Tyre Recommendation....
Discussion
Just thought i'd offer some of you guys some feedback on the tyres that I've got on my C5......
Over 12 months ago I needed new rears for the beast and went for the Bridgestone RE050 Runflat, I stuck with runflats as the fronts didnt need changing and didnt want to mix the set.... They cost a bloody fortune, they were the most expensive tyre I could find for the car..... But boy has it paid off !!!!
12 months later, 10,000 miles and 2 x trackdays later and the rears have still got 3mm left on them
So just thought i'd say how good they are and if anyones changing soon they are worth a look at....
How long do other peoples tyres lst for?
Over 12 months ago I needed new rears for the beast and went for the Bridgestone RE050 Runflat, I stuck with runflats as the fronts didnt need changing and didnt want to mix the set.... They cost a bloody fortune, they were the most expensive tyre I could find for the car..... But boy has it paid off !!!!
12 months later, 10,000 miles and 2 x trackdays later and the rears have still got 3mm left on them
So just thought i'd say how good they are and if anyones changing soon they are worth a look at....
How long do other peoples tyres lst for?
I could get about 14000 miles out of a set of normal tyres on my heavier Z28 and that was on the original Michelins and on Avons. A friend of mine runs a Z06 and has had a significant mileage out of his Goodyear F1's. The car had 12000 on the clock when he imported it and he's had it at least a year and is putting 50 miles a day on it and I don't believe he's changed them. Must ask him!
I think that is fair comment Sam but I have to say that if the road is damp there is a particlar roundabout in Bournemouth that if you boot it too early coming off, the Goodyears give you an exciting moment and the Michelins don't. Hence my consideration of returning to the Goodyears!! Never had the bottle on the road to find out if there was a difference in the dry.
Big difference IMO with Michelins in the dry over those dreaded mid-corner bumps. Noticeable in slower or quicker situations. For instance, entering A3 Northbound at centre of Guildford (slower) or turning off M4 eastbound to head towards Bracknell on A329M (quicker). Both of these used to unsettle my Vette on the Goodyears but are fine with the Michelins.
I think also has to do with the suspension, I have that electronic damper, that switches from sport to touring, is that standard? As I have only one place that twitches the back and I think is some kind of metal expansion strip in the road that’s smothe, clockwise on the M25 where it joins the Kent stretch
Sam
Sam
Y50 VET said:
I think also has to do with the suspension, I have that electronic damper, that switches from sport to touring, is that standard? As I have only one place that twitches the back and I think is some kind of metal expansion strip in the road that’s smothe, clockwise on the M25 where it joins the Kent stretch
Sam
Yup it is the metal expansion strips. Same at the Ashley roundabout at Ringwood. I would agree with USA5 that it is better with the Michelins but not totally eradicated for me; I run standard suspension without the electronic gizmo extra
LuS1fer said:
This just in. My friend's Z06 Goodyear F1's lasted 26000 miles. No, he doesn't drive like a fairy.
Are the F1's the tyres fitted originally to the 2001 MY coupe. I ask because I had a feeling that post 2001 at some point the tyre was changed/upgraded - as I am on Michelins now I can't check if I had F1s!!
LuS1fer said:
This just in. My friend's Z06 Goodyear F1's lasted 26000 miles. No, he doesn't drive like a fairy.
about the same for me on my first set, although one of the front one was suffering I had to wait a bit to get a full set, and faffed around with the decision on what to get for ages but happy with my chose
Sam
yellowshark454 said:
This just in. My friend's Z06 Goodyear F1's lasted 26000 miles. No, he doesn't drive like a fairy.
Are the F1's the tyres fitted originally to the 2001 MY coupe. I ask because I had a feeling that post 2001 at some point the tyre was changed/upgraded - as I am on Michelins now I can't check if I had F1s!!
Looking at my road test book, the 1999 Corvette Convertible/Coupe/Hardtop all ran on Goodyear F1's as standard although these appear to be the EMT version. The Z06 Specifically didn't use the EMT's but rather had a can of tyre foam in the trunk.
The other tyre which did well and offered better dry handling than the F1 (in the Auto Express shootout)was the Dunlop Sport Maxx and I note that EVO have fitted sets to their Monaro and another of their fleet. They are what I'm looking for for my Mustang although finding them in the size I need is proving difficult.
>> Edited by LuS1fer on Monday 13th February 06:25
Mustand, neat. What is the rear room like; could I get my kids in the rear and drive a reasonable distance? I checked the previous model (from the outside)whan I was in Florida a couple of years back and it looked quite cramped. Any idea if the rear varies betwen coupe and vert? Boot space?
yellowshark454 said:
Mustand, neat. What is the rear room like; could I get my kids in the rear and drive a reasonable distance? I checked the previous model (from the outside)whan I was in Florida a couple of years back and it looked quite cramped. Any idea if the rear varies betwen coupe and vert? Boot space?
I would say it's less than the Camaro in the back but better constructed. I'm 5'6" and my daughter who is 6 has no problem with it at all. The key is probably not location of the seat base as there is foot room under the seat but the angle of the backrest which neeeds to be more upright. I wouldn't put an adult in the back for any distance unlike the Camaro which was habitable for taller folk as long as the driver wasn't tall. Having said that, I went in the back when I went to see it and it's not that bad really as long as the front occupants compromise a bit.
It was the lack of rear seats that led me to sell the Z06 and buy the Mustang and fit it with a supercharger.
I would imagine there's the same room in the vert but the boot will be compromised by the hood. The boot is OK on the Mustang and reasonably accessible. No hatch but the body is far stiffer than a Camaro.
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