and what size(s) for your C5?

i was thinking of 20" at all the 4 corners, but if there are better suggestions let me know. all of these are a true 3 piece forged billet wheel. i have toured their plant and watched a wheel being made from start to finish. (no i am not affiliated with them, other than loving their wheel designs)









*EDIT* Decided to do staggered 19/20's. what tire sizes would be recommended for that?

 

Holly damn any of them there badass !!

 

I like #1, and i'd go 19s front 20s in the rear. but that's just me

 

thanks! anyone else?

btw here is a link to all of their wheels, maybe yall see something that would look even better on a c5!
http://www.uswheel.com/wheel_category.cfm?category=2

 

I also like #1. Vettes are ment to have the rake.. so putting 20's at all 4 would make it look odd I think. I know that 18's at all 4 make it look odd.

so ya, 19's and 20's gets my vote.

 

19/19 frnt an back, still gives you enough tire to protect the rim!!

 

just as an indication here are #1's on a charger SRT8 (i know not a vette, but i will be there first vette customer)



here they are on a camaro

 

#1 18s front and rear.

 

Hmm, was going to say 1st ones til I saw the pics. Looks too busy to me. I'm going to say the last ones!

 

#4 in 19"/19"

 

I like #1, but then again I have a Torch Red coupe. What color is your Vette? The black and red will not work on all colors. The idea of 20's on all 4 corners will work as long as the rear tires have a larger diameter or else you will get have issue with the TC and Active handling. So for that reason I would go 19F 20R. One last point, sometime with the larger wheels, the stock rotors in the rear are small and therefore the large rear wheel looks out of proportion and they look like a wagon wheel.

 

I don't like any of them... they look like they are made for Camaro's,Chargers, etc... JMO..
I am running 18s,19's... they work for me... do what YOU like! That is what matters.

 

 

If you go for the thug look I guess the 1st and 4th are OK. Personally I like the chromies in a 18/19 combo.

Get what you like, just realize that EVRYONE is putting black wheels on their cars. Crome and polished are timeless and you can get a nice chrome/polished wheel that isn't so in your face.

Personal preference...but when you put the crowd's wheels on a vett, it makes it look like any old sports car.

 

Your profiles doesn't say what your driving or color......I would vote number 3 and run 19 in front - 20 in the rear.

 

I am on the search for the right C5 now. I have dealt with this company before thats why i am going to use them again. these wheels are custom made per each customer... meaning you cant go to discounttire.com and buy them off the shelf. you order them, and they make them specifically to your specs, including color combos.

these wheels are custom made per each customer... meaning you cant go to discounttire.com and buy them off the shelf. you order them, and they make them specifically to your specs, including color combos.

again, these wheels are custom made per each customer... meaning you cant go to discounttire.com and buy them off the shelf. you order them, and they make them specifically to your specs, including color combos. i personally will be doing colormatched center with black chrome hoops

I am on the search for the right C5 now, so color is still up in the air, but again centers will be colormatched, with most likely black chrome hoops.



to all thanks for recommendations etc. more i think about it i will either do 18/19 or 19/20 combos for that oem raked look. I am surprised nobody likes the number 2 selection i posted. here is a better pic of them

 

another vote for 19/20. I'm currently on 20/20 and have adjusted lowering to keep the rake, but if I could do it again I'd go with the 19/20.

 

^ I agree...i'm running a 19f/20r setup on my c5...love it. My ride quality did not suffer and the size of the wheels fit the car. GM designed the staggered f/r setup for a reason, style-istic and handling wise, so i'd keep it. If your doing a color setup on a rim, make sure it fits the style and color of the car, otherwise the rim could get dated quickly. Another new thing many people are doing is the black rim w/a powercoated lip in the color of your car...say you have a red z06..then black centers and a red p/c'd lip look pretty cool at times....but chrome and polish is timeless as stated by another member.

 

Keep in mind that the factory rake is not just for looks but also impacts how/when your AH/TC kicks in. If you level the car, you WILL have AH/TC prblems dependant on how much rake you remove. When you order the wheel/tire combo, you need to maintain the front to back total tire height offset. I think it's a half inch taller in that back or more. If you search for people who have posted about those problems you will see consistent advice to maintain that height differential.

FWIW and just IMHO, I hate that look on the Camaro too...These cars grab attention pretty quik on their own. No need to scream look at me. Unless of course you are building a show car.

 

well show cars are what im partial too... last build was a 2006 Chrysler 300c that i dropped $26G's into making it into a complete show winner.

this car not looking to go as wild but want a awesome show and go car.