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12-10-2015, 01:33 PM
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 Drives: 2015 Camaro Coupe LS w 2LS Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Nashua, NH
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Winter tires for 2014 Camaro LT2 w RS Pkg
I am a new Camaro owner (picking it up tomorrow) and new to this forum. I am looking to replace my 20" summer tires on my 2014 LT2 w RS Pkg for the winter season. I won't do a lot of winter driving as my wife drives an SUV but living in New England I have to replace the tires if I want to drive it at all. I am looking at a cost effective option that will get the job done. Tire Rack recommended putting on 17" wheels for the winter with Pirelli Scorpion winter tires. This would address the issue for around $1100 including TPMS. Has anyone else done this? I would greatly appreciate any feedback or further options.
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12-10-2015, 01:44 PM
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 Drives: 2015 zl1 Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Calgary
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You would be much better off with a toyo or Yokohama winter tires than pirelli. There winter rubber compound is very hard for winter tires were the toyos and yokos have very soft winter tire compound
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12-10-2015, 01:49 PM
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For the $1,100, buy yourself a winter beater and keep the Camaro safe.
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12-10-2015, 02:01 PM
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Drives: 2015 zl1 Join Date: Oct 2015
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 He is right, I'm driving 05 jeep tj on 35" mud's for winter and could not be happier
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12-10-2015, 02:02 PM
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FYI... you have a "2LT", not a LT2.
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12-10-2015, 02:04 PM
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Drives: 2015 Camaro Coupe LS w 2LS Join Date: Dec 2015
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Great info! I only picked Pirelli, because of the great reviews on this site.
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12-10-2015, 02:09 PM
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Bridgestone blizzacks are another tire to consider excellent winter tires , try and stay away from tires with stud holes those tires often are a all season compound and not a soft winter compound
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12-10-2015, 02:11 PM
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Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS RS & Ground effects Join Date: Apr 2014
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I have been using Pirelli Scorpion winter tires for the past 2 winters and have never had a problem The tread still looks basically new. I put the same size tires that they call for in the front on the back. 9 inch instead of the 10 " that are the summer tires. Reason being that you want thinner tires for the winter to cut through the snow and not ride on top of it. Be careful with getting rims as in our year / make/ model the calibers need more clearance then other cars. That's if you have the same Brimbos on yours as I do. I just take the tires on and off the same rims.
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12-10-2015, 02:12 PM
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12-10-2015, 03:17 PM
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im running the bridgestone blizzak ws80 and so far they have been amazing. We got hit by snow pretty hard two weeks ago and those tires are really good. I'm in southern Ontario.
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12-10-2015, 06:17 PM
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12-10-2015, 07:00 PM
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them the new GSI 5 toyos ?
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12-10-2015, 07:14 PM
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Ran Pirelli Scorpions for 4 winters on my SS. Never a problem.
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12-10-2015, 09:14 PM
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I realize that driving an old school muscle car with 510 lb/ft at 2800 rpm and drum brakes through a dozen winters in New England and having done the same thing with a manual transmission Camaro SS since 2012 only gives me anecdotal evidence of my evaluation of winter driving, but it is my opinion that my Pirelli Scorpion Ice and Snow tires have been outstanding. We only got 64" of snow in a month last winter, so I might not know what "winter" is really like; I'm not Canadian, and they invented snow. And I only have to go up winding roads uphill in bumper to bumper traffic so I might also not know what "traction" is or when it is lost.
A dedicated snow tire will serve you well. The Pirellis are a perfectly good choice. Competing brands will not give you problems if they are actual snow tires. I like my Pirellis becasue they are relatively narrow and have a relatively angular shoulder. I don't care that they offer less performance than other brands or that others ride a bit better. These things are not my first concern in snow. They have worn pretty well and I have never had any issues with them being too hard, even in -19* F temperatures. Yes, that's what my outside thermometer read, not my car.
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