Tire Recommendations for 06 Vette

[Murlo26]

So I am planning to take my dad's corvette on the cruise this year with my car missing parts.

I heard like a month ago he was getting new tires and he said he was putting the Michelin Pilot super sports on there. I was pumped as I have heard awesome things about them, even considering them for the evo.

Found out this morning that they are still back ordered at this point with no due date in sight. Well my dad said the rears are basically slicks cause his dumb ass has been burning them up knowing he was getting new tires.

The sizes factor are these:

245/40/18 front
285/35/19 rear

I think its the rears that are backordered as tirerack shows them as that as well.

Thoughts?

Any compareable tires? I am not coming up with too much but I am not a tire guru.

Should he look at going a bit wider than factory perhaps?

He wants a pure summer tire but nothing track ready, something that will get 15-20k miles with ease I would think.

Any help is appreciated, would rather not have a car with shit tires for the cruise, don't need to end up in the ditch :)

Thanks!

[Kracka]

Continental ExtremeContact DW; both sizes are currently in-stock at Tirerack plus they're on sale. These are the tires I will be getting next for my Evo after these shitty Nittos burn off.

[Murlo26]

Continental ExtremeContact DW; both sizes are currently in-stock at Tirerack.

Are they pretty comparable? I was considering those, but have zero experience with them.

Also, can you link them? Maybe I am crazy but the conti's seem to have multiple listings, and I can't tell which tire is which. It almost looks like they list the DW's twice on the site I was just looking at.

[Kracka]

They are a very good performance street tire. People are saying the sidewalls are a little soft for track duty, but from the sounds of it that will be no concern to your dad. Their grip is very good though, plus they're one of the lighter tires on the market (shaving rotational weight is never a bad thing). The Michelin in question is a 300 treadwear and the Continental is a 340; they're both categorized as a "max performance summer" tire.

[Kracka]

You could also look at the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position (also currently in-stock and these will actually be the cheapest choice after rebate).

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=148

[Murlo26]

Sweet, thanks Kracka. I told my dad to pick one of those and just get it done. I need tires on the vette for cruise action :)

[Kracka]

No doubt! You really can't go wrong with any of those three and I'd feel comfortable putting any of them on my Evo or my dad's GTO!

In fact, maybe I'll just buy a set now for my car... Did I mention how much I hate these Nittos? :lol:

[Murlo26]

Do it :)

I have zero complaints about my hankook v12's but I don't push them much. I will be getting something a bit more aggressive next time though. Rivals or PSS (with DR's for track) I think.

I will update on what he picks. Then hopefully on the cruise they work well.

[Kracka]

I had the V12's once and won't purchase those again; the Sumitomo HTRZ III's are a better tire for that class/price.

[goodhart]

V12's are mushy pieces of shit. Agreed that HTRZ III's are way better for same price.