looking for wheels options..
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looking for wheels options..
I'm looking for my options with wheels but it seems wheels are priced 600-900 (for the heavy china stuff) or 3000+ for the lightweight foged stuff... is there anything in between for our cars?!!
What options do we have besides
CCW
HRE
iForged
Cray
Ruff
O.E Concepts
motorsport
BBS
LG motorsport
???
thanks for your help!
What options do we have besides
CCW
HRE
iForged
Cray
Ruff
O.E Concepts
motorsport
BBS
LG motorsport
???
thanks for your help!
Last edited by Z06_BluByU; May 11, 2008 at 05:00 PM.
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One option you can explore is to look at the C5 Parts for Sale section - sometimes you can run across a really good deal on used wheels. A high quality set can be had for a reduced price and they look like new.
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Like so many other things in life - you get what you pay for.
Personally - I'm glad I waited until I was able to afford high end forged wheels. Another great forged wheel is Forgeline.
http://www.forgeline.com/
I have iForged and couldn't be happier.
Personally - I'm glad I waited until I was able to afford high end forged wheels. Another great forged wheel is Forgeline.
http://www.forgeline.com/
I have iForged and couldn't be happier.
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I currently have the OE Concepts thin spokes, which will be replaced by Factory Reproduction C6 Z06 this week. I do not run my car hard ever, so the "cheaper" wheels work well for me. I looked at the Cray's, they are made the same way as the C6 Repro wheels. The thin spokes from OE Concepts look as good today as the day they were installed, 3 years ago. I fully expect the Factory Repro's will be the same. Good luck with your decision.
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I just did a quick search on the parts board - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...hlight=iforged
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My whole point is why spend $250-$400 on each wheel, take a chance on spotty quality, add unsprung weight and have wheels that look like everyone else's when you can save up the money, and wait until you can get something high quality and different? Then after you've spent a little over $1K on wheels, you still have to buy tires.
If you want to look like everyone else - keep your stock wheels. I lived with wagon wheels for a little over two years. But as I said in my original post - I now have iForged and couldn't be happier.
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I paid $800 on a set of new SSR GT2 wheels in 18x9.5 all around that weigh 17lbs. Good luck finding a lighter wheel than that for these cars for less than $200 ea. They also make/made a 19x10.5 that weighed 19lbs. Good enough to fit 315's on.
Also check Enkei and OZ wheels, they are used a lot in different race series and make wheels for the C5.
And to those all giddy over Fikse, Kinesis, iForged, HRE and CCW's -- have you weighed a set of those wheels? They are most often much heavier than stock wheels(which are VERY light).
Also check Enkei and OZ wheels, they are used a lot in different race series and make wheels for the C5.
And to those all giddy over Fikse, Kinesis, iForged, HRE and CCW's -- have you weighed a set of those wheels? They are most often much heavier than stock wheels(which are VERY light).
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I paid $800 on a set of new SSR GT2 wheels in 18x9.5 all around that weigh 17lbs. Good luck finding a lighter wheel than that for these cars for less than $200 ea. They also make/made a 19x10.5 that weighed 19lbs. Good enough to fit 315's on.
Also check Enkei and OZ wheels, they are used a lot in different race series and make wheels for the C5.
And to those all giddy over Fikse, Kinesis, iForged, HRE and CCW's -- have you weighed a set of those wheels? They are most often much heavier than stock wheels(which are VERY light).
Also check Enkei and OZ wheels, they are used a lot in different race series and make wheels for the C5.
And to those all giddy over Fikse, Kinesis, iForged, HRE and CCW's -- have you weighed a set of those wheels? They are most often much heavier than stock wheels(which are VERY light).
Another wheel manufacturer of note is BBS.
