Different wheels on my 85
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Different wheels on my 85
I recently found an older set of Enkei mesh wheels, I have been wanting to replace the 92-94 wheels that are currently on the car since they are not the correct wheels for this car and thought these would look good. What do you guys think.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '17
I like them, but mostly because I don't care for any of the standard wheels for our cars except the ZR1 type. I will say though that I am "old school" in my preference for shiny silver/chrome wheels
They look good!
They look good!
#8
not a big fan of after market wheels in general, but those are very nice! much better than the saw tooth (my least favorite C4 wheel) I even like the turbines better. the 6 spoke '88 are my fav. for early C4's
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Race Director
I have had those on both an 86 coupe and an 87 vert. Mine were made by Riken. Always liked the look.
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Burning Brakes
#12
I have always liked the way these wheels look on an early C4, so when I came across these for $75 on craigslist I snatched them up quickly. I will have to find the correct center caps eventually but for now they will do.....
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Drifting
i've been trying to find out what these were...on my 85....can't get them cleaned up.....tried everything...aircraft stripper...just can't get them down to where I can polish them.....how did you restore them?...
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Burning Brakes
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Drifting
didn't know these were two part wheels, I was told the bolts were cosmetic by a tire shop.....thanks for the info...
by the way...op...your wheels look great
by the way...op...your wheels look great
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With 3 sections coming together in the bead area, how are they sealed or do you run tubes in them? Just curious.
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Melting Slicks
Had the 16 inch Enkei's on mine for a few years. I used the 84 black center piece to keep them all one color. Wanted to upgrade to 17 inch wheels so I sold them to someone on this forum.
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Burning Brakes
You need to use a good silicone surface sealant or the wheels will leak. I used Dow Corning 832 multi-surface sealant. You also need to cross-torque the nuts & bolts with blue Loctite or you will have issues. The advantage of 3 piece wheels is you can change you offsets with new barrels/lips it is very expensive but what of quality is not. I have a set of center lock BBS wheels used on an IMSA racer back in the eighties I have been saving for a 1970's Greenwood Corvette replica that I want to build in the near future & I will have to have new lips & barrels made to fit the wheels within the fenders so it will work with street tires. I look forward to that project.