315/35/20’s ??

[Clarkstar]

I went wit 305's.... the nitto 555g's. I can notice a slight difference in cornering to the gy's...could be size difference or compound??? Very small difference though. The look of the 305 makes it worth it, as well as the straight line traction...I'm sticking with the 305's in the rear...

[GONIF]

I am no expert on this , but I trust that the GM engineers did work long and hard to get the right setup on tires .

[acammer]

Originally Posted by GONIF

I am no expert on this , but I trust that the GM engineers did work long and hard to get the right setup on tires .

I think they did the very best they could - inside a very detailed and specific set of constraints dictated by cost and delivering a car on a specific price point. You see the square setup on both the 1LE and the Z/28 - the two most track oriented Camaro's in the generation. So, that's saying something, isn't it?

[nancygrl]

If you track it you'll notice a difference with the under-steer. If it's for the street and we are coming into cold weather, and you're looking into a wider tire that comes in
all-season variety, you can certainly get that with the 315. When I had my '15 1LE, I had a 2nd set of wheels and all season tires (Fr 275's Rr 315) that I threw on between November and March so I could drive during winter.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by acammer

I think they did the very best they could - inside a very detailed and specific set of constraints dictated by cost and delivering a car on a specific price point. You see the square setup on both the 1LE and the Z/28 - the two most track oriented Camaro's in the generation. So, that's saying something, isn't it?

It is interesting to me that the square setup is now gone on both the SS 1LE and the ZL1 1LE in the Gen 6.

[2014white2ssrs1le]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

It is interesting to me that the square setup is now gone on both the SS 1LE and the ZL1 1LE in the Gen 6.

They probably tweaked the suspension to compensate for the staggered setup to maximize the benefit of rear wheel traction

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by 2014white2ssrs1le

They probably tweaked the suspension to compensate for the staggered setup to maximize the benefit of rear wheel traction

I agree that they have their reasons, and he vettes were non-square as well. It was just funny to see the people that projected the square setup as holy grail when other cars (albeit different ones) were going plenty fast on non-square set-ups. It was the right answer for the 1LE and Z/28 no doubt.

[Stormcloak]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

It is interesting to me that the square setup is now gone on both the SS 1LE and the ZL1 1LE in the Gen 6.

There's numerous factors that go into 'correct' tire sizing. Most cars out of the box are designed to understeer a bit rather than oversteer if pushed too hard, as the former is considered the safer of the 2 circumstances to be in for your typical driver.

Aesthetics probably plays a part as well, hopefully a minor one.

[SSMY1LE]

I did the 315 rear 285 front and definitely notice a difference. Straight line traction has improved over the 285 F1's but has given up some cornering for sure. Not terrible but I am a little more cautious on high speed turns.
I love the look of the 315's and these tires are excellent in every other way but I will certainly go back to the square 285 F1's for the next set.
I just had so much confidence with the F1's, like on rails !!

Here are the ones I used:

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by Stormcloak

There's numerous factors that go into 'correct' tire sizing. Most cars out of the box are designed to understeer a bit rather than oversteer if pushed too hard, as the former is considered the safer of the 2 circumstances to be in for your typical driver.

Aesthetics probably plays a part as well, hopefully a minor one.

I agree with your statement.

[acammer]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

I agree that they have their reasons, and he vettes were non-square as well. It was just funny to see the people that projected the square setup as holy grail when other cars (albeit different ones) were going plenty fast on non-square set-ups. It was the right answer for the 1LE and Z/28 no doubt.

That was the point here - the right setup for the car in question (a stock suspension 5th gen SS 1LE) would be a square setup for optimal handling.

Doesn't mean the square stance is right at all for other cars, or even this car, depending on how it's going to be used.

You can't generalize what setup (staggered, square) is right, it completely depends on the car...

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by acammer

That was the point here - the right setup for the car in question (a stock suspension 5th gen SS 1LE) would be a square setup for optimal handling.

Doesn't mean the square stance is right at all for other cars, or even this car, depending on how it's going to be used.

You can't generalize what setup (staggered, square) is right, it completely depends on the car...

We agree, but that did not seem like the way others felt when this first came out in 2013.

[Texas_RS]

I had MPSS 285 fronts/ 315 rear and felt like it took away the "1LE" feel( Don't track the car, just a lot of spirited driving). Had them on for one day and took them off and sold them.Now I have 305 in rear which I like. 285 on the rear look way to small on the 1le rears.

[Scotty D]

Think I may just get another set of Nitto invos 295/35/20