STS Corvette Forum

vett boy · Guru

Testing my photo abilities

ffas23 · Guru

Nice deal. How can you go wrong for that price on a low mileage 2002 C5? A similar deal to what I paid for my '99 back in 2010 with 36k miles on it. Looks to be in nice shape. Does it need anything such as tires,etc?

vett boy · Guru

Nothing yet .I was amazed at the lack of any front end chips .The tires we're new but a brand that I didn't reconize (non run flats)

ffas23 · Guru

A lot of Vette owners are choosing to go non Runflats now on their C5's from what I hear.

vett boy · Guru

It's a matter of choice they are cheaper and quieter but personnel I prefer the security factor of the RF's .I'm older and I travel a lot at night on long trips .I don't want to crawl under a vehicle at 2am to find the problem ,plug it and carry a compressor .Some say AAA which is usually good but not always .

ffas23 · Guru

I know what you are saying. I had a O-Ring seal go bad right after I had my new rims mounted to the new Goodyear Runflats that came with my C-5 right after purchasing the car in 2010. I replaced it myself being I own a Rim Clamp Tire machine and was able to break the bead just enough to get my hand inside to disconnect the TPS and replace the O-Ring. I actually drove on that Runflat with no air inside of it and really didn't notice much of a difference just traveling about under 50 Miles per hour.

The only thing I don't like about Runflats is that they are a bear to mount and dismount so I left it up to Goodyear to do the labor. Didn't want to destroy my new wheels trying to mount them and when demounting them from the factory wheels. I did demount one of them on my machine but I have to say I struggled with it. Never really had a problem with regular tires. Just put 4 new (Non-Runflat) tires on my daughters 2007 Mustang and it was a breeze to do.