O E Wheel question?
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St. Jude Donor '10, '15-'16
They make good wheels. Mine barely need any weights. I do not think they are particularly overweight, especially since the majority of us are getting 17/18 setups and ditching the runflats. I would imagine that the total moment of inertia of the wheel + tire setup is better than OEM (with runflats) and is similar to expensive 18/19 setups.
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No problem 
You make me want a 18 and 19 setup now.
To the others you can expect around 4 lb increase on each wheel over stock with most wheels. This info comes from a customer of mine who weighed his C6 wheels. I doubt you will notice the increase. If you want light weight good looking wheels you will be paying 1K+.
You make me want a 18 and 19 setup now.
To the others you can expect around 4 lb increase on each wheel over stock with most wheels. This info comes from a customer of mine who weighed his C6 wheels. I doubt you will notice the increase. If you want light weight good looking wheels you will be paying 1K+.
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They make good wheels. Mine barely need any weights. I do not think they are particularly overweight, especially since the majority of us are getting 17/18 setups and ditching the runflats. I would imagine that the total moment of inertia of the wheel + tire setup is better than OEM (with runflats) and is similar to expensive 18/19 setups.
Now they say there's a guy here that is selling the same wheels anyone know who he is?
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Here is the post I was trying to find yesterday about the issue.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...t-on-rwhp.html
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...t-on-rwhp.html
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
I am considering OE wheels as well. Very cheap and not too much unsprung weight. By ditching the run-flats, overall weight would probably be the same or less, so I'm not worried about that.
CCW's are great wheels. I love the 505's, but a buddy bought a set of expensive wheels and within two weeks they had been rashed due to potholes and one over-zealous tire installer. (tire installation damage was repaired but two still ended up rashed). I'm not sure I could live with dropping 4K and getting them dinged up, because I actually drive my car.
I like the deep dish C6 Z06 style. I want to go 18/19, but they only offer them in 18x9.5 and 19x10. I won't go anything less than a 10.5" rim on the back. So basically I'm still undecided what to do.
Good luck with your decision and keep us posted.
CCW's are great wheels. I love the 505's, but a buddy bought a set of expensive wheels and within two weeks they had been rashed due to potholes and one over-zealous tire installer. (tire installation damage was repaired but two still ended up rashed). I'm not sure I could live with dropping 4K and getting them dinged up, because I actually drive my car.
I like the deep dish C6 Z06 style. I want to go 18/19, but they only offer them in 18x9.5 and 19x10. I won't go anything less than a 10.5" rim on the back. So basically I'm still undecided what to do.
Good luck with your decision and keep us posted.
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LOL that whole heavy wheel/loss of HP was fully hashed and there was no agreement from it! Now I do agree that 20 lbs a wheel would make a difference in a race car but 2 or 3 lbs in a street car...none at all!
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