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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 05:42 PM
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These came on another corvette I parted out. I really didn't like the all polished look , so prepped and painted the centers. I like them now. A good vintage look. Name:  019.jpg
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 06:03 PM
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Looks great !!!!
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Dare to be different!!! STYL'IN MAN.

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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 07:07 PM
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Nice change of pace. Looks real good.
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Old-school-looking 5-spokes will always have a crowd of supporters.

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Those look great What size combo is that (Wheel size and tire size)? - if you know. I like the painted centers too
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Originally Posted by 77C34SPD
These came on another corvette I parted out. I really didn't like the all polished look , so prepped and painted the centers. I like them now. A good vintage look.
I like the vintage look too. Nice change!
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 08:58 PM
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All the difference in the world, very nice.
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Old Mar 19, 2014 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by DangerBrian
Those look great What size combo is that (Wheel size and tire size)? - if you know. I like the painted centers too
Tires are 245/60-15.
Will be putting 255/60-15 on the rear
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I like that look too, but then I'm a bit biased....

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You know why it looks so good? Because it's not that 20" crap. The big wheels look fine on late model cars, but not on C1-C2-C3 models.

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"I like that look too, but then I'm a bit biased...."

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Originally Posted by DangerBrian
Those look great What size combo is that (Wheel size and tire size)? - if you know. I like the painted centers too
The wheels are 15x8, 3.75" back space.
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Originally Posted by amtronic1
You know why it looks so good? Because it's not that 20" crap. The big wheels look fine on late model cars, but not on C1-C2-C3 models.

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Nothing ruins a c3's classic beauty faster than a set of tall modern wheels with rubber band tires, and the c3 suspension wasnt set up to use those big rims any way, just because you have a harsh ride doesn't mean your car handles great.....
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Originally Posted by 69monzacpe
I like that look too, but then I'm a bit biased....

What are the details on these? I too like the 15" instead of the bigger sizes.
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Originally Posted by Eljay
What are the details on these? I too like the 15" instead of the bigger sizes.
Mine are 225/60, BFG T/A, on 16''s on all four corners. I may go to a 245/50, but need to do some math. I recall the backspace was 4.25". They clear the calipers by about .125".

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Looks great. I have a set of TTII's that I'm thinking about doing this to after seeing this last picture ^^^^^
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