Pjj1020

1. What kind of tires are best for a c3 (late 70's) for the money they cost

2. How much are they gonna cost me?

Where would you suggest buying them?

thanks!

Z28ImpalaSS

Check out www.tirerack.com. They have a lot of info on tires of all kind. If your going to run stock size wheel and tires, I like the BF Goodrich myself. There are a lot of people here that can help and give you many more options.
Bought mine at Tire Discounters for around $400.00 or so with Lifetime rotation and Alignment out the door.

Grumpy 427

Stock. 255/60R15 on a 15x8 wheel. Yes the tire technology is not as good as it is in the 17 and 18 inch world. but at least you can bolt them on and drive without having to modify stuff. I paid $400.00 for all 4. I went with Cooper Cobra Gt Radials.

Pjj1020

Good stuff, thanks guys.

How much are redlines each usually?

Roughrider

If you want redlines, figure the price to be about double per tire compared to either blackwall or white letter.

I have redlines from Diamondback Tire...they're Cooper Cobra with redline added. You can also get BFG with redlines from Coker Tire...the difference between the two is only a few dollars. Both are excellent companies to deal with.

Pjj1020

Forget that then :P

I'll go witth white letter instead

gdh

I love the looks of the T/A's and have had them on my vette for years, however after switching to the Firestone Firehawks I would never go back to the T/A's. Better ride, handling and if you ever get caught in rain you'll definately appreciate these tires. I'm running 255's on front and 275's on the rear. My next tire will be on new 18" rims to get the benefits of new technology and design.

Aussie79

I just put Cooper Cobra's on mine as a daily driver and I like them, cheap enough and white letter too.

79 vette head

for a stock rim the firstones are the way to go as stated above. i have them now and like them. i wasnt crazy about the white lettering, but it grows on you.

RonR80

I need tires for my 80 and I have written to TIRE RACK and never got any response from no one, I live in Canada and was willing to pick them up in Ogensberg NY , so if any one from tire rack is listening get in touch with me . Ron

7T1vette

You can buy BFG T/A Radials at Sam's Club [if you have a membership] for about $90 per tire. Have them installed with lifetime balance (about $40 I think), and you get them balanced and rotated for FREE whenever you take them in. Hard to beat that deal. [Note: The narrowest T/A they stock is 235 width...most everyone wants that or wider.]

mydejavooo

Why didn't you just have them installed with the lettering on the inside, instead of facing out?

Deja

turbo78vair

Our '78 had BFG TA's on it when purchased. Last spring changed to Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's to go along with the pace car look. Over time, the Firestones have received some pretty positive feedback. I bought these at the local Firestone dealer.

Really don't run our car hard, so was basically going for the 'look' that I wanted. We put about 1,000 miles on it yearly. They should time out long before wearing out.

Good luck in your selection.
GaryC - Franklin, IN

Easy Mike

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...my-search.html

Have you found a car to put them on?

Z28ImpalaSS

I recently heard that tires from Sam's Club are blems. A guy at work had a very bad shaking in his Honda Minivan. Dealer's mechanic showed him that his front tires were out of round. They were Goodyears from Sam's Club.

mydejavooo

Things that make you go "Hmmmmmm".

79 vette head

cause i like the look of white lettering just not the firestone firehawk 500. i like the bft/as better but when you compare the 2 and read the write ups firestone is the way to go.....

gdh

then I just got used to the Indy's look - I just found the T/A's frightening to drive and they did not last all that long either, which didn't matter as I just wanted them off the vette. Even with 255's on front and 275's on the rear I find the ride exceptional.

silver 1

i was looking at the firestone sight and they have cupons on tires but one and get 50% off the second

mydejavooo

Yeah...for the Affinity Touring tires........not sure if that's what would be best on a Vette though.

Deja