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RobMorgan · 05-04-2012, 12:39 PM

That is the write up on the tire that is from the Tire Rack web site, but it is pretty much a copy from the Goodyear web site as well.

Janet · 05-04-2012, 02:16 PM

All the info you need about a tire is on the tire.
I have a 2006 Z06 in the garage along with the ZL1. The Z06 Goodyears say EMT, Extended Mobility, in other words run flats. I could not find EMT, Zero Pressure or any of the other terms used to denote run flats on the ZL1 tires. When you buy a Corvette you also receive a separate warranty from Goodyear that spells out the proper use of run flats. This warranty was not in the glove box.
Janet

gm2376 · 05-04-2012, 02:39 PM

The tires are Run Flats....this is the only super car g2 tire they make. Straight off the Goodyear site like Rob said.
http://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/...40803931600000

gm2376 · 05-04-2012, 02:43 PM

i take that back....when you go to Tirerack and do original replacement, there is a F1 G2 that is not a run flat, that is not listed on the Goodyear site.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...&filterType=oe

RobMorgan · 05-04-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gm2376

i take that back....when you go to Tirerack and do original replacement, there is a F1 G2 that is not a run flat, that is not listed on the Goodyear site.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...&filterType=oe

This is confusing and I have seen several other threads related to the tires that all refer to them as run flats. If you go to the Goodyear site and put in replacement tires, they only offer one tire and it is the run flat. My car is at home and I will look at the tires tonight, but I am pretty sure they are run flats. I was told that was why there is no spare and only the pump - because they are run flats, so no need to put on a spare to drive to a service provider.

RobMorgan · 05-04-2012, 09:26 PM

I think that we have a case of saving a few dollars in a dumb place. It appears that the ZL1 factory tires are NOT run flats. The tire that comes on the car has no indication that it is a run flat and all information about the tires has been left out of the owner's manual packet. The Goodyear G2 Supercar tire is clearly a run flat when you buy it from Goodyear, but I have to assume that chevy worked a deal for special production version that are not run flats. Very disapointing.

actireman · 05-05-2012, 06:14 AM

Not disapointing at all. Run flats ride like a brick. And so you all know that ALL tire companys will make tires in run flat form and non run flat form. The car companys are looking for different things in handling and dictate to the tire companys all the time. I do understand that some people like the security of a run flat, but the bottom line is the non run flat tire will out perform the run flat tire.

IOMZL1 · 05-05-2012, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by actireman

Not disapointing at all. Run flats ride like a brick. And so you all know that ALL tire companys will make tires in run flat form and non run flat form. The car companys are looking for different things in handling and dictate to the tire companys all the time. I do understand that some people like the security of a run flat, but the bottom line is the non run flat tire will out perform the run flat tire.

This. Not about cost savings at all. Vipers and Vettes used to come with run flats but trended away from that to gain performance in recent years. It is the nature of competition.

RobMorgan · 05-05-2012, 10:58 AM

I suspect that those saying run flats don't perform have never driven a car with Michellin PS2s. They come standard on the ZR1 Corvette. At the Ron Fellows Corvette racing school, they take the Goodyears off the Z06, Grand Sport and Base corvettes and put PS2s on them and say it is the most significant modification you can do to those cars to make them handle and perform better on the track (and to pick up several seconds). You may be absolutely right about Goodyear run flats, I don't know - my comment was based on the quality of the Michellin PS2s which from my experience and what others who are significantly better drivers than I have said. I will just wait until these Goodyear's wear out and put Michellins PS2s on instead.

