Replacement Tires for C5

Hi All,

I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
(14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want to
replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise much
thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed, makes it
almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the Magellan
Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.

I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might be a
good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.

Thanks for any suggestions,
Key Bored

I have the Yokohama AVS DB2.

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I have the Yokohama AVS DB2.

Check out tirerack.com for ratings

"Key Bored" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All,
>
> I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
> (14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want to
> replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise
> much
> thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed, makes
> it
> almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the
> Magellan
> Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.
>
> I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might be
> a
> good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
> importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Key Bored
Actually I gave up on Michelin some time ago because they became hard and
slick as they grew old. Plus they have an absurd price. After less than
9,000 miles on a new set of runflats I switched back to Continental
non-runflat tires. Speed rated and half the cost, quiet, and an all season
tread because I don't put my Corvettes away in the winter time. Added an air
pump and a plug kit and went about enjoying the car less the terrible noise.
The Continental's have about the same tread design as the new design on the
2005 Corvette. They now have about 20,000 miles on them and are still quiet
and show about 50% wear. I have a more secure feeling on them than I did on
the Goodyear with 9,000 miles. Don't overlook Dunlop, they were my second
choice.

Just my experience, buy what you like and enjoy the Corvette.

--
Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

"Key Bored" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All,
>
> I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
> (14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want to
> replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise
> much
> thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed, makes
> it
> almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the
> Magellan
> Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.
>
> I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might be
> a
> good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
> importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Key Bored
Actually I gave up on Michelin some time ago because they became hard and
slick as they grew old. Plus they have an absurd price. After less than
9,000 miles on a new set of runflats I switched back to Continental
non-runflat tires. Speed rated and half the cost, quiet, and an all season
tread because I don't put my Corvettes away in the winter time. Added an air
pump and a plug kit and went about enjoying the car less the terrible noise.
The Continental's have about the same tread design as the new design on the
2005 Corvette. They now have about 20,000 miles on them and are still quiet
and show about 50% wear. I have a more secure feeling on them than I did on
the Goodyear with 9,000 miles. Don't overlook Dunlop, they were my second
choice.

Just my experience, buy what you like and enjoy the Corvette.

--
Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

Based on the reviews at www.tirerack.com at the time, I bought the Firestone
SZ50 runflats. It's like a new car noise-wise - it is much quieter. It's a
daily driver in the moderate weather of N. California so I can't attest to
their performance.

The shop that installed them does Corvette racing work and they suggested
they would have bought the (non-runflat) Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires
that are available for the Z05 and added a patch kit and air pump as Dad
suggested.

in article , Dad at wrote
on 9/9/04 4:55 AM:

> "Key Bored" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
>> (14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want to
>> replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise
>> much
>> thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed, makes
>> it
>> almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the
>> Magellan
>> Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.
>>
>> I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might be
>> a
>> good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
>> importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions,
>> Key Bored
> Actually I gave up on Michelin some time ago because they became hard and
> slick as they grew old. Plus they have an absurd price. After less than
> 9,000 miles on a new set of runflats I switched back to Continental
> non-runflat tires. Speed rated and half the cost, quiet, and an all season
> tread because I don't put my Corvettes away in the winter time. Added an air
> pump and a plug kit and went about enjoying the car less the terrible noise.
> The Continental's have about the same tread design as the new design on the
> 2005 Corvette. They now have about 20,000 miles on them and are still quiet
> and show about 50% wear. I have a more secure feeling on them than I did on
> the Goodyear with 9,000 miles. Don't overlook Dunlop, they were my second
> choice.
>
> Just my experience, buy what you like and enjoy the Corvette.

--
'99 Magnetic Red coupe, light gray interior
6-speed, performance handling, active handling, HUD, etc.

Based on the reviews at www.tirerack.com at the time, I bought the Firestone
SZ50 runflats. It's like a new car noise-wise - it is much quieter. It's a
daily driver in the moderate weather of N. California so I can't attest to
their performance.

