Agonizing Decision On Wheels....help
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Agonizing Decision On Wheels....help
I have been shopping for weeks on here and other sites for new wheels as the weather is about to break in the northeast. I have narrowed it down to two and was looking for your help as far as photos and your personal reasons why you chose the wheels you did. The two wheels of choice for me are the CCW 505A or SSR GT3 Silver.Photos of the SSR would be greatly appreciated as I have seen many members here with the CCW on display.
Thank you all.
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I have been shopping for weeks on here and other sites for new wheels as the weather is about to break in the northeast. I have narrowed it down to two and was looking for your help as far as photos and your personal reasons why you chose the wheels you did. The two wheels of choice for me are the CCW 505A or SSR GT3 Silver.Photos of the SSR would be greatly appreciated as I have seen many members here with the CCW on display.
Thank you all.
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I vote for CCW, based on quality and customer service - BUT please make sure you learn from my fitment issues and then call John to make the perfect decision the first time 
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Before you do anything, make sure you understand that the fitment may not be what you expect. CCW makes beautiful wheels, John knows his stuff and the company has a reputation for great customer service. Make sure you tell him what you want - do you need a tucked in setup, can the tires be outboard, etc...
With the CCW's, if you want things tucked in, you will most likely have to go with a 2" lip on the rear and probably a 1" lip on the front. Make sure you understand what can happen with more lip on a C5.
I just got new CCW's and my fronts are basically flush with the fender, but the rears are outboard a bit... 1/2" total (you can back out 3/16" for the rim guard if you want to be generous - that gets you to 5/16"). See my thread at http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1640634
The picture with measurements is before suspension settlement. The stance photo is after the camber corrected (casued a 1/4" correction to get the numbers above).
.Before you do anything, make sure you understand that the fitment may not be what you expect. CCW makes beautiful wheels, John knows his stuff and the company has a reputation for great customer service. Make sure you tell him what you want - do you need a tucked in setup, can the tires be outboard, etc...
With the CCW's, if you want things tucked in, you will most likely have to go with a 2" lip on the rear and probably a 1" lip on the front. Make sure you understand what can happen with more lip on a C5.
I just got new CCW's and my fronts are basically flush with the fender, but the rears are outboard a bit... 1/2" total (you can back out 3/16" for the rim guard if you want to be generous - that gets you to 5/16"). See my thread at http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1640634
The picture with measurements is before suspension settlement. The stance photo is after the camber corrected (casued a 1/4" correction to get the numbers above).
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Here ya go .
These are the Satin finish , I love them . In direct light they almost look chrome , but in low light they look grey .( with a polished lip )
PS , they are not real clean in these photos .
These are the Satin finish , I love them . In direct light they almost look chrome , but in low light they look grey .( with a polished lip )
PS , they are not real clean in these photos .
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Love the looks of the CCWs, but those SSRs look awesome too. Tough choice for sure.
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My choice would be te SSR's.
They look great. I like the satin and high polished lip combo.
A big thing for me is that maintenance would be easier (no polishing).
These are a wheel I'm considering.
They look great. I like the satin and high polished lip combo.
A big thing for me is that maintenance would be easier (no polishing).
These are a wheel I'm considering.