05-04-2012, 12:39 PM	#29
RobMorgan Drives: 12 ZL1,ZR1, 57, 60, 67 vette Harley Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 110	That is the write up on the tire that is from the Tire Rack web site, but it is pretty much a copy from the Goodyear web site as well. __________________ ZL1 SIM, MN6, ECF #541

05-04-2012, 02:39 PM	#31
gm2376 Drives: 2010 Black 2ss Camaro SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,062	The tires are Run Flats....this is the only super car g2 tire they make. Straight off the Goodyear site like Rob said. http://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/...40803931600000 __________________ ZL1 10 spokes,Dart 388,ECS Supercharger 2200x, E85 Flex Fuel sensor, Dart 388 , B&M Tranny Cooler, Vigilante 4000 Triple Disc TC,Katech Ported Heads, Texas Speed Sheet Metal Intake, ECS Big Blower Cam,ID 1700s, Fore Triple Pumps, E85,ATI Super Dampner, KW V3 Coilovers, Pfadt front and rear sway bars,Pfadt Trailing arms and toe rods,ZL1 Rear Diff, RPM 6l90e level 10 Tranny, SW Long Tubes no cats,Nick Williams Boosted 102mm TB, Dr Phil Tune,Borla Atak

05-04-2012, 02:43 PM	#32
gm2376 Drives: 2010 Black 2ss Camaro SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,062	i take that back....when you go to Tirerack and do original replacement, there is a F1 G2 that is not a run flat, that is not listed on the Goodyear site.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...&filterType=oe __________________ ZL1 10 spokes,Dart 388,ECS Supercharger 2200x, E85 Flex Fuel sensor, Dart 388 , B&M Tranny Cooler, Vigilante 4000 Triple Disc TC,Katech Ported Heads, Texas Speed Sheet Metal Intake, ECS Big Blower Cam,ID 1700s, Fore Triple Pumps, E85,ATI Super Dampner, KW V3 Coilovers, Pfadt front and rear sway bars,Pfadt Trailing arms and toe rods,ZL1 Rear Diff, RPM 6l90e level 10 Tranny, SW Long Tubes no cats,Nick Williams Boosted 102mm TB, Dr Phil Tune,Borla Atak

05-04-2012, 09:26 PM	#34
RobMorgan Drives: 12 ZL1,ZR1, 57, 60, 67 vette Harley Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 110	I think that we have a case of saving a few dollars in a dumb place. It appears that the ZL1 factory tires are NOT run flats. The tire that comes on the car has no indication that it is a run flat and all information about the tires has been left out of the owner's manual packet. The Goodyear G2 Supercar tire is clearly a run flat when you buy it from Goodyear, but I have to assume that chevy worked a deal for special production version that are not run flats. Very disapointing. __________________ ZL1 SIM, MN6, ECF #541

05-05-2012, 10:58 AM	#37
RobMorgan Drives: 12 ZL1,ZR1, 57, 60, 67 vette Harley Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 110	I suspect that those saying run flats don't perform have never driven a car with Michellin PS2s. They come standard on the ZR1 Corvette. At the Ron Fellows Corvette racing school, they take the Goodyears off the Z06, Grand Sport and Base corvettes and put PS2s on them and say it is the most significant modification you can do to those cars to make them handle and perform better on the track (and to pick up several seconds). You may be absolutely right about Goodyear run flats, I don't know - my comment was based on the quality of the Michellin PS2s which from my experience and what others who are significantly better drivers than I have said. I will just wait until these Goodyear's wear out and put Michellins PS2s on instead. __________________ ZL1 SIM, MN6, ECF #541

05-04-2012, 02:16 PM	#30
Janet Drives: 2015 Z06, 06 Silverado, Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 275	All the info you need about a tire is on the tire. I have a 2006 Z06 in the garage along with the ZL1. The Z06 Goodyears say EMT, Extended Mobility, in other words run flats. I could not find EMT, Zero Pressure or any of the other terms used to denote run flats on the ZL1 tires. When you buy a Corvette you also receive a separate warranty from Goodyear that spells out the proper use of run flats. This warranty was not in the glove box. Janet

05-05-2012, 06:14 AM	#35
actireman Drives: 2011 denali hd2500 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: clarkston, mi Posts: 186	Not disapointing at all. Run flats ride like a brick. And so you all know that ALL tire companys will make tires in run flat form and non run flat form. The car companys are looking for different things in handling and dictate to the tire companys all the time. I do understand that some people like the security of a run flat, but the bottom line is the non run flat tire will out perform the run flat tire.