emsguy

I live outside Chicago, and my C7 will be a daily driver. I have had 2 C6's and a 2012 Camaro SS. They were each my daily driver. I bought a spare set of wheels and dedicated winter tires and went through the winters with no problems.

My C7 should be in this week. It was made 5/14/14. It is a Z51, so it has the 19/20 inch wheels. There are no dedicated winter tires in these sizes. There are two very good winter tires (Pirelli and Michelin) in the standard wheel sizes (18/19).

Question: can I mount the 18/19 inch wheels on the Z51 without interference? Performance is not an issue, I just need to know if they will physically fit.

Thanks.

slief

Issue with the 18/19 combo on a Z51 is clearing the calipers. I think there may be some rims that barely clear but you are really limited on that from what I have read. That said, there are many who are running AS tires on their 19/20 Z51 rims. I'm sure you will get some feedback on those. A search in the C7 forum for All Season Tires should give you plenty of information as this has been a hot topic in recent months.

HogwildC7

stay with size and contact tire rack they have winter tires in those sizes

slief

Here are some options.



Michelin Tires – C7
All Season
Pilot Sport A/S 3

Stingray Z151
Front – 245/35R19 #06553
Rear – 285/30R20 #05258

Winter
Pilot Alpin PA4

Stingray Z51
Front – 245/35R19 #03949
Rear – 285/30R20 #10712

6spdg37s

I agree I may be using this as a DD during winter n NJ. I want to run a 18/19 setup for winter on my z51. I assume by fall alot of people will have experimented with diff size / offset rims

C7Joy

I guess the time to plan is now but it sure sucks to think about winter now that the trees finally have beautiful new green on them.

emsguy

my first choice would be dedicated winter tires. they perform much better in the winter than all-season tires, as they do not have to compromise winter traction for summer use.

the Michelin website shows the Alpins available in Z51 sizes, but Tire Rack's website doesn't. Has anyone gotten them yet? If you have, please share the information.

Thanks

KingMotley

Call tirerack.com -- sometimes they have things not listed on their website. They used to have pirelli sottozero's available in the Z51 sizes (I have them on my car right now), but last I heard, they had sold out of them. I'm not sure if it was a seasonal thing or they were discontinued, but they served me well, this winter, and I live in the Chicago suburbs as well. I drove every day since Oct 5, when I picked the car up, and it drives unbelievably good when outfitted with real winter-only tires.

FYI - the picture to the left is my car at tirerack (Their HQ is in Indiana)