Vredestein Sessanta Tire Review
09-25-2008, 12:52 PM
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bah i'm back in this thread, still haven't gotten these tires because i don't need them yet *cry*
but i was doing the tire aspect ratio whatever calculations...
oem: 225/45-18 front and 245/45-18 rear gives a .9734 ratio... (do i have the correct OEM sizes for an 06 touring?)
so, if i want to get NEAR to the OEM ratio, one of the closest calculations i could figure out was with 275/30-19 front and 295/30-19, which gives it a .9818 ratio. does this sound decent to all you tire junkies out there? i definitely want 295s in the back... what other sizes in the front could i get to minimize steering/suspension issues? thanks guys <3
but i was doing the tire aspect ratio whatever calculations...
oem: 225/45-18 front and 245/45-18 rear gives a .9734 ratio... (do i have the correct OEM sizes for an 06 touring?)
so, if i want to get NEAR to the OEM ratio, one of the closest calculations i could figure out was with 275/30-19 front and 295/30-19, which gives it a .9818 ratio. does this sound decent to all you tire junkies out there? i definitely want 295s in the back... what other sizes in the front could i get to minimize steering/suspension issues? thanks guys <3
bump.. help.. opinions..? i pretty much have no idea what the difference in the setups would be except the sidewall would be higher. how much of a difference does this make in terms of driving (for instance, canyons, hard)?
10-08-2008, 12:03 PM
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I just got these tires and they are amazing! I had Nitto NT-555 before and this is night and day.
Got them from tires-easy.com for $700 shipped. 245/35/20 amd 275/30/20
Got them from tires-easy.com for $700 shipped. 245/35/20 amd 275/30/20
10-08-2008, 09:47 PM
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WOW. AFS Wheels gave me a really high qoute for a set of 19's. $920 Shipped seems very high from what others are buying them for.
The lowest I have seen is Group A Wheels for 798.25 shipped. Does anyone have anyone they can refer me to? Some of the websites mentioned in this thread are now no more, please help.
The lowest I have seen is Group A Wheels for 798.25 shipped. Does anyone have anyone they can refer me to? Some of the websites mentioned in this thread are now no more, please help.
10-08-2008, 09:50 PM
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go to http://tomzwheels.com/catalog/Home/estorefront.htm
call them and say your from corvetteforums.com and saw their vredestein deals.
call them and say your from corvetteforums.com and saw their vredestein deals.
10-11-2008, 10:06 AM
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Vredestein is a Norwegian tire company
10-24-2008, 11:35 AM
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Here is an update to how these tires perform on the track. The first time I tracked these tires they only had a couple thousand miles on them and they sucked. Now with over 10,000 mi and almost half the tread gone I thought they would be better. Not so. These tires are just not soft enough to grip well. If you own these tires you will notice they have a shoulder at half the tread depth(not a wear bar) that supports the tread from deflecting. I had about 1/16" of tread left before reaching this shoulder area of the tire and was sure the tread would wear down to that point with a track day at CA Speedway but at the end of the day with almost 50 laps on them the tires showed no wear at all.
So would you purchase these tires again? And what street tires do you feel out-performed the vredesteins?
10-25-2008, 05:21 AM
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I would purchase these again if I was on tight budget and needed them to last 20-30,000 miles. I loved the Bridgestone S03 PP tires but as they are no longer available, the 050 Pole Positions are suppose to be even better but have not tried them yet. I have read a lot of good things about them.