Wheels and tires dilemma
04-30-2016, 07:27 PM
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With your luck he'd be moving to Wyoming and his LT1 would sit in the garage for another 10 years. Tell him how lucky you are adjusting the valves on your solid roller. Yea the one that ground itself down to round lobes and metal particles.
U maybe jealous of the new trend of painted rims on 1 side of car and chrome on the other. Its the new level of ugliness that makes that car way to cool. To cool for Virginia. It really belongs in Wyoming with u.
04-30-2016, 07:46 PM
#44
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What's the offset on those? I like how they sit.
05-01-2016, 01:38 AM
#45
Dry rot is no bueno, gotta replace those tires. Dry rot will leave you with another blowout. 17x9.5 and 275/40 is a bucket of win though. Not sure what the decent offerings are for street tires there, but you can get some Toyo RA1 in that size if you want some DOT R comps.
05-01-2016, 07:25 AM
#46
Yea i almost passed on them due to the dry rot, but I always loved these wheels, and I've seen them go for way more than the $350 I paid. I'll get the tires replaced before any track events or road trips.
Not sure on the back spacing, I'm googling it.
Not sure on the back spacing, I'm googling it.
05-01-2016, 01:39 PM
#47
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I recommend BFG Sport Comp 2 AS for a good all around tire in the size. Continental ExtremeContact DW are good too, but a bit more expensive.
05-02-2016, 05:54 AM
#48
If I get a minute I'll take 1 off and look at the backs of the wheels for the back spacing, I agree it's perfect, I love the way they sit in the wheel wells and no spacers. Tires are perfect size for a 9.5" wheel too, I am really happy with this setup. While 1 is off I'll compare weights with the c6s, just moving them around I think the 19s are almost 10lbs heavier.
Drove it to work today and it's a little wet out but they ride great and grip so much better than the supercar 295s in the wet, they hold around turns and track straight. The ride is so much better than the 18s or 19s, credit to a little more sidewall, I think 17s really is the ticket on these cars. They have a little dry rot but it's not much, I'll keep an eye on them to see if it gets worse with street time.
Also this is the maiden voyage since fixing the CCV tube, and there is a huge noticeable difference in manners. Low rpm is much smoother, throttle is more linear, so that unmetered air was hurting it. I'll never do a breather in the valve over again, and to anyone thinking about it, keep the CCV tube. I would even advise people to buy a spare tube now before they are gone, it's $25 on eBay.
If I do buy new tires I don't know what I would get. The BFGs seemed squishy around turns but that was a 245 front tire, they had good grip in a straight line and let go in turns very progressively, no snap, but didn't feel so far as nice as these tires. The eagle F1 supercars are junk, I'll never buy those again. These tires are $280 each, so too expensive for me to buy again. What's the difference between "ultra high performance summer" and "max performance summer"? Max is rated higher, but neither are good below 60 degrees out. I've always liked michelins compounds but again are very expensive. These GS D3s are max performance summer and the BFGs are ultra high performance summer.
Drove it to work today and it's a little wet out but they ride great and grip so much better than the supercar 295s in the wet, they hold around turns and track straight. The ride is so much better than the 18s or 19s, credit to a little more sidewall, I think 17s really is the ticket on these cars. They have a little dry rot but it's not much, I'll keep an eye on them to see if it gets worse with street time.
Also this is the maiden voyage since fixing the CCV tube, and there is a huge noticeable difference in manners. Low rpm is much smoother, throttle is more linear, so that unmetered air was hurting it. I'll never do a breather in the valve over again, and to anyone thinking about it, keep the CCV tube. I would even advise people to buy a spare tube now before they are gone, it's $25 on eBay.
If I do buy new tires I don't know what I would get. The BFGs seemed squishy around turns but that was a 245 front tire, they had good grip in a straight line and let go in turns very progressively, no snap, but didn't feel so far as nice as these tires. The eagle F1 supercars are junk, I'll never buy those again. These tires are $280 each, so too expensive for me to buy again. What's the difference between "ultra high performance summer" and "max performance summer"? Max is rated higher, but neither are good below 60 degrees out. I've always liked michelins compounds but again are very expensive. These GS D3s are max performance summer and the BFGs are ultra high performance summer.
