rustyguns

Maybe someone is upgrading wants to get rid of their stock rims?


Wifes C5 vert broke a wheel

Need one 17' OEM front polished thin spoke. If I have to, i will buy a set, but money is tight

let me know!

Thanks!

Bill Dearborn

If that is a forged thin spoke that came on the 00-02 cars you will probably have a problem finding a matching wheel. A lot of them cracked and I think GM went to cast wheels in 03. I know their replacement wheels were all cast wheels in 04. The cast wheels had thicker spokes. Can't tell until you put the two different wheels next to each other and then it is obvious the cast wheel's spokes are thicker.

Bill

rustyguns

Thanks Bill, let me know if you run across any. Pretty sure mine are 2004's. any markings on them? ie serial numbers, stamps vs molded insignia etc ?

froggy47

There are some Vette only scrap yards, I would google them & make some calls, like Bill said the original thin spokes cracked a lot, not even under race conditions. I would not put a used one of them back on. If you have original thin's I'd get rid of them all. The later thicker ones are OK but still not a really strong wheel.

I think the thins had a sharp edge to the spoke & the thicker's had a rounded edge (but I could be off on that).

rustyguns

that is great info. i was thinking about putting an old set of 4 rear thin spokes on for rain tires for the track, I am not doing that now!

but for the street, there just fine i drive like an old man fudy dudy on the street, prob because I am hahahahaaa!

froggy47