View Poll Results: Which Tires?
Toyo Proxes T1R
17
77.27%
Firestone Wide Ovals
5
22.73%
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Tires ??
Tires ?? I am about to purchase tires and need some advice on which ones to get as far as traction and life expectancy. The sizes are 295/35/18 and im debating on either the Toyo Proxes T1R or the Firestone Wide Ovals?
I have been running the Toyo T1R's for over a year now and am very pleased with them. Good dry traction, great in the wet, not noisy at all and seem to be wearing quite well. At under $700 for a set of 4 in stock Z06 sizes they are a great bang for the buck tire. When these wear out, I will definitely get another set.
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Good question. I need to replace the factory run flats on my Z and have been contemplating this choice for a few weeks. Keep the feed back coming guys I to am very interested.
RED99LS1TA, you said the wide ovals are junk and you now have the V's. Both of those are in my choice bucket, can you elaborate on the differences and strengths/weaknesses of each tire? Let me through this at you, I have a friend who owns a firestone garage and can get me a set of wide ovals for 450. Would they be worth it for that price? Or would you still recommend the V's. Also how much do the V's run for a set?
RED99LS1TA, you said the wide ovals are junk and you now have the V's. Both of those are in my choice bucket, can you elaborate on the differences and strengths/weaknesses of each tire? Let me through this at you, I have a friend who owns a firestone garage and can get me a set of wide ovals for 450. Would they be worth it for that price? Or would you still recommend the V's. Also how much do the V's run for a set?
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Haha, thanks bro. I have never used any myself either. I believe I will steer clear of those then. So anyone have feed back on the V's? I like there price too!
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hey man I have the T1R's on the back and the sizes are a 245/45ZR17 up front and a 295/35ZR18 in the back and I love them. They hook great, but I do not know how long they will last. I just got them in Jan. But I recomend them to anyone.
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Good question. I need to replace the factory run flats on my Z and have been contemplating this choice for a few weeks. Keep the feed back coming guys I to am very interested.
RED99LS1TA, you said the wide ovals are junk and you now have the V's. Both of those are in my choice bucket, can you elaborate on the differences and strengths/weaknesses of each tire? Let me through this at you, I have a friend who owns a firestone garage and can get me a set of wide ovals for 450. Would they be worth it for that price? Or would you still recommend the V's. Also how much do the V's run for a set?
RED99LS1TA, you said the wide ovals are junk and you now have the V's. Both of those are in my choice bucket, can you elaborate on the differences and strengths/weaknesses of each tire? Let me through this at you, I have a friend who owns a firestone garage and can get me a set of wide ovals for 450. Would they be worth it for that price? Or would you still recommend the V's. Also how much do the V's run for a set?
if you are buying retail vs retail, vredesteins all the way. you can get a set of v's shipped for about 770 from a couple vendors on corvette forum, or there is another store that sells em online(pm if you want the name) they were 189 per rear and 147 per front when i bought them plus shipping which would have been cheaper had i purchased all 4 at the same time. they are great in the rain, they hook from any kind of roll even with decent power(see mods) you will blow them off from a dead dig, but even a slow roll will be fine. great all around tire. its not a track tire, but its not designed to be.
the wide ovals dont hook worth a dang, suck in cold weather, suck in warm weather, suck in the rain, suck at the track... suck everywhere except daily driving like a granny and tread life. and they still arent that great. but for 450? id get em regardless.
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I have seen the Vredestine tires on e-bay. They are definately priced right. I replaced my run-flats with the Goodyear eagle F1. Great tire, but they go away fast. I need to replace the rear tires after perhaps 20k miles. That makes them very expensive. For what it's worth, I would never buy a Firestone tire. I also went with the larger 295-35-18's on the rear. They are a different enough size that your speedo will not be accurate. I had my tuner take care of that issue when I had my car tuned. Good Luck. Mike F.
I've had t1r's on my vette. Great tire in the dry and wet, last a long time and stick like heck.
I liked them better than Goodyear gsd3's I had before, and I won't even mention the perelli's
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Nitto doesn't make the 555's any more, try the nt01, which rocks for the track (ones with turns). Just like the toyo ra1 aren't produced anymore they have the r888.
I looked at the v's but never bought, good to know people like them. One thing to consider is weight. Some cheeper tires weigh 5 lbs more per tire. I know the T1r's were super light, had a great lip protection for the rim, and a super stiff sidewall.
I liked them better than Goodyear gsd3's I had before, and I won't even mention the perelli's
.Nitto doesn't make the 555's any more, try the nt01, which rocks for the track (ones with turns). Just like the toyo ra1 aren't produced anymore they have the r888.
I looked at the v's but never bought, good to know people like them. One thing to consider is weight. Some cheeper tires weigh 5 lbs more per tire. I know the T1r's were super light, had a great lip protection for the rim, and a super stiff sidewall.
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How many miles I've had t1r's on my vette. Great tire in the dry and wet, last a long time and stick like heck.
How many mile have you gotten on your tr1's? I am going to need a new set for summer. Also how much and where. Thanks Mike F.
How many mile have you gotten on your tr1's? I am going to need a new set for summer. Also how much and where. Thanks Mike F.
Toyos on my Zo6 right now....
Good, but not as good as the Michelin Pilots I had....
Driven on Wide Ovals in some of the Zo6's that pass through here, they are a step down from the Toyos...
Kumhos suck. Period.
Good, but not as good as the Michelin Pilots I had....
Driven on Wide Ovals in some of the Zo6's that pass through here, they are a step down from the Toyos...
Kumhos suck. Period.
Wide Ovals are good for the price for everyday driving IMO. Definitely a step up from the runflats I was running. Traction is bad now but it would be with any tire short of a drag radial. If you can pick a set up for 450 jump on them.