Last edited by bufmatmuslepants; 05-02-2016 at 06:02 AM.
05-02-2016, 06:27 AM
#49
Sidebar conversation/question, the guy I bought these from is huge into 1LE cars, he has 2 of them, a 94 and a 95, both with 50-70k miles in perfect condition, all original, under car covers. He mentioned that the 1LE cars got light weight spares that were aluminum instead of steel, with cutouts in them, I didn't ask to see one since the cars were covered, but I want one of these. Any truth to this? Anyone ever see one? One of his 1LEs also had no badging, and no marks where badging was, and he got EVERYTHING from that car when he bought it, and no badges, and was trying to look up the PO and see if he custom ordered it without badging. Could you do that?
05-02-2016, 05:25 PM
#50
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If I get a minute I'll take 1 off and look at the backs of the wheels for the back spacing, I agree it's perfect, I love the way they sit in the wheel wells and no spacers. Tires are perfect size for a 9.5" wheel too, I am really happy with this setup. While 1 is off I'll compare weights with the c6s, just moving them around I think the 19s are almost 10lbs heavier.
Drove it to work today and it's a little wet out but they ride great and grip so much better than the supercar 295s in the wet, they hold around turns and track straight. The ride is so much better than the 18s or 19s, credit to a little more sidewall, I think 17s really is the ticket on these cars. They have a little dry rot but it's not much, I'll keep an eye on them to see if it gets worse with street time.
Also this is the maiden voyage since fixing the CCV tube, and there is a huge noticeable difference in manners. Low rpm is much smoother, throttle is more linear, so that unmetered air was hurting it. I'll never do a breather in the valve over again, and to anyone thinking about it, keep the CCV tube. I would even advise people to buy a spare tube now before they are gone, it's $25 on eBay.
If I do buy new tires I don't know what I would get. The BFGs seemed squishy around turns but that was a 245 front tire, they had good grip in a straight line and let go in turns very progressively, no snap, but didn't feel so far as nice as these tires. The eagle F1 supercars are junk, I'll never buy those again. These tires are $280 each, so too expensive for me to buy again. What's the difference between "ultra high performance summer" and "max performance summer"? Max is rated higher, but neither are good below 60 degrees out. I've always liked michelins compounds but again are very expensive. These GS D3s are max performance summer and the BFGs are ultra high performance summer.
Drove it to work today and it's a little wet out but they ride great and grip so much better than the supercar 295s in the wet, they hold around turns and track straight. The ride is so much better than the 18s or 19s, credit to a little more sidewall, I think 17s really is the ticket on these cars. They have a little dry rot but it's not much, I'll keep an eye on them to see if it gets worse with street time.
Also this is the maiden voyage since fixing the CCV tube, and there is a huge noticeable difference in manners. Low rpm is much smoother, throttle is more linear, so that unmetered air was hurting it. I'll never do a breather in the valve over again, and to anyone thinking about it, keep the CCV tube. I would even advise people to buy a spare tube now before they are gone, it's $25 on eBay.
If I do buy new tires I don't know what I would get. The BFGs seemed squishy around turns but that was a 245 front tire, they had good grip in a straight line and let go in turns very progressively, no snap, but didn't feel so far as nice as these tires. The eagle F1 supercars are junk, I'll never buy those again. These tires are $280 each, so too expensive for me to buy again. What's the difference between "ultra high performance summer" and "max performance summer"? Max is rated higher, but neither are good below 60 degrees out. I've always liked michelins compounds but again are very expensive. These GS D3s are max performance summer and the BFGs are ultra high performance summer.
