last of the origanal

Good morning,
I bought a set of xo luxury wheels the verona in that size for a good price and wanted to know what size tires should i buy i have a 97 base model and should i get them painted or powder coated.
Thanks

last of the origanal

the offset is +73 in the rear

grantv

Unsure about the offset, but to maintain around the same as factory diameters;
275-30-19
315-25-20
If you want a new color, powder coat.
Not fond of the band-aid tires on a C5, but all that matters is that you like them.

Emerica88

+73 is a terrible offset, I hope you really like sunken in wheels.

last of the origanal

yeah i really like the concave look if thats what you mean by sunken wheels?

last of the origanal

having a problem finding that wide of tire in a matching set. now i was able to find a set of 245/40/19 for the front and 295/25/20 in a lexani tire

Emerica88

No I don't mean concave at all I mean the distance between the tire and the outside of the fender. Your wheel is going to look like this unless you run big spacers

grantv

No, no, no.
Stock tire diameters are;
Front: 25.35/25.68 (Z/base)
Rear: 26.13/26.66 (Z/base)
245-40-19 = 26.71, way too tall
295-25-20 = 25.81, way too small
This combination will not work at all. You need around an inch bigger out back, not the other way around.
And as noted above by Emerica88, the offset is wrong also (unless you're comfy with big spacers, might even rub inside otherwise?); wrong wheels for the car.