My eyes have sometimes watered.
These are tbe links to them.
http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details/michelin-pilo...
http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details/michelin-pilo...
http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details/michelin-pilo...
http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details/michelin-pilo...
I can't recommend Pilot Super Sports highly enough.
Load more grip.
Smoother, less fidgety ride (lose the run-flat nonsense).
Very acceptable wear rate.
Absolutely no 'death wobble', whatever that is !!
They sit really nicely on OEM wheels, available OEM sizes front & rear (the lack of a Cup 2 front is one reason I chose PSS instead).
Load more grip.
Smoother, less fidgety ride (lose the run-flat nonsense).
Very acceptable wear rate.
Absolutely no 'death wobble', whatever that is !!
They sit really nicely on OEM wheels, available OEM sizes front & rear (the lack of a Cup 2 front is one reason I chose PSS instead).
Only what I was reading on the corvetteforum.
I think the Supersports would be good as well, but i'm going for
the Cup Sports anyways.
http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-z06-discuss...
I think the Supersports would be good as well, but i'm going for
the Cup Sports anyways.
http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-z06-discuss...
I noticed you're upsizing the fronts slightly to 285.
If you're happy to go 295/30 instead, I think that gives you the option of Cup 2.
So you'd have 997 RS rears on your rear and 996 GT3 rears on your front !!
Also non-run-flat and you'll get much nicer road manners / damp performance on the Cup 2 - they have much deeper tread.
Not sure how the 295 sits on OEM fronts, but if you do take that route I'd be very intrigued to see how it goes.
If you're happy to go 295/30 instead, I think that gives you the option of Cup 2.
So you'd have 997 RS rears on your rear and 996 GT3 rears on your front !!
Also non-run-flat and you'll get much nicer road manners / damp performance on the Cup 2 - they have much deeper tread.
Not sure how the 295 sits on OEM fronts, but if you do take that route I'd be very intrigued to see how it goes.
I've just fitted Pilot Supersport on the rear of my C5Z. So far I'm very impressed, and I'm looking forward to having a play with them on Millbrook's alpine handling circuit, and the Porsche Experience Ctr at Silverstone this weekend.
What I didn't know before I fitted them is that they are not likely to continue producing after 2016. I believe the PS4 is taking over that segment in Michelin's line-up.
The thing I like about the Supersport is it is generally quite a light tyre, and also quite a high load rating, hence stiff with good feedback.
I'm really keen to get them on the front of my car as I think the steering feel was somewhat lost on my car when I switched from the OEM Goodyear tyre which was quite light.
I would definitely consider PS Cup 2 if I didn't want to use my car in the winter and the rain. Those prices look fantastic in the C6Z sizes.
What I didn't know before I fitted them is that they are not likely to continue producing after 2016. I believe the PS4 is taking over that segment in Michelin's line-up.
The thing I like about the Supersport is it is generally quite a light tyre, and also quite a high load rating, hence stiff with good feedback.
I'm really keen to get them on the front of my car as I think the steering feel was somewhat lost on my car when I switched from the OEM Goodyear tyre which was quite light.
I would definitely consider PS Cup 2 if I didn't want to use my car in the winter and the rain. Those prices look fantastic in the C6Z sizes.
Best warm, cold, wet, dry ? road ? track ?
I used Pilot Sport Cups a few years ago on my car ( non Vette ) and they were horrific. Maybe after several hard laps they might start to work, but for road use or anything remotely like it they were like driving on ice.
888's are very good dry weather tyres, and regular Pilot Sport or PS2 always get good reports.
If looking further afield, some of the Nitto range in the US might be an option but even a lot of those guys are warming to the 888's too.
I used Pilot Sport Cups a few years ago on my car ( non Vette ) and they were horrific. Maybe after several hard laps they might start to work, but for road use or anything remotely like it they were like driving on ice.
888's are very good dry weather tyres, and regular Pilot Sport or PS2 always get good reports.
If looking further afield, some of the Nitto range in the US might be an option but even a lot of those guys are warming to the 888's too.
I think the Cup 2 were supposed to address some of the compromised anything-but-perfect-conditions usability of the older Cup & Cup+, but have not sampled them yet... Probably would have given them a go though had the 275/35 been available for the front. The GT3 guys are claiming they're a perfectly usable road tyre. Big claims compared to the older versions!
stevieturbo said:
Best warm, cold, wet, dry ? road ? track ?
I used Pilot Sport Cups a few years ago on my car ( non Vette ) and they were horrific. Maybe after several hard laps they might start to work, but for road use or anything remotely like it they were like driving on ice.
888's are very good dry weather tyres, and regular Pilot Sport or PS2 always get good reports.
If looking further afield, some of the Nitto range in the US might be an option but even a lot of those guys are warming to the 888's too.
Best as in general road use, summer mainly, though that means little these days. A compromise between wet/dry, leaning towards dry, I suppose. I used Pilot Sport Cups a few years ago on my car ( non Vette ) and they were horrific. Maybe after several hard laps they might start to work, but for road use or anything remotely like it they were like driving on ice.
888's are very good dry weather tyres, and regular Pilot Sport or PS2 always get good reports.
If looking further afield, some of the Nitto range in the US might be an option but even a lot of those guys are warming to the 888's too.
Pretty much decided on the Pilot Super Sports, having read several opinions on the net. And will go for front & back matched. The front Goodyears may be OK for another summer, but I don't want to take he chance of an unbalanced F to R mixture
AkinaSpeedStar said:
I can't recommend Pilot Super Sports highly enough.
Load more grip.
Smoother, less fidgety ride (lose the run-flat nonsense).
Very acceptable wear rate.
Absolutely no 'death wobble', whatever that is !!
They sit really nicely on OEM wheels, available OEM sizes front & rear (the lack of a Cup 2 front is one reason I chose PSS instead).
Agree with this 100%. They are the perfect road and odd track day tire for the car.Load more grip.
Smoother, less fidgety ride (lose the run-flat nonsense).
Very acceptable wear rate.
Absolutely no 'death wobble', whatever that is !!
They sit really nicely on OEM wheels, available OEM sizes front & rear (the lack of a Cup 2 front is one reason I chose PSS instead).
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