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Old 05-02-2011, 12:39 PM
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Default New 2012 GCA Aftermarket Wheel - The Torque 2

During Saturday morning’s slide show of what’s new for the 2012 Corvette at the Museum's Bash, we saw a new aftermarket wheel called the Torque 2. The wheel will be available from dealers through the Genuine Corvette Accessories catalog.

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2011/...043011_torque2

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Old 05-02-2011, 12:42 PM
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Nice looking wheel
Old 05-02-2011, 12:45 PM
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Ugly
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i like it !!
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Different
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looks like the stong gs wheel but bent
Old 05-02-2011, 02:36 PM
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Not bad, have to see it on a Vette but looks okay.
Old 05-02-2011, 02:37 PM
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Gross...ruined one of the best wheels to ever be put on a stock corvette
Old 05-02-2011, 05:17 PM
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Yuk.
Old 05-02-2011, 05:21 PM
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So left side and right side wheels will be different?
Old 05-02-2011, 05:32 PM
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I like 'em.
I'm sure we'll be seeing true "aftermarket" versions of those as well.
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I like it!! Very aggressive! The problem I have with most of these wheels is that they don't come in ZR1 sizes. The next wheels I order will be 20" and 19" in the front.
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I like those
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I did see this wheel on a 2012 grand sport at carlisle today. It was carlisle blue and the wheels looked great.
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Really want to see pics of these on a GS! Someone post some up!
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Old 08-26-2011, 11:02 PM
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so it IS possible to make a wheel even uglier than GS stock and gumbies ??? Who knew !!!
Old 08-27-2011, 12:22 AM
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gs wheel that hooked too hard. Not me but I like it better than stock GS
chicken feet.
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These are from RICK (Corvette) CONTI at Carlisle.





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