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Bcran3 · 09-04-2012, 02:04 AM

Buying new tires for the SS wheels I am about to install, what should i purchase? i Need opinions please!!!!!!

Rigt now im looking at the original Pirellis that come with the wheels, but also Falkens, Hankooks, Nitto, and BF Goodrich. What you know about any of these. Looking to keep the original size at 245/45/20 and 275/40/20

tonyko1 · 09-04-2012, 02:12 AM

Yes, I agree, IMHO, new tires are great.

Good luck!

There is a thread here somewhere, only God knows where, but one guy had a good idea to buy two of the same size back rims and then put 4 of the same tires on all 4 wheels so you could rotate them in a normal fashion and get more treadlife out of them.

Given what these tires cost, that aint a bad idea, and I doubt if I would be able to tell the difference.

RSloth · 09-04-2012, 02:54 AM

Nitto Invos
if those are too much
General tires are perfect.

5cents · 09-04-2012, 05:05 AM

I live in the midwest, so Pirelli P-Zero's are definitely out IMO. They are a summer only tire and I'm not really impressed with their tire life. When it comes time to replace my stock Pirelli's, I'm leaning towards the BF Goodrich G-force.

Scott@Bjorn3D · 09-04-2012, 05:05 AM

Goodrich Comp-2's rock. I put a set on the rear and they are better than the G-Max's in corning and rain. Blow the P-Zero's out of the water in the rain.

Stealth6 · 09-04-2012, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott@Bjorn3D

Goodrich Comp-2's rock. I put a set on the rear and they are better than the G-Max's in corning and rain. Blow the P-Zero's out of the water in the rain.

....in every conceivable way, these are vastly superior tires.

hrpiii · 09-04-2012, 07:10 AM

well it is because the P-zero is NOT designed for rain, at all.

Bodih · 09-04-2012, 07:21 AM

The trend here is towards the BFG Comp-2. Several in our club have swapped over, and they seem to out perform the P-Zero's in every category.

sloSS · 09-04-2012, 08:00 AM

What is your experience with tread noise reported by some who have installed BFG Comp2's.
How about ride harshness?
I'm approaching tire replacement time, like the P Zero's, but willing to try Comp 2's

Steve Dallas · 09-04-2012, 08:20 AM

I had a set of Continental Extreme DWS for winter up here in the Pacific Northwest. Great all-weather tire.

Coyotekiller · 09-04-2012, 08:31 AM

I need tires soon too. Do they make Nitto 555's for the SS rim sizes?

ROBOSSRS · 09-04-2012, 08:33 AM

Hankooks are crap, at least on the two company Dodge caravans I've had. They put Michelin replacements on my 2009 van and no more slipping and sliding in the rain.

Guzaku · 09-04-2012, 01:46 PM

NOT pirellis...

Get Nitto Motivos!

Skyblu · 09-04-2012, 03:14 PM

well I ordered the hankooks today, I will have them by the end of the month from tire rack, I hope I like them, after reading other opions on here prviously they saounded like the thing to have. Hopefully I won't be disappointed.

09-04-2012, 02:04 AM	#1
Bcran3 Drives: White 2012 Chevy Camaro 2LS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 85 View My Garage	Need opinions on new tires! Buying new tires for the SS wheels I am about to install, what should i purchase? i Need opinions please!!!!!! Rigt now im looking at the original Pirellis that come with the wheels, but also Falkens, Hankooks, Nitto, and BF Goodrich. What you know about any of these. Looking to keep the original size at 245/45/20 and 275/40/20 __________________ [SIGPIC]

09-04-2012, 02:54 AM	#3
RSloth [COTW- Never!] Drives: Slothy; Sloth-like Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: California Posts: 831	Nitto Invos if those are too much General tires are perfect. __________________

09-04-2012, 07:21 AM	#8
Bodih I Got My Orange Crush Drives: it like I stoles it... Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,079	The trend here is towards the BFG Comp-2. Several in our club have swapped over, and they seem to out perform the P-Zero's in every category. __________________ My love is in league with the freeway. Its passion will ride, as the cities fly by, and the tail-lights dissolve in the coming of night. And the questions in thousands take flight ~Robert Plant - Big Log~

09-04-2012, 08:20 AM	#10
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	I had a set of Continental Extreme DWS for winter up here in the Pacific Northwest. Great all-weather tire. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

09-04-2012, 02:12 AM	#2
tonyko1 Banned Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible, IBM Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,015	Yes, I agree, IMHO, new tires are great. Good luck! There is a thread here somewhere, only God knows where, but one guy had a good idea to buy two of the same size back rims and then put 4 of the same tires on all 4 wheels so you could rotate them in a normal fashion and get more treadlife out of them. Given what these tires cost, that aint a bad idea, and I doubt if I would be able to tell the difference.

09-04-2012, 05:05 AM	#4
5cents Dave Drives: 2011 Camaro SS - Black/CGM Stripes Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 437	I live in the midwest, so Pirelli P-Zero's are definitely out IMO. They are a summer only tire and I'm not really impressed with their tire life. When it comes time to replace my stock Pirelli's, I'm leaning towards the BF Goodrich G-force.

09-04-2012, 05:05 AM	#5
Scott@Bjorn3D Drives: Kami, 2013 2SS LS3 Luvin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eufaula, Alabama Posts: 6,427	Goodrich Comp-2's rock. I put a set on the rear and they are better than the G-Max's in corning and rain. Blow the P-Zero's out of the water in the rain.

09-04-2012, 07:10 AM	#7
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,532	well it is because the P-zero is NOT designed for rain, at all.

09-04-2012, 08:00 AM	#9
sloSS Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 254 View My Garage	What is your experience with tread noise reported by some who have installed BFG Comp2's. How about ride harshness? I'm approaching tire replacement time, like the P Zero's, but willing to try Comp 2's

09-04-2012, 08:31 AM	#11
Coyotekiller Account Suspended Drives: 2012 AGM 2SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Beaufort, NC Posts: 1,383	I need tires soon too. Do they make Nitto 555's for the SS rim sizes?

09-04-2012, 08:33 AM	#12
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Hankooks are crap, at least on the two company Dodge caravans I've had. They put Michelin replacements on my 2009 van and no more slipping and sliding in the rain.

09-04-2012, 01:46 PM	#13
Guzaku Drives: Black 2011 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: InYourEyelids, AR Posts: 122 View My Garage	NOT pirellis... Get Nitto Motivos!

09-04-2012, 03:14 PM	#14
Skyblu Drives: 2010 Aqua blue 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 993	well I ordered the hankooks today, I will have them by the end of the month from tire rack, I hope I like them, after reading other opions on here prviously they saounded like the thing to have. Hopefully I won't be disappointed.