[Z06] for the people with different wheels
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for the people with different wheels
I am going to buy a set of ccw sp500's or 505's. Should i go with 18's and 19's or should I go with 19's all the way around. I was leaning towards 19x10 and 19x11s and I was going to lower the car on the stock bolts. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also any suggestions for tires for a non daily driver, but i dont want to have to replace them every 6 months either?
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sarasota hna? well stop by rev extreme they have a few vetts there with ccw's ( mine is there now) and you can take a look. I suggest the sp500's as my first choic then the 505's. (I have the 505's Couldn't pass up the deal i got). BFG kdw2 are great tires that seam to stick and last long. I have the 19x10 and 19x11 pair. I love the way they look and i get so many compliments. good luck hope this helps.
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I have 505As 18/19 and really like the staggered look. On a few I've seen with 19/19 the angles on the car give a strange optical illusion that the fronts are actually larger.
EDIT: I bought the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A package from CCW and am very satisfied. They are great in the wet and dry. My only problem with them is when the temperature is below about 50 degrees. They aren't slick as in dangerous, but they definitely lack traction unless they are warmed up.
EDIT: I bought the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A package from CCW and am very satisfied. They are great in the wet and dry. My only problem with them is when the temperature is below about 50 degrees. They aren't slick as in dangerous, but they definitely lack traction unless they are warmed up.
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Hey RGCABell: I live in Sarasota too!!! I have Cray Manta Crome 18" on front and 19" on the rear with Michlin P2s I really like they way the look and the P2s work well for me.. I have a black 03-Z.. Are you in any club around here???? 
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Hi rgcabell -
I would go for the 18/19 sizing for a couple of reasons-
First is the tire price and size availability -
Second is the cosmetics.
I have had a set of 19/19 505a's for about 5 years now. When I bought them, CCW did not offer the 18" size.
As far as the cosmetics - and this is just personal opinion, the 19" on the front of our car sometimes looks larger than the rears to me, and this is probably illusion caused by the wider lip on the rears.
At any rate - that is my input for you.
You will be very happy with CCW - a great company to deal with with a product of outstanding quality.
best regards -
mqqn
I would go for the 18/19 sizing for a couple of reasons-
First is the tire price and size availability -
Second is the cosmetics.
I have had a set of 19/19 505a's for about 5 years now. When I bought them, CCW did not offer the 18" size.
As far as the cosmetics - and this is just personal opinion, the 19" on the front of our car sometimes looks larger than the rears to me, and this is probably illusion caused by the wider lip on the rears.
At any rate - that is my input for you.
You will be very happy with CCW - a great company to deal with with a product of outstanding quality.
best regards -
mqqn
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One of the vendors posted a 20/20 on a C6Z06 - same issue, the front wheel looked larger and out of balance with the rear wheel.
It's the reason the original designers did it, so I stuck with it. Of course for more utility type setups like track wheels, I'd go with whatever cleared my brake setup and offered the most tire choices (at the best cost).
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