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I'm sorry if this is a repeat topic but I couldn't locate anything on it. I'm getting back into the Corvette world now that my kids are getting a bit bigger. I've had my car for 20 years now (1985 Z51 thus the user name) and since it's only been driven about 500 miles over the past 5 years I'm going to freshen things up a bit first. The first on my list is new tires which brings me to the A molds. I have AFS A molds of which one is out of round. I found this out well after buying them 10 or so years ago. It wasn't super bad so the Tire company put that rim on the back to help with vibrations and I lived with it. Now I'd like to replace it but I can't seem to find them anymore and all the places I look only sell this wheel for the 88+. I'd really like to just buy a wheel and tire package and keep my current set for some play tires. Anyone know of a vendor that is selling a wheel and tire kit for reasonable prices?
fairly sure - AFS, OE, and most, have ended the 84-87 offset ZR1 repros. everything I've seen lately has been for the 88+ C4, and slim pickings at that...
Just picked some reproductions up for my '87. They've been on the car about two weeks now. I like them far better than the originals. My saw blades were the wheels the car sat on for fourteen years where it hardly moved. Straight, they were not.
Got them from Factory Reproductions. These are their "Style 21" silver machine lip, in 17 X 9.5 +38 offset on all four corners. I went with 275/40 tires to keep the overall diameter sort of close to stock, and minimize the difference between indicated and actual speed. These are bit smaller. So 60 mph is actually about 59 mph in reality. This car came with 16 X 9.5 wheels and 255/50 tires for reference.
new 18" rims my 85 with 18" wheels
switched my 85 z51 to 275/35/18,,no changes needed for speed calibration....got the tires/rims from tire rack online....well balanced, free shipping....fair price...out of the box, on the car.....
Just picked some reproductions up for my '87. They've been on the car about two weeks now. I like them far better than the originals. My saw blades were the wheels the car sat on for fourteen years where it hardly moved. Straight, they were not.
Got them from Factory Reproductions. These are their "Style 21" silver machine lip, in 17 X 9.5 +38 offset on all four corners. I went with 275/40 tires to keep the overall diameter sort of close to stock, and minimize the difference between indicated and actual speed. These are bit smaller. So 60 mph is actually about 59 mph in reality. This car came with 16 X 9.5 wheels and 255/50 tires for reference.
Thank you! I'll give them a call to get some ordered as it doesn't look like you can buy them online yet from them.
09-21-2018, 10:40 AM
84-87 A Molds?
