5th gen Winter Tires - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Tomash · 09-08-2008, 12:04 PM

Not every Camaro fan lives in California or Florida. Some of us live in parts of the world where you actually get snow

for more than a week

... and want to drive Camaro at that time too!

So the question is: will there be stock/GM winter tires for Camaro widely available (for all the rim sizes)? How much will a set of four cost?

Alternatively what non-GM winter tires would you recommend?

Yeah, I know that driving a rear-wheel driven car in winter is not the best idea. Screw that

And by the way: what will be the exact tire sizes for 5th gen (both variants, i.e. 18-inch basic and 19/20-inch RS)?

headpunter · 09-08-2008, 12:31 PM

if you search there is a whole thread about this....

Nexus6 · 09-08-2008, 05:51 PM

mine wont even come out of the Garage if there is more than a 2% chance of rain better yet some snow.

*radz28* · 09-08-2008, 08:50 PM

Has anyone gotten a look at the tire prices for the wheel sizes that have been posted so far?... OMG! I'm going to have to refinance if I want some PS2 on my car. Are you kidding me?! I'm going to stick my '02's chrome snow flakes on that car! I don't even forsee myself doing a burnout because I might as well be lighting my $$$ on fire, LOL!!!

lafountain · 09-08-2008, 10:59 PM

Yeah, the tires are quite pricy. On tire rack. These are the only tires they list in the specific sizes.

LS & LT Tires: (LS is 18 inch only)
245/55ZR18 BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDWS- 161 Each
245/50ZR19 Yokohama ADVAN S.T. - 208 each

SS Tires:
Front 245/45ZR20 - Yokohama ADVAN S.T. - 238 each
Rear 275/40ZR20 - Yokohama 296 each

JiXeR'z DoDgE/FoRd KiLLeR · 09-08-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nexus6

mine wont even come out of the Garage if there is more than a 2% chance of rain better yet some snow.

Same here man.

divvichild · 09-09-2008, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radz282003

I don't even forsee myself doing a burnout because I might as well be lighting my $$$ on fire, LOL!!!

No kidding. $600 for a burnout, I'll pass.

Tomash · 09-09-2008, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by headpunter

if you search there is a whole thread about this....

Can't find a tire-dedicated thread, sorry

Quote:

Yeah, the tires are quite pricy. On tire rack. These are the only tires they list in the specific sizes.

LS & LT Tires: (LS is 18 inch only)
245/55ZR18 BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDWS- 161 Each
245/50ZR19 Yokohama ADVAN S.T. - 208 each

SS Tires:
Front 245/45ZR20 - Yokohama ADVAN S.T. - 238 each
Rear 275/40ZR20 - Yokohama 296 each

Thanks. You have just confirmed my worries.

About the burnouts and cash: sure, one doesn't do things one can't afford. But it'll be so tempting to do a burnout in 300+hp Camaro...

JEFF2010SSMANUAL · 09-09-2008, 04:16 AM

Go to Tirerack and hit winter tires. Are you getting a V6 or SSV8?

Tomash · 09-09-2008, 08:51 AM

300+ hp == V6

Why ask?

5th_GEN_SS · 09-09-2008, 09:00 AM

mine wont c winter

STEVE LS3 SS RS · 09-14-2008, 01:59 PM

Some people have no choice but to drive it in the winter like myself.

TRIXXTERR · 09-14-2008, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEVE LS3 SS RS

Some people have no choice but to drive it in the winter like myself.

Yeah me Too...BUT i Live in CENTRAL TEXAS so winter is kind of a joke in my neck of the woods..other than the freak ice storm this past jan-feb.. It hasnt snowed here in something like 15 yrs...

*TAG UR IT* · 09-15-2008, 03:52 AM

since Jan 1985

09-08-2008, 12:04 PM	#1
Tomash Drives: (black 2SS Camaro), Suzuki SX4 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 204	5th gen Winter Tires Not every Camaro fan lives in California or Florida. Some of us live in parts of the world where you actually get snow for more than a week ... and want to drive Camaro at that time too! So the question is: will there be stock/GM winter tires for Camaro widely available (for all the rim sizes)? How much will a set of four cost? Alternatively what non-GM winter tires would you recommend? Yeah, I know that driving a rear-wheel driven car in winter is not the best idea. Screw that And by the way: what will be the exact tire sizes for 5th gen (both variants, i.e. 18-inch basic and 19/20-inch RS)?

09-08-2008, 12:31 PM	#2
headpunter Not That sad..considering Drives: Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: the part of washington the capital forgot about. Posts: 3,747 View My Garage	if you search there is a whole thread about this.... __________________ Stop Whinging

09-08-2008, 08:50 PM	#4
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,186 View My Garage	Has anyone gotten a look at the tire prices for the wheel sizes that have been posted so far?... OMG! I'm going to have to refinance if I want some PS2 on my car. Are you kidding me?! I'm going to stick my '02's chrome snow flakes on that car! I don't even forsee myself doing a burnout because I might as well be lighting my $$$ on fire, LOL!!! __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

09-08-2008, 10:59 PM	#5
lafountain Drives: 2011 Synergy Green 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington Park, MD Posts: 887	Yeah, the tires are quite pricy. On tire rack. These are the only tires they list in the specific sizes. LS & LT Tires: (LS is 18 inch only) 245/55ZR18 BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDWS- 161 Each 245/50ZR19 Yokohama ADVAN S.T. - 208 each SS Tires: Front 245/45ZR20 - Yokohama ADVAN S.T. - 238 each Rear 275/40ZR20 - Yokohama 296 each __________________ Hey, you want to lay the fate of the world on the kid's Camaro? That's cool. I bought a car, turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?

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