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Oct 25, 2014 | 04:08 PM

gsixl

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Old School VS. New School opinion?

Just got these new wheels and tires. I am torn as to which I prefer. The new are tt2's 225/55r16 on 16X8 front 235/55r17 rear both have 4 inch backspacing. The old Kelsey Hayes are 245/60r15 front and 275/60r15 rear. The 15s not quite an inch taller then the 16-17 combo.

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Oct 25, 2014 | 05:23 PM

resdoggie

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I'm for old school in your pics. Car looks good either way!

Oct 25, 2014 | 05:38 PM

MelWff

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I vote new

Oct 25, 2014 | 05:43 PM

Alwyn678

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Originally Posted by resdoggie

I'm for old school in your pics. Car looks good either way!

Oct 25, 2014 | 05:46 PM

East Coast

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Old School!

Oct 25, 2014 | 06:02 PM

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Old School!

Old school works for me!

Oct 25, 2014 | 06:10 PM

zwede

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Old ones look like balloons ready to explode.

Oct 25, 2014 | 06:40 PM

mike48750

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I like the 15's WAY better!

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Oct 25, 2014 | 06:46 PM

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Old School

Easy....old school. If you want a new Vette buy one. Otherwise, Chevy did it right when they built it. Of course, thats my opinion. I understand customizing, but every time I see an original looking car or motorcycle, I say....yeah! That's what I fell in love with way back when.

Oct 25, 2014 | 07:03 PM

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I'm getting used to the 18s on mine - when I saw your 16s I thought they were 15s... not much difference IMO.

Oct 25, 2014 | 07:57 PM

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I think these things look better old school....

Oct 25, 2014 | 08:00 PM

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carbster09

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Both look great. I like 16s on C3, but the tire selection just sucks!! The 16s are a little narrow for me in the front. What brand and spec are the tires? I can't find rubber to fit my 16" wheels!

Oct 25, 2014 | 09:08 PM

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tektrans

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On your car I like the 15's-
Now if you could wrap more tire around the rears (taller sidewall) then maybe.

Oct 25, 2014 | 09:13 PM

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trw

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I like the TT's. But I like the tire fit on the 15's better.

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Oct 25, 2014 | 09:55 PM

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qwank

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But your new school wheels LOOK old school.
I like the new ones.

Oct 25, 2014 | 10:40 PM

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Bloodzone

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To me nothing looks better than 15s on a c3.

Old School.

Oct 25, 2014 | 10:52 PM

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7t9l82

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the 15's fit the wheel well way better, but i like the torque thrust wheels, if you could get the tires in better sizes.

Oct 25, 2014 | 11:44 PM

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I'm a big time TT guy, but I've got to agree with the sentiments. The old school wheels fit that car.

Oct 26, 2014 | 05:34 AM

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gsixl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by carbster09

Both look great. I like 16s on C3, but the tire selection just sucks!! The 16s are a little narrow for me in the front. What brand and spec are the tires? I can't find rubber to fit my 16" wheels!

Front and rear are DUNLOP DIREZZA DZ101 high performance tires. I picked these tire sizes to get as close to the height on the 15s as I could. This is about as tall as I could find in a 16 without going to a truck tire. When you go wider then the 55s the tire height goes way down. The front 225/55r16 are 25.7 tall vs. 26.6 on the 245/60r15 and the rear 235/55r17 are 27.2 tall vs. 28.0 on the 275/60r15s.These tires have decent width so that part doesn't bother me. I mainly wanted this set for autocrossing and think they will serve me well for that purpose. Plenty of clearance and a much narrower sidewall. The rear 15s would roll when autocrossing and rub on the spring end.

Oct 26, 2014 | 06:56 AM

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gsixl

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I found the following tool to be most helpful when picking a wheel and tire. You can compare old to new.
http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp?item=Wheel-Tire

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