I have 16" rims and I'm putting my summer tires on. I have a set of good tires that are aren't as wide. They were bought last year and used on my 1997 RS. With my Z28 came to the stock tires.. not sure what size they are.. but I'm putting them back on. They're a fair bit wider than the RS ones.

I thought that the Z28 ones would be better.. wider, so more traction, came stock.. seems pretty reasonable to me.

My dad says that the thinner ones will be better though because they have more weight per square inch. He also says the wider ones tend to hydroplane when it rains a decent amount. What do you guys suggest?

 

Stock tires for a Z28 are going to be a 245/50. In all actuality the tire compound is what really matters mostfor traction. A wider tire will give you a larger contact patch which helps traction in dry situations. Your dad is correct about weight/sq. inch if we're talking about snow or something where the tire needs to get the edges to grip, but for dry situations you'll usually get better traction with a larger contact patch (once again, this is highly dependent on the tire compound). Wider tires do have more of a tendency to hydroplane due to their larger surface area.

 

yeah, I think the RS tires should be a 255/60 if I remember correctly, not really that much different than the Z's tires

 

The RS ones aren't stock, their bought from walmart haha

 

Well if they are stock replacement, then they should be the size mentioned above. haha.

 

Haha wow.. my little amount of car credibility was just killed with my last statement. Haha i forgot to mention when we switched tires we switched sizes. A smaller than RS size I believe.

 

The RS shouldn't be 255/60. They should be 235/60 I thought? I don't think I've ever even seen a 255/60/16 tire heh

 

I was pretty sure that's what they were stock, but again, I'm not 100% sure.

 

Base had 215/60, RS has 235/55, Z28 had 245/50

 

I was wrong, enjoy this one, it doesn't happen often! lol