The best tires I've had for traction so far have been the A/S's (BFG Sport Comp-2 A/S and Continental ExtremeContact DWS). The Conti's were on the rear and I would cut 2.0XX 60' times on those, not bad for all season. I haven't been able to compare the Nitto's I have now to the Conti's as far as objectively (no track time), but they don't hook as well in the rain or cold, but nothing dangerously loose. I'm sure they'll do much better once the ground heats up here.
For the front and turning, the BFG's do alright for a daily driver with the occasional spirited burst here and there. The turn in is soft, but grip is there for sure. They are very quite and smooth and the car no longer darts from road grooves. I'm not sure if I'll go with another pair of these or if I'll try the Continental ExtremeContact DW (not all season). Or I may try those Vredesteins; they seem to be all the rage.
05-03-2016, 05:27 AM
#51
It cleared up yesterday afternoon and I enjoyed the back roads, these tires are hands down the best of the 3 setups I've had in the past 3 months. No wandering like the 295 eagle F1 supercars, and it HOOKS in a straight line. These tires screech loudly when they do spin in a straight line but it takes a stab of the throttle in 1st to get any spinning and it only happens for a brief instant. The BFGs hooked the same in a straight line but the balanced front and rear size feels 100x better than the 18/19 setup in corners, and I swear I can feel the weight difference. The CCV fixed took care of all low rpm smoothness, and it finally feels like it used to before 2012 when I couldn't trap over 109. I found an old time slip from November 2013 in the car, when it had the 295s all around, on the back it says it weighed 3320 that day (with 170lb me in the car) and only ran a 13.2 at 102 and a 2.2 60' that was when the plug wires were arcing on the ground strap and the CCV was replaced with a breather. I did a quick blast 5-120 on route 55 without realizing how fast it went because it felt so much smoother than it has in so long, no spinning in 1st anymore. Next up is ls1 front brakes, because when I realized I was going 120 and hit the brakes it was apparent I need better brakes. I need to get back to MIR and see if it can trap 110 again. It hooks now when I roll into it in 1st, and I feel confident I can cut a 1.9- 2.0 60 again, I'll try to find a test n tune soon and see if any of you folks want to meet up at a track, be it Cecil, MIR, 79/80 or the new 1/8th mile in Fredericksburg.
Did some googling about the 1le aluminum spare, and there's a ton about it in 3rd gens but none about it on 4th gens I could find. Apparently it was a spoked aluminum spare that had an inflator that when inflated was stock size. I'm going to call the guy I bought the tires from and see if he has more info or can send me a pic of his 4th gen aluminum spare. I want a spare tire now after that last flat, as I want to take the camaro to Cleveland for work in 2 weeks, taking the long way through back roads in the mountains.
Did some googling about the 1le aluminum spare, and there's a ton about it in 3rd gens but none about it on 4th gens I could find. Apparently it was a spoked aluminum spare that had an inflator that when inflated was stock size. I'm going to call the guy I bought the tires from and see if he has more info or can send me a pic of his 4th gen aluminum spare. I want a spare tire now after that last flat, as I want to take the camaro to Cleveland for work in 2 weeks, taking the long way through back roads in the mountains.
Last edited by bufmatmuslepants; 05-03-2016 at 05:34 AM.
05-03-2016, 03:39 PM
#52
18" max on these cars IMO.
Wider tires will make it find ruts in the road easier. Add on an autocross alignment and it will keep you on your toes while daily driving
Automatic lane changing option anyone?
I'll never buy used tires on CL. I only buy used race tires for autocross because of low speeds and that the style of tires I need are kept inside away from elements. I got burned once on used DD wheel/tire combo. Ended up buying new tires within a month because they were ****.
Wider tires will make it find ruts in the road easier. Add on an autocross alignment and it will keep you on your toes while daily driving
Automatic lane changing option anyone?I'll never buy used tires on CL. I only buy used race tires for autocross because of low speeds and that the style of tires I need are kept inside away from elements. I got burned once on used DD wheel/tire combo. Ended up buying new tires within a month because they were ****.