New C6 Wheels/Tires & Lowered
04-20-2012, 01:59 AM
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Le Mans Master
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New C6 Wheels/Tires & Lowered
Lots of pics. Dial-up beware. 
Got me some new, (to me), C6 silver painted wheels.
Fronts: 18x8.5....Rears: 19x10. (Using 1.5" wheel hub-centric adapters, rear only)
Brand new tires to go on them. Hankook V12s
Fronts: 255/40/18....Rears: 285/35/19.
I had a bad, lower ball-joint on the driver's side. So, while I had the front end apart any way, I pulled the spring out and shaved the top pads down by 1/2" and the spring pads on the ends were shaved 50%, as well. I also had to cut down the spring retainers 1/2" to eliminate any slop around the spring. (Sorry, no pics of any of the work done)
On the rear, I re-drilled the holes in the spring bolts as close to the end as I safely could for the cotter-pins. That let me extend the nuts about 7/8". It doesn't sound like much, but it dropped the car enough for the tire to fill out the wheel-well nicely.
Got me some new, (to me), C6 silver painted wheels.
Fronts: 18x8.5....Rears: 19x10. (Using 1.5" wheel hub-centric adapters, rear only)
Brand new tires to go on them. Hankook V12s
Fronts: 255/40/18....Rears: 285/35/19.
I had a bad, lower ball-joint on the driver's side. So, while I had the front end apart any way, I pulled the spring out and shaved the top pads down by 1/2" and the spring pads on the ends were shaved 50%, as well. I also had to cut down the spring retainers 1/2" to eliminate any slop around the spring. (Sorry, no pics of any of the work done)
On the rear, I re-drilled the holes in the spring bolts as close to the end as I safely could for the cotter-pins. That let me extend the nuts about 7/8". It doesn't sound like much, but it dropped the car enough for the tire to fill out the wheel-well nicely.
Last edited by johnnymo63; 04-20-2012 at 02:21 AM.
04-20-2012, 02:12 AM
#2
Le Mans Master
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Here Are The Results
For comparison. 
Before; Stock ride-height with 18" Mille Miglia EVOs / 245/40/18s.
After; Lowered F&R with 2007 C6 wheels, (18-F / 255/40/18, 19-R / 285/35/19)
Before; Stock ride-height with 18" Mille Miglia EVOs / 245/40/18s.
After; Lowered F&R with 2007 C6 wheels, (18-F / 255/40/18, 19-R / 285/35/19)
Last edited by johnnymo63; 04-20-2012 at 02:21 AM.
04-20-2012, 02:19 AM
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Le Mans Master
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More Pics
Tried to find interesting shots here in Greenwood, Indiana. (Nearly impossible) 
Playing with camera settings.
Playing with camera settings.
04-20-2012, 02:20 PM
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Le Mans Master
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04-20-2012, 04:06 PM
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