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FastBlackZ28:
About a month ago I wrote off my 280ZX (actually some woman in a Ford station wagon who can't give way did it).. So obviously it was time to buy a new car..
I was going to go with the obvious (Commodore SS) until I happened to see a rather slick lookin' Convertible 4th-Gen Camaro Z28. Brought back fond memories of every other Camaro or Firebird I owned back in Canada.. So I bought it..
I probably should have done a bit more research into all the problems of owning a relatively new American car over here, but I didn't. I checked out everything else on the car though - except the tires that is.. Normally the very first time I even look at a car on a lot I kick the tires, pull out a penny (or since I'm in Oz now, a 5-cent coin) and check if the treads cover the Queen's head. But I was so concerned about everything else that I didn't even think about it.
Only after two weeks, when a mate pointed out my American Racing wheels and made a joke about how much tires were going to cost me for this thing (P275/40ZR17) did I notice the tread wear!
The rear tires are Falken Ziex's (and I have to agree.. They suck! I even lose traction coming off the on-ramp to the freeway at 45km/h) but they at least have 85-90% of the tread left. The front's on the other hand are some tire designed by Giugiaro (the exact make I can't remember and it's too dark outsie to go and check) and they probably don't even have 10% left. I don't even know how it passed a roadworthy.

From what I'm hearing I'm oing to have to spend over $2000 on tires  pretty soon.. Which I'm not happy about..
I'm going to go back to the dealer and give him sh*t and hopefully I can get a new set out of him. Doubtful though.
I'm going to have to get at least two to replace those front ones.

I'm just not sure which ones to buy, and whether or not to put them on the front, or move the Falken's to the front and put the new ones on the back.
Melbourne doesn't get that wet, but when it does it can get very wet, and you never know when you need it, so I'm really looking for a tire that performs well on the street and in the wet. I'll probably never take her on the track, except maybe to drag, so I'm not too worried about that sort of performance.
Any thoughts? I'd appreciate any advice.

Also, if anyone knows of a good mechanice in Vic who knows LT1's and preferable Camaro's, could you let me know? I haven't found a mechanic yet (and I pray I don't need one for anything other than regular service)..

I'm starting to miss the Datto..
(But I forget all about it every time I get behind the wheel of the Camaro..)

Cheers!

MJ355:
hey how u going i have a camaro aswell if u need any info on camaro's try  the www.camaro-firebird.org  club i am also a memeber just go into it and join the forum and they will help u out with any thing u need to know or parts for camaros dont worry its still easy to get parts over here for 4th gen camaros

FastBlackZ28:
Well I took a punt and went into a Beaurepaires in Hawthorn (Vic) to ask about 275/40R17's and I got a call back today sying that they actually have Dunlops in that size! They're from Japan aparantly, and I didn't catch the model name over the phone, but according to him they're good (but you can't trust a tire salesman).. They don't have them in stock in the store, but can have them within 1-2 days.
Fully installed and balanced, $350 AUD each. At that price you can't go too wrong, and they've got to be better than the Falken's, but I'll try to check out what model they are and do some research on them.
I'll post what I find.


MJ355 - thanks.. I just joined CF.org.  What kind of Camaro do you have?

Cheers!

MJ355:
hey how u going i have a 91 model camaro z28 convertiable its white my alias is OZ Z28 talk to u on the forum

Stingraynut:
Hi Fast Black, re tyres for your car, just thought you should know, during my research I discovered that different sizes of the same brand can have different qualities - the WRX mob have several posts relating to that. So an xxx brand 16" tyre may be top gear but the 17" a dog.

 I'd recommend finding some info from other owners.

Personally I can't see even a bald 275 wide tyre being a problem in  the dry - so I've focussed on wet weather handling - The new Kumho's I bought haven't been tested in the wet yet - BTW, I only require the same handling I had on my Fairlane ! I'm not trying to get Formula one handling.

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