Help with ZR1 offset
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Help with ZR1 offset
Trying to find out what offset or brand the wheels these are. They are 17x11 wheels, but do to the fact they were stolen and the previous owner has no idea what brand they are. I am trying to track the offset down. Trying to post up more pictures now. What I am interested in most is the having the same lip.Thanks!
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These look like the AFS wheels they sell for F-Bodies.
Try contacting them with pictures and they should be able to give you all of the info you need. Including their replacement cost for your insurance company.
http://www.marketworks.com/storefron...46820&c=332068
They also sell through eBay and their prices are very good. Considering where they're made, I think they are well worth what you will pay for them.
Good luck... GUSTO
Try contacting them with pictures and they should be able to give you all of the info you need. Including their replacement cost for your insurance company.
http://www.marketworks.com/storefron...46820&c=332068
They also sell through eBay and their prices are very good. Considering where they're made, I think they are well worth what you will pay for them.
Good luck... GUSTO
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You need the GS offset not the ZR1 offset. The ZR1s were wider than standard C4s so they wheels were offset to make them come out to the edge of the fender. The GS cars were the standard width so the wheels do not stick out as far. A 17 x11 GS wheel on a C5 will stick out about a half inch past the fender while a 17 x 11 ZR1 wheel will stick out about an inch. If at all possible you want the deeper dish inset where the lug nuts are located as the wheels in the picture above can make it hard to get a lug nut off. The aftermarket has modded the design of the rear ZR1 wheel to make it look smooth like the front ZR1 wheels looked but it really is a pain to get the lugs on and off with the deep hole they are set in. I have one set of the original design and one set of the redesign and the older is much easier to work with.
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You need the GS offset not the ZR1 offset. The ZR1s were wider than standard C4s so they wheels were offset to make them come out to the edge of the fender. The GS cars were the standard width so the wheels do not stick out as far. A 17 x11 GS wheel on a C5 will stick out about a half inch past the fender while a 17 x 11 ZR1 wheel will stick out about an inch. If at all possible you want the deeper dish inset where the lug nuts are located as the wheels in the picture above can make it hard to get a lug nut off. The aftermarket has modded the design of the rear ZR1 wheel to make it look smooth like the front ZR1 wheels looked but it really is a pain to get the lugs on and off with the deep hole they are set in. I have one set of the original design and one set of the redesign and the older is much easier to work with.
Bill
Bill
