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tonyfred · 06-21-2010, 10:27 AM

There I was...minding my own business on Saturday afternoon when a car ran me off the road into a curb. It burst the rear tire, put a huge cut in the front tire and gouged the front wheel pretty bad. I didnt get a tag number. I felt lucky to avoid all of the telephone poles.
So this morning I am trying to find replacement tires and it is very difficult. Even the Chevy dealer could not locate any. I finally found one tire store that was able to find the rear in Charlotte NC and the front in St Louis MO.
I checked Tire Rack and they showed them available, but I really wanted to deal with one local source to do all of the work.
It will take a few days to get the tires here. (Tennessee)
So a word of warning...presently our tires are a hard find.
The sizes are 245/45 and 275/40. (Pirellis of course)
I am having my insurance adjustor out today to check into filing a claim. I have a 500 deductible and the tires alone are 580, so I might decide to eat the cost and find a used wheel on Ebay. I dont want my rates to jump over the cost of a wheel.
Anyone ever file a claim over something similar to this? If so, did it affect your rates?
Thanks.....

SlingShot · 06-21-2010, 10:31 AM

For what it's worth, Tire Rack will send them to a local shop for you. There is a whole list of local shops Tire Rack deals with, you choose the shop and the tires will be dropped shipped there ....

Boosted IBM · 06-21-2010, 10:32 AM

Get something stickier than the PZero's

Great opportunity

JEFF2010SSMANUAL · 06-21-2010, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlingShot

For what it's worth, Tire Rack will send them to a local shop for you. There is a whole list of local shops Tire Rack deals with, you choose the shop and the tires will be dropped shipped there ....

^^^YEP^^^

I don't know if they are still on sale there, didn't check.

But 2 months ago I purchased 2 OEM rear SS tires from

them for $468.00 SHIPPED.

*TAG UR IT* · 06-21-2010, 10:48 AM

There's a ton of people here selling stock rims and tires. Look around. They will sell them at a major discount vs buying new.

I know. I went through it as well. In fact, I should have priced around for my tires. But, I waited two days for it to come in...and spent waaaay too much.

RedJewelSS · 06-21-2010, 10:54 AM

i would do like you say and just eat the 80 to avoid the insurance headache. if my insurance company raised my rates over somthing that wasnt my fault i would have a new insurance company.

tonyfred · 06-21-2010, 11:05 AM

Checked back with TireRack and decided to go with them. I got the 2 tires for 450 including freight.
I only need 2 so I decided to stick with the P Zeros.
Thanks for all of the quick feedback!

CreationNation · 06-21-2010, 11:26 AM

A buddy of mine says the Continental tires are a better choice for the Camaro, can anyone verify who is running these?

Boosted IBM · 06-21-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyfred

Checked back with TireRack and decided to go with them. I got the 2 tires for 450 including freight.
I only need 2 so I decided to stick with the P Zeros.
Thanks for all of the quick feedback!

Could have had a whole set of Ultrac Sessanta's for like 800 or so :(

Uber Sticky and Great Sizes!

greenvillepilot · 06-25-2010, 06:35 PM

I am running yokohamas I like em...but I am in a vsmix!

JEFF2010SSMANUAL · 06-25-2010, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyfred

Checked back with TireRack and decided to go with them. I got the 2 tires for 450 including freight.
I only need 2 so I decided to stick with the P Zeros.
Thanks for all of the quick feedback!

There YA GO.

Thats what I did

myold88 · 06-28-2010, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CreationNation

A buddy of mine says the Continental tires are a better choice for the Camaro, can anyone verify who is running these?

I'm putting Continental all season/winter tires on my SS this fall. Per two members I saw on camaro5 and my tire store they seem to be the best choice for cold &/or winter driving. I priced them a few months age- they were about $1300.00 installed.

06-21-2010, 10:27 AM	#1
tonyfred Drives: 2013 ZL1-Victory Red-Auto Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jackson TN Posts: 1,105	Camaro Tires-Hard To Find There I was...minding my own business on Saturday afternoon when a car ran me off the road into a curb. It burst the rear tire, put a huge cut in the front tire and gouged the front wheel pretty bad. I didnt get a tag number. I felt lucky to avoid all of the telephone poles. So this morning I am trying to find replacement tires and it is very difficult. Even the Chevy dealer could not locate any. I finally found one tire store that was able to find the rear in Charlotte NC and the front in St Louis MO. I checked Tire Rack and they showed them available, but I really wanted to deal with one local source to do all of the work. It will take a few days to get the tires here. (Tennessee) So a word of warning...presently our tires are a hard find. The sizes are 245/45 and 275/40. (Pirellis of course) I am having my insurance adjustor out today to check into filing a claim. I have a 500 deductible and the tires alone are 580, so I might decide to eat the cost and find a used wheel on Ebay. I dont want my rates to jump over the cost of a wheel. Anyone ever file a claim over something similar to this? If so, did it affect your rates? Thanks..... __________________

06-21-2010, 10:31 AM	#2
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	For what it's worth, Tire Rack will send them to a local shop for you. There is a whole list of local shops Tire Rack deals with, you choose the shop and the tires will be dropped shipped there .... __________________

06-21-2010, 10:54 AM	#6
RedJewelSS Drives: six in a row makes it go Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Delaware Posts: 610 View My Garage	i would do like you say and just eat the 80 to avoid the insurance headache. if my insurance company raised my rates over somthing that wasnt my fault i would have a new insurance company. __________________ brian 2010 camaro SS. LS3/6SPD (sold) 2003 Jeep Wrangler/Rubicon/NV3550 1989 F-150 4x4/300 I6/M5ODR2 1982 mustang. 351W/414stroker C4 9" rear. bracket racer 1977 F-100 5.9L 12V Cummins conversion/NV5600

06-21-2010, 11:05 AM	#7
tonyfred Drives: 2013 ZL1-Victory Red-Auto Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jackson TN Posts: 1,105	Checked back with TireRack and decided to go with them. I got the 2 tires for 450 including freight. I only need 2 so I decided to stick with the P Zeros. Thanks for all of the quick feedback! __________________

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