tyres for 99 c5

[carmonkey]

hi has anyone tried falken 452 on a vette ? i see they do Y rated tyres in both front and back sizes.

I am also considering kumho kv31 but these are not availible with y rating (insurance thing you might worry about) have not read anyhting bad yet about them but worry about wrong speed rate.

so far i have always used Good year EMTs apart from my vette came with bridgestone 9000 which were good, but i went back to EMTs incase of a flat.

But money is tight and i have a can of tyre goo and a air pump so i am considering trying something cheaper and/or better if possible.

Any advice anyone ?

[woof]

hiya

I'm running Toyo Proxies - great tyre - can't fault it at all
Think the problem you'll find is trying to find a right sizes (well at least for my Z06 there was)

[carmonkey]

yes looking on toyo website there are none listed that fit c5, what sizes are you using ? cant see any 275 in 18inch ? or 245 in 17.

thanks for info tho

[THRASHER]

hi i have the falkens 452 on my vette
can not fault them a good all round tyre
at a very good price
check out some of the american vette sites
they seam to rate them very well also

[carmonkey]

ok thanks for the feedback sounds like very good value looking at the low cost of these tyres guess we shall see if there are any other ideas before i go order, I do wonder about the toyo but just cant see the correct size, cheers anyway glad you like them

[fletch360]

carmonkey said:

I do wonder about the toyo but just cant see the correct size,

www.blackcircles.com

Do a pretty good selection on there.
both toyos. t1-r & t1-s.
I preferred the t1-r on my last car. Better dry grip imo.

Edited by fletch360 on Thursday 22 February 00:17

[vetteheadracer]

I just bought a pair of rear Kumho Ecsta tyres for my Z06 295/35ZR18 and I got them from NHT 01252 318666 if you are a CCCUK member then you should get a discount!
The tyres are UK supplied with next day delivery

[carmonkey]

Great thanks for the feedback

Now I am wondering how to evaluate all the options, I wonder if everyone could rate their experience with different tires say a 1 to 10, guess I could do this for EMT F1

Grip dry 8
Grip wet 7
Feel/ride 6
Noise cant tell my exhaust is too loud
Wear gone at 20-25k miles 50% motorway
Cost 2 rather expensive

Before this I had Dunlop 9000s on the back EMT on the front

Grip dry 9
Grip wet 8
Feel-ride quality 9
Noise cant say
Wear gone at approx 18k 50% motorway
Cost average

I use my car as daily driver doing about 15-20k miles per year currently wonder how the Toyos and Falken, Kumho might stack up.

Thanks all

[anonymous-user]

carmonkey said:

EMT F1

Grip dry 8
Grip wet 7
Feel/ride 6
Noise cant tell my exhaust is too loud
Wear gone at 20-25k miles 50% motorway
Cost 2 rather expensive

Michelin Pilot Sport

Grip dry 8
Grip wet 8
Feel/ride 9
Handling 9 (compare 7 for EMT)
Noise similar to EMT (possibly a bit quieter but EMTs can be be noisy when worn)
Wear life looks similar to EMT
Cost around same as EMT (Michelins fractionally cheaper)

Michelins ain't cheap but they're a darned sight less expensive than buying a new car with better ride/handling! Overall, a huge improvement

Falken and Kumho are well regarded at a lower price.

[LuS1fer]

Friend of mine is on his second set of Kumhos on his C5 Z06. W rating is up to 170mph and the rating relates to sustained speeds so unless you're thinking of entering LeMans, I'd go with the Kumho, an excellent tyre for the money.

[V7TTE]

I agree. Kuhmos are good.

[carmonkey]

ok sounds like kumho must be good after all you dont buy a second set if their rubbish do you.

But Falken is even cheaper (well a bit)

question is now are the Falken tyres better than the kumho

Also Falken do the y rating

I know im not going to drive that fast 170+ mph on the road (unless in Germany) or a track but if there is an insurance company loophole where they might argue that not fitting the right spec speed rating might have contributed to an accident why give them the chance maybe i am a bit paranoid about insurance but they do seems to do their best not to pay.

Comparisons anyone between these two brands?

[LuS1fer]

carmonkey said:

ok sounds like kumho must be good after all you dont buy a second set if their rubbish do you.

But Falken is even cheaper (well a bit)

question is now are the Falken tyres better than the kumho

Also Falken do the y rating

I know im not going to drive that fast 170+ mph on the road (unless in Germany) or a track but if there is an insurance company loophole where they might argue that not fitting the right spec speed rating might have contributed to an accident why give them the chance maybe i am a bit paranoid about insurance but they do seems to do their best not to pay.

Comparisons anyone between these two brands?

I don't know about the Falkens but do know the Kumhos did well beyond their price group in a full tyre test. I doubt insurers care that much unless a tyre failure ever becomes an issue. On that basis, most cars are probably wrongly tyred in some respect and fiting wider or lower profile tyres would also affect insutance payouts.

[carmonkey]

Hi yes I believe that the Kumhos will do a fine job but if the Falkens are just as good or better and I might feel that there’s less risk in case the worst should happen it could be worth the bit extra bit for peace of mind.

Guess I am paranoid about insurance companies and their attempts not to pay, I know of a few cases where such technicalities seem to have been used (not tires specifically tho)

I know they would do their best to not pay if a large pay out was required I just think why hand them another loophole

Especially for me as my cars are daily drivers doing 30 –40k per year in all weathers on sometimes worn tires sometimes new tires night an day well the odds on something bad happening are just higher in my case compared to holidays and high days car driver.

I think you may have some legal experience (was that your day job) so you may be better placed to judge it than me.

Well I just ordered the Falkens for the Camaro, so I will see how they perform.

Cheers

[Dee Gee]

Not heard too much feedback on the Falkens on the Corvette Forum. the Kumhos get a good press but don't seem to last that well

I'm on Michelin Pilot Sport AS ZPs and I'm very happy with them. Maybe the priciest of the bunch though.

[vetteheadracer]

Swapped the rears to the new set of Kumho's yesterday as the rear of the car has felt very "light" and has been sliding a lot the last couple of weeks......looking at the set I took off not really surprising as their was about 1mm of tread left

[godzilla]

vetteheadracer said:

Swapped the rears to the new set of Kumho's yesterday as the rear of the car has felt very "light" and has been sliding a lot the last couple of weeks......looking at the set I took off not really surprising as their was about 1mm of tread left

Pah!

Edited by godzilla on Sunday 25th February 10:45