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manumathew · 12-12-2014, 03:39 AM

Had a set of pirellis after the goodyear. Did around 45k on them. Grip wise they were as good as the oem. Now have around 5k tread left in them, thats more like a month left.
My car is a daily driver does around 300 to 400 k everyday. So milage and cost is an issue.
Has anyone tried a 275 front and 295 rear combo.
Uptil now michelin super sports in the above size seems to be cost effective.

My question is if I change to the above size will it affect my tire alignment and speedo reading.

Also has anyone tried nitto invo...

Advice requested.....

mmarx82 · 12-12-2014, 08:38 AM

Your alignment will be fine. The first number of the tire is the Section Width so that won't affect your speedo reading. The Second number is the height of the sidewall for the tire, this would affect your speedo rating if different, if not you will be fine.

manumathew · 12-12-2014, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmarx82

Your alignment will be fine. The first number of the tire is the Section Width so that won't affect your speedo reading. The Second number is the height of the sidewall for the tire, this would affect your speedo rating if different, if not you will be fine.

The second no: is the aspect ratio. So i think a 305/35 wld be havin a different tire height to a 315/35.

brian-nicola · 12-12-2014, 11:38 PM

According to GM anymore than 3% difference will give TC error messages and could cause issues with anti-lock brakes. This is a good calculator

http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-calculator/

Travis104 · 12-13-2014, 09:42 PM

Is that 3% overall, or a 3% difference between front and rear tires? I have some some 26 inch MT tires that I was considering, but haven't been able to find if they would cause an issue or not

brian-nicola · 12-14-2014, 08:50 AM

Don't know...I assumed they meant overall?

12-12-2014, 03:39 AM	#1
manumathew Drives: 2014 camaro zl1 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: dubai Posts: 64	tire suggestions for zl1 Had a set of pirellis after the goodyear. Did around 45k on them. Grip wise they were as good as the oem. Now have around 5k tread left in them, thats more like a month left. My car is a daily driver does around 300 to 400 k everyday. So milage and cost is an issue. Has anyone tried a 275 front and 295 rear combo. Uptil now michelin super sports in the above size seems to be cost effective. My question is if I change to the above size will it affect my tire alignment and speedo reading. Also has anyone tried nitto invo... Advice requested.....

12-12-2014, 08:38 AM	#2
mmarx82 Drives: '12 ZL1 #1609 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,762	Your alignment will be fine. The first number of the tire is the Section Width so that won't affect your speedo reading. The Second number is the height of the sidewall for the tire, this would affect your speedo rating if different, if not you will be fine. __________________ Life is too short to drive cars that suck. My build Thread

12-12-2014, 11:38 PM	#4
brian-nicola Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nanaimo, BC Canada Posts: 241	According to GM anymore than 3% difference will give TC error messages and could cause issues with anti-lock brakes. This is a good calculator http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-calculator/

12-13-2014, 09:42 PM	#5
Travis104 Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 591	Is that 3% overall, or a 3% difference between front and rear tires? I have some some 26 inch MT tires that I was considering, but haven't been able to find if they would cause an issue or not

12-14-2014, 08:50 AM	#6
brian-nicola Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nanaimo, BC Canada Posts: 241	Don't know...I assumed they meant overall?