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im a c6 wheel guy and those forgestar cf5's look great.
id like a set. still have yours?
Thanks. And yes I still have them, and no you can't have mine!
But they are "off the shelf" (so to speak) 18x11 ET50 CF5 wheels in gunmetal powder coat finish. I got mine from Vorshlag, and I think they were $360/ea in that size. They are "rotary forged flow formed" wheels and are fairly light. Their F14 wheels are a little lighter, but I like the look of mine on the C4 more. Of course they come with center caps, but I kept mine in plastic since these wheels are for solo events.
Thanks. And yes I still have them, and no you can't have mine!
But they are "off the shelf" (so to speak) 18x11 ET50 CF5 wheels in gunmetal powder coat finish. I got mine from Vorshlag, and I think they were $360/ea in that size. They are "rotary forged flow formed" wheels and are fairly light. Their F14 wheels are a little lighter, but I like the look of mine on the C4 more. Of course they come with center caps, but I kept mine in plastic since these wheels are for solo events.
Was just looking at Forgestar's site last night to see whether the CF5's or the F14's would fit on the C4.
F14's were a runner up on another car I recently bought wheels for, and I want a set still.
Really appreciate the pics of your CF5's on yours. They look good. On my Corvette, A-Molds, CF5's, or F14's are pretty much the short list, now that I've seen them.
Really appreciate the pics of your CF5's on yours. They look good. On my Corvette, A-Molds, CF5's, or F14's are pretty much the short list, now that I've seen them.
I have a set of replica 17x11 A-molds for all four corners of my car, too! The F14s look good too.
these are mine...i spent a year putting the right wheels, offsets, diameters and tires together for late model C4's (my car is 1995)
18x10.5 56mm
18x9.5 54mm
The Continentals i chose are almost identical to the stock diameter so the stance and speedo are unchanged. what was needed was to go from an aspect of 40 to 35 and believe it or not, my ride is better with a smaller aspect than the 285x40 nitto 555's i had on factory 17's. my new rears are 295x35x18
these are mine...i spent a year putting the right wheels, offsets, diameters and tires together for late model C4's (my car is 1995)
18x10.5 56mm
18x9.5 54mm
The Continentals i chose are almost identical to the stock diameter so the stance and speedo are unchanged. what was needed was to go from an aspect of 40 to 35 and believe it or not, my ride is better with a smaller aspect than the 285x40 nitto 555's i had on factory 17's. my new rears are 295x35x18
Mark,
Do you notice a slight pull to the right with the Continental Extreme Contact? Even with a perfectly aligned vehicle?
Do you notice a slight pull to the right with the Continental Extreme Contact? Even with a perfectly aligned vehicle?
Can't speak to the C4 in particular, but my other cars all have Conti Extreme Contacts, or the DWS06's on them. Zero issues with tracking on any of them.
About six years ago, I got the previous generation all seasons, the DWS series, as the brand of tires I'd originally been after weren't available. I thought highly enough of them that I've been gradually switching my cars over to Continental as the need arises.
I plan to get them on the C4 when I remove the 16 x 9.5 sawblade wheels it came with. If more tires were available in 255/50 16 I'd stick with them, but it is what it is.
Do you notice a slight pull to the right with the Continental Extreme Contact? Even with a perfectly aligned vehicle?
i havent noticed any issues with tracking. the only input i have would be that the shop that mounted my new wheels and tires did a very good job balancing them and the shop that i had do a computer alignment did a fantastic job as well. What shocked me more than anything was that going from an aspect of 40 (285x40x17) to a 35 (295x35x18) my ride actually got smoother as compared to the usual rougher ride with losing sidewall so my new Continentals on 18's was an improvement over the Nitto 555's on 17's
I don't think it's physically possible for non-directional tires to be manufactured such that they only pull one direction, regardless of where they are mounted on a car. If they were unidirectional I could see a run having some defect like that. But if non-directional tires are manufactured with a pull of some sort, it should be equally likely that your car will pull left as right. Or, if all your tires have the same defect the pulls should cancel each other out on each side of the car and you get no pull.
this car looks amazing and i'm not even a fan of the notch back...i think (for me) its the combo of the (i assume this is a pearl metallic) paint and the hard top that pull this car together!! this looks so amazing that I've included convertibles in my recent search for an automatic car (i can get my hands on a hard top, i would just need to paint it).
sir...your car is a work of art...its just beautiful
this car looks amazing and i'm not even a fan of the notch back...i think (for me) its the combo of the (i assume this is a pearl metallic) paint and the hard top that pull this car together!! this looks so amazing that I've included convertibles in my recent search for an automatic car (i can get my hands on a hard top, i would just need to paint it).
sir...your car is a work of art...its just beautiful
According to the build sheet it has optional wheels. From what I can tell, they're stock wheels. I've seen them on other vettes from the same year. Either way, I love the way the look.
According to the build sheet it has optional wheels. From what I can tell, they're stock wheels. I've seen them on other vettes from the same year. Either way, I love the way the look.
Those are aftermarket wheels the Optional wheels for your year looked the same but I recall right they were either 16x7 or Optional 16x8
06-13-2017, 12:10 PM
