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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / March 2006

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Dad! What tires for C5?

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Pappy - 11 Mar 2006 21:19 GMT
Dad,
You recommended some tires for a C5. Which ones were they?
I lost the message.
Thanks
Pappy
Dad - 12 Mar 2006 18:41 GMT
> Dad,
> You recommended some tires for a C5. Which ones were they?
> I lost the message.
> Thanks
> Pappy

I'm not recommending any tire, but I will say that my experience with
using Continental ContiExtremeContact on two  C5's was great. They
were non runflats and priced right, $132 front, & $175 rear, plus the
cost of an air pump and repair kit like GM puts in the C5 Z06. One
thing to consider is that most repair facilities can change these tire
but can't touch the stiff sidewall of the Goodyear runflat. The
Continentals are sometimes used as OE on Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche,
and BMW. The Continental's ride, wear, and noise were all better than
the Goodyear runflats, better adhesion in rain was only slight. The
softer sidewall needed a bit more air  pressure to keep a flat patch
on the road. Had to get it from a BMW tire sticker, everyone is lawyer
shy and won't tell you to run anything other than what is on your
door, neither will I.

If they made a 19" tire I would have a set on my C6 today.

One last note, if you check the UQTG rating you will see that it
exceeds the OE tire by Goodyear although the speed rating is W (168)
versus Goodyear's Y (186). They are also 6 and 10 pounds lighter due
to the more common side walls.

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05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

Pappy - 12 Mar 2006 20:47 GMT
Thanks for the help, Dad.
I knew you had experience witht the non-run flats.
I'm tired of the "crisp" ride, and want to soften it up a bit.
I'm going with the pump and repair kit, and non-run flats.
I'll let you know what I do...

Thanks!
Pappy

>> Dad,
>> You recommended some tires for a C5. Which ones were they?
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> Goodyear's Y (186). They are also 6 and 10 pounds lighter due to the more
> common side walls.
ZÿRiX - 18 Mar 2006 03:54 GMT
Dad could you tell me where I can get one os those air pump and repair kits
for cheap???
I am running Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S non run flats...

Thx

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Dad - 18 Mar 2006 16:55 GMT
> Dad could you tell me where I can get one os those air pump and
> repair kits for cheap???
> I am running Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S non run flats...
>
> Thx
I think I would be doing you a disservice telling you what I have and
where I bought it because of the time that has passed. More than once
I've seen much better packages that have come out since I bought mine.
Shop around and get a good one, cheap counts for allot when you're
trying to pump up a tire in nowheresville. Also, when you do get one,
try it on a tire the size you want to inflate, they are slow. If it is
way out of reason time wise, take it back and keep shopping.

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Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

sbright - 20 Mar 2006 12:44 GMT
Yep.  And next timne you see the Matco or Snap on truck stop and talk to the
driver and buy a tire plugger (if that's what its called) from him.  They
are about $12 for a professional one and also a hole reamer. ($8 ?) Then all
you will need is a $3 set of plugs and a jar of rubber cement.  Wrap all of
this stuff up in and old towel so you will have something to sit on while
your pushing the plug into the hole.  Oh, you'll need a big pair of dikes
too.  The $30 air compressor I bought from Sears was a piece.  I couldn't
even get it to engage the valve.

-Stan

>> Dad could you tell me where I can get one os those air pump and repair
>> kits for cheap???
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> tire the size you want to inflate, they are slow. If it is way out of
> reason time wise, take it back and keep shopping.
Steve Horrillo - 20 Mar 2006 20:42 GMT
> The $30 air compressor I bought from Sears was a piece.  I couldn't
> even get it to engage the valve.

What about C02 cartridge inflators? Do they exist for car tires? I know they
do for motorcycles.

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All the best,

Steve

 
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