The shop that installed them does Corvette racing work and they suggested
they would have bought the (non-runflat) Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires
that are available for the Z05 and added a patch kit and air pump as Dad
suggested.

in article , Dad at wrote
on 9/9/04 4:55 AM:

> "Key Bored" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
>> (14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want to
>> replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise
>> much
>> thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed, makes
>> it
>> almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the
>> Magellan
>> Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.
>>
>> I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might be
>> a
>> good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
>> importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions,
>> Key Bored
> Actually I gave up on Michelin some time ago because they became hard and
> slick as they grew old. Plus they have an absurd price. After less than
> 9,000 miles on a new set of runflats I switched back to Continental
> non-runflat tires. Speed rated and half the cost, quiet, and an all season
> tread because I don't put my Corvettes away in the winter time. Added an air
> pump and a plug kit and went about enjoying the car less the terrible noise.
> The Continental's have about the same tread design as the new design on the
> 2005 Corvette. They now have about 20,000 miles on them and are still quiet
> and show about 50% wear. I have a more secure feeling on them than I did on
> the Goodyear with 9,000 miles. Don't overlook Dunlop, they were my second
> choice.
>
> Just my experience, buy what you like and enjoy the Corvette.

--
'99 Magnetic Red coupe, light gray interior
6-speed, performance handling, active handling, HUD, etc.

Dad,
Thanx for the tip. When you say you added a plug kit and air pump for the
non-runflats, what kind of kit is required? Is it the standard radial tire
patch kit you can get at any auto supply store that has an assortment of
rubber plugs, glue, and a metal insertion tool for the plugs?

Key Bored

"Dad" > wrote in message
...
> "Key Bored" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
> > (14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want
to
> > replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise
> > much
> > thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed,
makes
> > it
> > almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the
> > Magellan
> > Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.
> >
> > I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might
be
> > a
> > good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
> > importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions,
> > Key Bored
> Actually I gave up on Michelin some time ago because they became hard and
> slick as they grew old. Plus they have an absurd price. After less than
> 9,000 miles on a new set of runflats I switched back to Continental
> non-runflat tires. Speed rated and half the cost, quiet, and an all season
> tread because I don't put my Corvettes away in the winter time. Added an
air
> pump and a plug kit and went about enjoying the car less the terrible
noise.
> The Continental's have about the same tread design as the new design on
the
> 2005 Corvette. They now have about 20,000 miles on them and are still
quiet
> and show about 50% wear. I have a more secure feeling on them than I did
on
> the Goodyear with 9,000 miles. Don't overlook Dunlop, they were my second
> choice.
>
> Just my experience, buy what you like and enjoy the Corvette.
>
> --
> Dad
> 04 C5 CE Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
>

Dad,
Thanx for the tip. When you say you added a plug kit and air pump for the
non-runflats, what kind of kit is required? Is it the standard radial tire
patch kit you can get at any auto supply store that has an assortment of
rubber plugs, glue, and a metal insertion tool for the plugs?

Key Bored

"Dad" > wrote in message
...
> "Key Bored" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a 98 Vette convertible with the original Goodyear Eagle F1 tires
> > (14,000 miles on the car). The tires still have good tread, but I want
to
> > replace them with quieter tires. Up until now, I never gave tire noise
> > much
> > thought, but the droning noise on the Goodyears, even at low speed,
makes
> > it
> > almost impossible to hear the verbal routing instructions from the
> > Magellan
> > Roadmate 700 GPS navigation system that I recently purchased.
> >
> > I heard some time ago (probably on this newsgroup) that Michelin might
be
> > a
> > good choice for a quiet tire. A high-performance tire is of secondary
> > importance to me, since I don't intend to drive the car to its limits.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions,
> > Key Bored
> Actually I gave up on Michelin some time ago because they became hard and
> slick as they grew old. Plus they have an absurd price. After less than
> 9,000 miles on a new set of runflats I switched back to Continental
> non-runflat tires. Speed rated and half the cost, quiet, and an all season
> tread because I don't put my Corvettes away in the winter time. Added an
air
> pump and a plug kit and went about enjoying the car less the terrible
noise.
> The Continental's have about the same tread design as the new design on
the
> 2005 Corvette. They now have about 20,000 miles on them and are still
quiet
> and show about 50% wear. I have a more secure feeling on them than I did
on
> the Goodyear with 9,000 miles. Don't overlook Dunlop, they were my second
> choice.
>
> Just my experience, buy what you like and enjoy the Corvette.
>
> --
> Dad
> 04 C5 CE Z51
> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
>
>

"Key Bored" > wrote in message
...
> Dad,
> Thanx for the tip. When you say you added a plug kit and air pump for the
> non-runflats, what kind of kit is required? Is it the standard radial
> tire
> patch kit you can get at any auto supply store that has an assortment of
> rubber plugs, glue, and a metal insertion tool for the plugs?
>
> Key Bored
>
Yes, just a standard radial plug and insertion kit and a good little 12 VDC
compressor. DON'T use any sealers with your sensors, just the plugs.
--
Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd