Front tire size?

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Aug 13, 2008 | 08:38 AM

charmark

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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14

Front tire size?

Hey Guy,

I just put some new Z06 wheels on my C5,the back look good but the front tires have too much lip showing from the tire.The fronts are 17x9.5 with Goodyear P245/45ZR17.What would be the correct tire size on this rim to make the side walls stick out more to protect the rim from curbing it? Thanks Mark

Aug 13, 2008 | 09:34 AM

steve8

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The stock size tire for that is 265/40/17.

Aug 13, 2008 | 09:35 AM

jornahow

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The stock Z06 size - 265. Or you could go 275/40/17. You nee the right amount of stagger front to back. Z06 rears are 295/35/18. Why put on Z06 rims if you're not going to use wider tires?

Aug 13, 2008 | 10:05 AM

charmark

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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14

Thanks for the info,I will change tire sizes Mark

Aug 13, 2008 | 10:34 AM

bucwheat

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I have 295's on stock thin spoke on the rear,they look good.

Aug 13, 2008 | 10:39 AM

rws.1

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stock C5 tires are too narrow for the Z06 wheel which is 1 inch wider both front and back.
I 'll bet they look like this one that I saw at a car show a couple year's back...