I now own two hardtops I love my 2000 with N20 and HRE wheels and many mods. But this Z06 rocks I plan on adding 150 shot of N20 soon. Only problem I have run into is Z06 Goodyear tires suck in wet weather. I have almost spun out a few time just hitting small water puddles in a straight line :rolleyes: Active Handling did kick in. Goodyear tires are great in dry weather, but suck with any water on the ground. Jay
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Congrats on your new car, but electron blue? What an ugly color My car does not get driven in the rain much but if it was a daily driver it would need better tires for the rain, but the F1 stock tires work better than I have ever seen a Goodyear work in the dry for sure.
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Hillbilly, Congrats on the rides! I just wanted to mention that the width of the vette tires has a lot to do with the driveability of the car on wet roads when you go through puddles. On my C4 I had different tires and it didn't help much when you plowed through a puddle (even the small ones). The car loves to hydro.... I almost lost it once on an interstate when I hit a puddle with the left side almost immediately followed by another one on the right side..... Got real squirley in a hurry! Maybe 80 mph didn't help! Good luck with the rides...
Registered: 08/31/01
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Loc: Chatsworth, CA
Congrats on the car. You might want to look into getting better tires for the rain if you plan on driving it everyday. It can be a sticky situation, and I don't mean the tires sticking, if the car was driven in rain a lot. Maybe you should just drive one of the other Vettes in the rain, this way you won't have to worry about it. Good luck.
Registered: 12/03/01
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Loc: United States Of America
Congrats on the New Z06! Wider IS better on the tires, except in the rain. I run HTRZ-II's day and night in all weather and not once suffered Hydro. I would not drive my car in the rain with my old stock EMT's. Entirely too tricky. -------------------------------------------
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I love my C4 I love my C4 I love my C4
Barbie
I'm reminded of a Borgian saying, "It is useless to resist us. You will be ZO6'd".
Or, something like that...
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I plan on adding 150 shot of N20 soon. Only problem I have run into is Z06 Goodyear tires suck in wet weather. I have almost spun out a few time just hitting small water puddles in a straight line :rolleyes: Active Handling did kick in.
My car does not get driven in the rain much but if it was a daily driver it would need better tires for the rain, but the F1 stock tires work better than I have ever seen a Goodyear work in the dry for sure. 
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