C4 Corvette

The Best & Highest-Rated Tires For Your C4 Corvette

If you own an older Corvette, don't forget to check your date codes for ultimate safety, and check out this guide if your C4 needs tires!

Douglas Barton··
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Is it time for tires?!? Image Credit: daredevil7442

Welcome to one of our favorite ongoing series, CorvSport Curates, where we comb the internet and compile data that is useful and important for our faithful readers. The fourth-generation Corvette had the second-longest production of any generation–that’s a lot of need for tires! As we move into the older generations with our CorvSport Curates series, it’s important to note that while your Corvette’s tires may look great and have a healthy amount of tread, most tire manufacturers recommend you replace your tires after six years, and most tire installers will not service any tire that is ten years or older. [Author’s Note: This article is FREE and not behind a paywall. Yes, FREE! If/when any pop-ups appear, please click to dismiss them and continue enjoying the article. One may require two steps–first, the arrow on the left, then the x on the top right.]

Given how important the age of your Corvette’s tires is, here’s a convenient image showing where you can check for date codes.

Image Credit: Discount Tire

If your Corvette tires were manufactured before the year 2000, the date code was simply a three-digit number representing the week (first two digits) and the year (one digit) of production. For instance, if the last three digits are 326, the tire was produced in the 32nd week of 1996. Read more from the top tire retailer, Discount Tire, here.

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