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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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alright guys i cannot make up my mind for wheels. i have a white 95, right now i cant choose between the c5 thin spokes. the c6 chrome stars. or the c6 zo6 chrome. i want chrome. i need pics of c4s with those rims. anything would help. thanks guys. also any news of performance drops if i go too big? i want 18 front 19 rear. also tell em how you think that would look
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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C6 OEM Chrome Spokes. Added 20 HP!



Go for it brother!

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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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nice pic man. what all did you hve to do to your car to make them fit? like what adapters and also how much performance did you lose going to that size
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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C6 OEM Chrome Spokes. Added 20 HP!



Go for it brother!
Very nice wheels, But, what do you mean added 20hp?
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Larger Wheels can effect performance especially braking but one size up probably won't be noticed. Hopefully people with experience will chime in. I know friends who have put huge wheels on their vehicles and dramatically affected braking and acceleration. Good Luck
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by c4 run
nice pic man. what all did you hve to do to your car to make them fit? like what adapters and also how much performance did you lose going to that size
Thanks, just added 1.25 adapters on the back and 1.00 on the fronts. The fronts were fine without the adapters but I thought it looked better with them even with the wheel well. Lost performance? I have not noticed any performance loss, just a bigger grin on my face.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jslt1
Very nice wheels, But, what do you mean added 20hp?
That's a CF running joke for Noob's!
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Those are 18s and 19s? What is the tire you're using? Also, how about some side profile shots...nice wheels.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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Those are 18s and 19s? What is the tire you're using? Also, how about some side profile shots...nice wheels.
Yes staight off an 05. Tires are Eagle F1's, front p245/40 ZR18's. And the rear are p285/35 ZR19's. Will take some shots tomorrow all I have is from a show last weekend, put them on 2 weeks ago. They really set the car off from the sawblades.
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Here ya go.....

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Originally Posted by VetteHeadz
That's a CF running joke for Noob's!
thats pretty funny
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C6 polished 18,19. rears have 1 1/4 adapters and 1 inch in front

gotta lower it next and tint for the windows.

front adapters for aesthetics, rears you have to have because of offset.
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Here's another.

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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 12:40 AM
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nice pics guys. i think the best one is the white one with the c6 chromes. thanks guys. tomorrow i might order them
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Originally Posted by flyzlow
Larger Wheels can effect performance especially braking but one size up probably won't be noticed. Hopefully people with experience will chime in. I know friends who have put huge wheels on their vehicles and dramatically affected braking and acceleration. Good Luck
I have 21" wheels & didn't notice any acceleration difference, but braking is a little bit affected
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Ask and you shall receive! Heres my brothers white 94 with triple chrome C6 Z06 wheels! Enjoy!






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C5 Z06 powder coated black.

17x9.5 265/35/17 , 18x10.5 295/30/18
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sunones selling some Fikse's in the for sale section that would look pretty sweet.
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I wish I could've bought the wheels that RUKWKR was selling a while back. it had the best offset and big lips!. by the way, the OP was worried about braking and performance issues with bigger diameter rims. the rims are not the issue it's the diameter of the whole wheel (tire/rim) combined. you can get a bigger rim and still have the same diameter of the originals. if you change the diameter of the total package, sure you'll have different performance braking/accelerating . it's all a matter of how much rubber you want between you and the pavement. Bigger rims= less rubber. smaller rims= more rubber. I love the way my C6 wheels look on my car, but miss the ride of my OEM wheels. just wanted to help clear that up. -H
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i ordered the c6 chromes. thanks guys
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