81 Corvette Wheel Backspacing ?'s
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From: Brandon FL
81 Corvette Wheel Backspacing ?'s
I have an 81 that I'm thinking about putting some new wheels on. I've seen a bunch of threads on here with people talking about backspacing on certain tires, and I'm genuinely confused about the entire topic. I want to get these 17" wheels, but could somebody help me by telling me what else I would need with these? Tire size, backspacing, etc? What would you recommend? Any help would be really appreciated.
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You are looking at a site that sells wheels for C5 and C6 you have a C3. They make 17 inch for C3 but not where you are looking. Here is www.tirerack.com. Enter your car and select the optional 17 inch sizes in wheels and tires to get a better idea of what you can do. Tires:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...nSpeedRating=S
Wheels:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...rSpecial=false
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...nSpeedRating=S
Wheels:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...rSpecial=false
Last edited by MelWff; Aug 7, 2011 at 12:04 PM.
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10
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From: Brandon FL
You are looking at a site that sells wheels for C5 and C6 you have a C3. They make 17 inch for C3 but not where you are looking. Here is www.tirerack.com. Enter your car and select the optional 17 inch sizes in wheels and tires to get a better idea of what you can do. Tires:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...nSpeedRating=S
Wheels:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...rSpecial=false
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...nSpeedRating=S
Wheels:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...rSpecial=false
