These tires have been discontinued a long time. I have a set of low mileage ones on my original Camaro but a valve stem went bad and caused a flat which caused sidewall damage so now I need a new tire, Uhhg. I cannot seem to find one anywhere. Anyone know what is the closest looking tire as I intend to sell the car and having the OE tires on the original car was a plus for originality but now that is messed up so I want to find the closest thing I can.
I'm going to try to see if they can patch it from the inside but not looking too good

 

Sorry I just saw the tire section. Not sure if this fits there or here since I'm talking originality

 

If the tires are that old, they won't patch them (or mount/balance or anything other than replace them). Discount tire told me they won't touch anything date coded 10 years or older. I don't know if you car is a 100% immaculate car show queen that is trailered to shows, but if not, put a new set of 4 tires on it because it will be safe to drive for the new owner.

 

thank you for the input. The tires are not the actual set of tires it rolled out of the factory with, but rather I bought the OE (identical) tires each time it needed tires. The last set of 4 are around 6 years old and have maybe 1000 miles on them and have been on the car indoors sitting mostly.
The car is all original but not a perfect show car, more like an original survivor that still drives and sounds like it did.
I don't know how much having the OE tires on one helps the value if the car isn't a perfect show car, but it doesn't matter since I can't seem to find another tire

 

I can't even find any Goodyear tire in the size 235/55 R16, much less the correct Eagle GA. It seems Goodyear doesn't make anything at all in that size anymore. Uhhhg!

 

Cooper Cobra GT or BF Goodrich Traction may be good options for you.

 

BFGoodrich Traction T/A 235/55R16

Look similar to the Eagle GA except of course that they say BF Goodrich all across the side instead of Goodyear.
May be the best I can do. I can't even find any used Goodyears in the correct size

How much does only having 3 OE tires and one mis-match on my original car affect the value?

 

I would wonder what else the owner “cheaped out” on, if it had mis-matched tires. I would estimate a $1,000 deduct in value, knowing that I would need to put tires on it.

 

As Leonard said, having mis-matched tires would be a deduct in value and would cause a potential buyer to start questioning other things.

It sounds like you have a nice, clean and unmolested car, but with 65K miles on the clock, having the OEM (but not original) tires isn't going to make any difference in the value of the car. It's more important to have a matching set of good, road-worthy tires (not too old, good tread) and in the correct size so that the car can be driven without worrying that the tires will come apart. It would be a different story if it was a sub-1000 mile garaged collector vehicle. For something that is driven and enjoyed, it doesn't really matter as far as value (although I agree it's cool to have OEM tires for the nostalgia factor).

I have a 1999 Camaro SS that I bought in 2016 with 12K miles on it. It still had the original date coded Goodyear Eagle F1 GS tires on it. The tires looked fine and had plenty of tread, but they were as hard as hockey pucks and I didn't trust them. I replaced them with Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires. It was the closest equivalent tire available today, but definitely not the same tire (it looks quite different than the originals). The car is not a never-driven garaged collector car and it is driven and enjoyed about 1K miles/year. If I were to sell it tomorrow, I'm sure the fact it doesn't have the OEM tires on it wouldn't detract at all from the value and the fact that it has relatively new tires (given the age of the car) would be a plus to a potential buyer.

Bottom line, don't worry about it.

 

Thank you for taking the time to share all that.
I figure the next owner wouldn't care about the OE tires or even know what they were, unless they were a collector. But now I have to do something. The 3 remaining OE tires have maybe 1000 miles on them and have never been stored in the sun.. About 6 years old?? The car has been stored inside for the last decade and before that I usually had a cover on it or parked in covered parking when I could. So I don't want to buy 4 new tires for the car. But I need to sell my cars. I can find 3 other brands of the correct size tire.

I realize the car is not a heritage edition Z28 or something but it is an uncommon anniversary color and is all original except the starter, alternator, air filter, oil filter, serpentine belt, fuel pump and tires. So it's like a time capsule survivor to anyone who wants to go back to 1992
I need to change my sig because the car is getting less and less original as time goes on

 

I understand not wanting to throw away 3 perfectly good tires. At 6 years old, they still have probably 4-5 years left in them. You could buy 2 tires and have the fronts and rears not match (I've seen quite a few low mileage IROCs and Corvettes like that), but if it were me, I would just buy 4 tires and be done with it even though it stinks to have to spend the money.

 

The car is a 65k driver R/S no one will care one bit if it has the original tires on it. If someone buys it im sure it will not be for collecting but driving and enjoying. Id buy whatever you can find in original tire size or close to it like a 225-55-16.
Your Trans Ams now... that's another story! Two of the best ever in my opinion, best looking and the Firehawk being definitely one of the best performing!

 

Thank you . Yeah the RS isn't a 1000 mile mint nor a 150,000 mile modified beat up unoriginal like many of them are either. So it's in that middle ground of being a nice original survivor. So like you said, whoever would want such a car would probably want to enjoy it.
The Firehawk is different story as you said. It still has all the inspection stickers from the factory on it and the factory air in the tires. Still smells new too,

 

I'm not sure I'm understanding the desire to keep the same tire on the car. As it was mentioned, the car has miles on it and nobody cares about the original tires anyway. The current tires do not have 4-5 good years left on them. They are probably on their last leg at 6 years old. Stop worrying about the tires and get a new set of 245/50-16. They have similar rolling diameter and might be easier to find. Be sure they fit the rim width though.

To be honest, I've see people buying a car for it's low miles and it's nice to have the original tires on an extremely low mile car, but they didn't car about the tires as much as they did about the car.

 

Well I fully understand why you want the original tires. I cant stand the look of after market tires. Something about the original good year tread design i love.

 

I agree. The older Goodyear Eagle tires from the 80's & 90's had a good look to them. Most of them seemed to share a similar looking sidewall and edge tread design. They had a wide, squared-off look that was characteristic to Goodyears of the time.

Eagle ZR50 (Gatorback)

Eagle GT

Eagle NCT


Eagle GA

 

An RS that came with 16" wheels would've gotten the same 16x8 wheels as the Z28, but color coordinated for the RS, receiving 235/55-16 touring tires, instead of the 245/50-16 performance tires like the Z28, right? Then since the Goodyear Eagle GA no longer exists, you can't find just one like you need, and there was never anything special about it anyway, there's no reason to keep 235s on it, when 245s will fit, be a big improvement, and some are available for lower prices than the few 235s still available.

235/55-16:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=17

245/50-16, ZR, VR and HR:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=16

 

He could certainly put 245/50R16 tires on there if he wants to. They are the same wheel.

The 235 Eagle GA's were standard on the Z28's as well. The convertible Z28's all had them and 245/50ZR16 Gatorbacks were optional on the Z28 coupes.

 

Having mismatched tires may hurt value if you care. But not having OE tires won't matter at all. People understand that some tires aren't made anymore and that tires should be discarded due to age at some point.

Earlier this year I replaced Eagle GS-C tires on my GTA. They were on the car when I purchased it 2.5 years ago and were probably over 20 years old. They still had tread, looked to be in good shape. But I was getting more and more worried about driving on tires that old.

I bought BF Goodrich 245-50/16s. They're just great tires. And even though my old tires still looked okay, the ride quality and handling is so noticeably better. I don't know if it was age of the Goodyears or just they way they were, but they seemed to have a harsher ride. I think the old ones may have just been drying out and were harder than new tires.