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05-13-2020, 03:57 PM
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 Drives: 2022 Vivid Orange LT1 M6 Join Date: Apr 2018
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LT1 Tires
Do the thinner rear tires on the LT1 effect its performance?
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05-13-2020, 04:37 PM
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 Drives: 2017 2SS Manual Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Atlanta GA
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Of course they do
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05-13-2020, 06:50 PM
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Drives: 2022 Vivid Orange LT1 M6 Join Date: Apr 2018
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05-13-2020, 08:19 PM
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Drives: A Tricked Out Mountain Bike Join Date: Jun 2019
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455 hp/tq on a 245.... An all-season 245....
If you drive it civil you'd probably be fine. If you hammer it, you'll probably light them up unless the TC catches it. It should be easy to figure this out...
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05-13-2020, 08:52 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: MI
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Hell even on my 2018 V6 these tires are barely enough. I can only imagine them on the V8 lol.
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05-14-2020, 08:35 AM
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Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Detroit, MI
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Side note, if you're planning to track the car, I highly suggest one of the 1LE optioned cars or an SS. The LT1 is missing stuff the SS has for track use and your warranty won't be honored if something happens to an LT1 on a track where the 4/6 1LEs plus the SS trim and above all do.
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05-14-2020, 09:11 AM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro SS1 1LE Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Georgia
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It's not unusual for me to chirp my tires shifting to second gear (if I want to). If they're not properly warmed up I can really light them up in first gear. These are SC3 305s. I would think if you turned off TC you could burn all season 245s down to nothing with one long burnout.
I'm sure 245s kill your 0-60 and 1/4 mile times and seriously impair cornering. Basically they turn your really nice Camaro into a eunuch. |
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05-14-2020, 09:40 AM
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Drives: 2016 SS Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Jamestown NC
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If you measure cornering ability, 60 foot times, braking distances, lap or quarter mile times, yes, of course, the tires will most definitely make a difference. If you're just enjoying the car on the street, you'll never notice a difference and they'll be just fine. Even if you're gettin on it hard, they'll be fine. They'll obviously lose traction earlier than a wider performance tire would, but it's not like driving the car will be dangerous or not fun. Don't overthink it...
...unless of course you have specific track goals in mind, as has been mentioned. |
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05-14-2020, 11:02 AM
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Drives: 19 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS 1LE Shock Join Date: Apr 2020
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On my C7 the traction was just barely enough with Michelin PS4S and 285 rear. The SS 1LE can definitely chirp a bit if I gun it hard. Throttle control gets very important on these cars, even more so with these tires.
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05-14-2020, 11:20 AM
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 Drives: 2018 Camaro SS HW Edition, 2020 LT1 Join Date: Jan 2017
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Just spend a few bucks on a pair of stock SS rims and tires and be done with it. They can be found pretty cheap as tons of folks swap them out for aftermarket wheels. Heck, just get a set of rear rims and tires would be fine as the fronts are the same size (Non 1LE).
If you are not tracking the car, the car will be perfectly fine. Even with the best tires, you drive the car like an idiot, it is going to get ugly.
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05-14-2020, 11:27 AM
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Drives: 2023 ZL1 Vert M6 "Sharky" Join Date: Mar 2020
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You will be fine, just be cool. That is definitely not enough tire for 455/455. My 285s are barely enough on 3 season tires.
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05-14-2020, 03:18 PM
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Drives: 18 1SS 1LE HyperBlue Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Put a set of 245/35R20 RE-71Rs on it and it will really well planted
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05-14-2020, 04:31 PM
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Drives: 2018 Camaro SS1 1LE Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Georgia
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To me part of the appeal of the car is massive back tires. They fill the wheel wells just right. I suggest, as Indy did, getting either a set of OEM 1LE rims and putting good rubber on them or getting a knockoff set of 1LE rims and putting good rubber on them. You won't regret it, though your wallet may.
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05-14-2020, 05:42 PM
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Drives: 2020 LT1 M6 Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: South, the DEEP south
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'20 LT1 owner here, manual, the all season 245s are not that bad. Yes they go up in smoke wot in 1st, other than that, they are just fine for the street. My solution will be 2 used 20x8.5 factory LT1 rim's with some sticky Mickey thompson 245 rubber in the rear for the track or to catch some AWD cars by surprise from a dig after the blower goes on
 and when I wear out these all season Goodyear's, I'll get some summer only tires on each corner. It's always summer where I live, never see all seasons here Haha, maybe 2 season's at most, hot season and hotter season...
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