Tamulinas2

I'd like to buy some light weight wheels similar to the
ones on the Pratt & Miller's C6RS. The BBS wheels look great
and seem to fit over the Brembos just fine. If I could have
the same wheel/ brake package for my C6 Z06, that would be
perfect. Anyone know where I can find such wheels? I would
really like to avoid using spacers if possible.
Thanks,
Stacey

RGT

John Shiels

call LGM he ran BBS on the race car

vetracer

Did you see this post by forum member Z06C6R/Z06C5R:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1851820

Made by CCW and much cheaper, I'm sure

Katech_Zach

The Pratt & Miller BBS wheels for the C6RS are only available on the C6RS. They feature a single lug hub and are not available seperately.

Tamulinas2

Thanks Katech:
I was hoping for BBS wheels with a regular bolt pattern
but same apperance and dimentions. If the wheels are not
available from BBS, is there another similar wheel that will
fit over the Brembos?

Stacey

Katech_Zach

The C6RS wheel is a unique design. The BBS World Challenge wheel is close to the C6.R, but not recommended for street use. We are an HRE dealer. Check out http://www.hrewheels.com/wheels.html and see if there is anything you like.

NemesisC5

The "Monoblock" series for Porsche & Mercedes looks exactly like the C6R wheels (14 spoke version). Can you get them in Corvette fitments??

427Z

i called CCW and they told me what i thought i would hear. that is that ccw cannot build the corsair wheels without a lip in sizes larger than an 11". all the 12 and 13" wide corsair wheels will have a 1" lip and they confirmed that 06C6R/Z06C5R's rear wheels are not 12" wide but smaller

ccdan

in the corsair series the 18" have the lip at 11.5" and wider, the 19x11 and 19x12's are flush.

vetracer

Do you have any pictures of the Corsair in a polished finish? I was thinking these would make a great set of street wheels that will clear my 15" Brembo brakes. I have a new set of your Corsairs that I use for the track that will clear these brakes, but once I put the brakes on I'm done on the street until I get some wheels that will fit...

I think some polished Corsairs without the lip in a 18/19 setup would be sharp...

Not to mention I could use my stock tires

427Z

ic, well this is news to me. i guess we must have been talking about the 18's as i dont even know if the 19's were avilable back then. got any pics of the 18/19 combo or just the pic of a 19" corsair?

GregJ

The wheels I saw on the ZR-1 at Laguna Seca in October look to be exactly like the same pattern as the wheels on the C6RS. The ZR-1 wheels also looked to have the same bolt pattern as the stock Z06/C6. The C6RS is 1.6" wider than the Z06 so fitting wheels of that size may not fit on a Z06/C6 without changeing the fender coverage. The wheel/tire and caliper package on the "Blue Devil" at Laguna looked pretty production ready and very unique. If you can wait until that car comes available you may be able to just order them from the GM parts department. Perhaps they will fit on your car with little change required.

As noted above you would to need to swap out your entire hub assemblies, etc. to fit the peg drive C6RS wheels. I do not believe P&M are going to sell those type of items separately of the C6RS program.

Tamulinas2

Hi Katech:
The HRE wheels look good. From looking at the web site,
it appears they can customize the wheels to fit after-market
brake systems. How do the weights of the HRE's compare
with BBS.
Thanks for your help.

GregJ

Click link to view ZR1 wheels at Laguna in October:

http://www.vetteweb.com/events/vemp_.../photo_15.html

GregJ

Sorry, I guess the ZR1 wheels are a different than the C6RS wheels, but they look pretty cool!

ccdan

This is a STREET Version C14 which will accept caps.




This car has 18"/19" Corsair C14 Combo: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1851820

Breakdown:
18" 8.5-11 (no lip; spokes are flush)
18" 11.5-13 (1" lip)
19" 11-12 (no lip; spokes are flush)

Katech_Zach

Unfortunately not.

C6RS wheels are very different than ZR1 mule wheels seen at Laguna Seca. They are completely different in both design and how they fit.

Pratt & Miller is not selling the wheels or the hubs.

I don't have specific weight comparisons, but if you want to take a look at how conscious HRE is about unspring rotational mass and rotational inertia, read on:
http://www.hrewheels.com/tech_engineering.html

GregJ

Jason,

Of course, you are right the ZR1 wheels are very different as noted in my post above...