c5 or c6 rims on my c4? please help
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c5 or c6 rims on my c4? please help
i have the ugly saw blades and i really like the c5 thin spokes but i also liket he c6 chrome stock rims and the c6 chrome zo6 rims. i just dont know which ones to go with and also which sizes. i want 18's and 19's . just many corvette people tell me not to do 19's. does anyone have pics of a c4 with the c6 zo6 rims on? anything would help. mine is a 95 white coupe. i love it and i think the chrome with the red capilers would just be killer. well thanks guys
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Not the skinny type, but i wanted a subtle look. Just to slightly change the look (i hated the saw blades ) but not shiny as to take the attention away from the ruby paint. I took these , tires and all from my 03 C5. The tires have about 200 miles on them since i replaced them with Ronal,s LVT,s about a month after i bought my C5.
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i have the ugly saw blades and i really like the c5 thin spokes but i also liket he c6 chrome stock rims and the c6 chrome zo6 rims. i just dont know which ones to go with and also which sizes. i want 18's and 19's . just many corvette people tell me not to do 19's. does anyone have pics of a c4 with the c6 zo6 rims on? anything would help. mine is a 95 white coupe. i love it and i think the chrome with the red capilers would just be killer. well thanks guys
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These are my current wheels on my 91 Coupe.
Here are red calipers with the chrome Z-06 wheels, they need to be washed off but you get the idea.
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Now THAT's a sweet combo!
Regarding sizes - you definitely want to stick with 18's, the 19's will make it look like a Mack truck with the 2" lift-kit that'll come with it. And you definitely don't want to mix and match - C4's are not designed for staggered wheel sizes. And besides it looks totally goofy, especially if you don't lower the car afterwards (JMO).
And remember, the C4 had the widest wheel available for any Corvette until 2006 - and that was a 19" wheel. So if you're looking for that bad-*** hunkered down wide body look, the 11x17 A-Molds are the only choice
Regarding sizes - you definitely want to stick with 18's, the 19's will make it look like a Mack truck with the 2" lift-kit that'll come with it. And you definitely don't want to mix and match - C4's are not designed for staggered wheel sizes. And besides it looks totally goofy, especially if you don't lower the car afterwards (JMO).
And remember, the C4 had the widest wheel available for any Corvette until 2006 - and that was a 19" wheel. So if you're looking for that bad-*** hunkered down wide body look, the 11x17 A-Molds are the only choice
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Not the skinny type, but i wanted a subtle look. Just to slightly change the look (i hated the saw blades ) but not shiny as to take the attention away from the ruby paint. I took these , tires and all from my 03 C5. The tires have about 200 miles on them since i replaced them with Ronal,s LVT,s about a month after i bought my C5.
I have a chance to get some magnesium C5 thin spokes, and I'm thinking they might look pretty good with my black C4. I also have a friend with a 2000 F body, and if they fit his, he might go halves on the cost.
Thanks,
Steven
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I'm assuming that those are the stock C5 17" front and 18" rear diameter? Did you have to use a spacer?
I have a chance to get some magnesium C5 thin spokes, and I'm thinking they might look pretty good with my black C4. I also have a friend with a 2000 F body, and if they fit his, he might go halves on the cost.
Thanks,
Steven
I have a chance to get some magnesium C5 thin spokes, and I'm thinking they might look pretty good with my black C4. I also have a friend with a 2000 F body, and if they fit his, he might go halves on the cost.
Thanks,
Steven
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