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Old 05-09-2010, 12:31 AM
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Hope these are not dupes...just got these pics of the new wheel from GM and the new tire from Michelin....new candidates for our C5s guys



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Old 05-09-2010, 01:19 AM
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Tire looks good, but not sure how I feel about the rims yet.
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Old 05-09-2010, 04:03 AM
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Those wheels would have made you a king at the height of the 1980s.
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Old 05-09-2010, 04:10 AM
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I like wheels. Not sure if they'd look good on a C5, but on an edgier car like the C6 they'd be good. The C5s are smoother and more round.
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:05 AM
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The wheels aren't bad but the tire looks great!
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:38 AM
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I think it says "Goodyear" F3 on the tire! Good looking, tho, but I don't think I like the wheels!
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:40 AM
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Not Michelin, those tires have "Goodyear" on the sidewall.
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:45 AM
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Not Michelin, those tires have "Goodyear" on the sidewall.
Exactly!
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:53 AM
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Tires look great and the wheels look kinda like the rally wheels that were on my 70 Chevelle SS 396.
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Old 05-09-2010, 11:30 AM
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I'm not wild about the wheels. would like more info on the tires
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Those tires, being both asymmetric and directional, will have to be sold as dedicated "left" or "right" tires.

Interesting design though.
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Originally Posted by Atok
Not Michelin, those tires have "Goodyear" on the sidewall.
My bad....oops! It was late when I got this info....
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Originally Posted by DeltaBravo
I think it says "Goodyear" F3 on the tire! Good looking, tho, but I don't think I like the wheels!
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Old 05-09-2010, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by STALION
Tire looks good, but not sure how I feel about the rims yet.
The tires I am thinking of trying on my boosted C5 and the new rims look like something from Discount Tires
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Old 05-09-2010, 03:02 PM
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Those aren't the same tires in the two pictures. The wheels are OK but there's nicer ones out there.
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Originally Posted by PETE O.
Those aren't the same tires in the two pictures.

The wheels are the new design for coupe and verts...
The tires are in Z06/Grandsport 275/325 sizing...

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The tires look a lot like the Vredestiens. The wheel doesn't do much for me, at least not for a C5.
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http://www.goodyeartires.com/cfmx/we...cfm?product=59

Those are F1 G:2 tires.


EDIT: Currently available sizes are garbage. Nothing for Vettes really.
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Not sure I would like the wheels on a C5, but the tires are interesting.
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