[Z06] matte black wheels
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Clarksville TN
Just do us a favor. Test fit your factory C5Z wheels ON THE CAR with your C6Z brakes and then come back and tell us how well it works. I have a feeling I know what the outcome is going to be.
BTW your off the car mock up works due to the fact that you do not have the rotor and caliper centered as an assembly. I could take ZR1 brakes and drop them in a C5Z 17 and if I had no clue as to what I was doing I would think I had a useable set up too.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Clarksville TN
C5Z 18" with C6Z Brakes. You don't see a lot of room to spare do you???
Not much room for the 12.8" C5 Brakes to fit in that WS6 17 is there?? Wonder how the larger Z51 Brakes will fit??
Oh and check out the Trans Am emblems I had made on the Water Jet. Polished Stainless Steel, powder coated the calipers black and cleared over that and the emblems. Sweet yah? Oh and these same calipers with the Z51 rotors and abutment brackets will not fit. Just saying.
Not much room for the 12.8" C5 Brakes to fit in that WS6 17 is there?? Wonder how the larger Z51 Brakes will fit??
Oh and check out the Trans Am emblems I had made on the Water Jet. Polished Stainless Steel, powder coated the calipers black and cleared over that and the emblems. Sweet yah? Oh and these same calipers with the Z51 rotors and abutment brackets will not fit. Just saying.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Dallas Texas
First of you got your facts wrong. I took the factory 17 inch rims off a 1998 WS6 and test fit them on a z51 c6 corvette. Its works just fine.
My question to you is, Have you tried the c5 z05 17's on the front of your car?
My question to you is, Have you tried the c5 z05 17's on the front of your car?
Burning Brakes
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From: Clarksville TN
FURTHER MORE I INSTALLED THE 17" C5Z WHEELS ON A SMALLER BRAKE SET UP, THE Z51 SET UP, AND IT SCRAPED THE WHEEL SO WHY IN THE HELL WOULD I EVEN ATEMPT TO INSTALL THE 17" WHEEL ON A MUCH LARGER BRAKE SET UP?????
Burning Brakes
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From: Clarksville TN
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Dallas Texas
I installed my c6z brakes today and tried the 17's on and they fit perfect. J/K Not really the 17's hit the top of the caliper right before the spokes. It may work with a spacer, but now I have an excuse to sell the wheels that came on the c5z06 and get new ones...
You were right speedyhawk101, I was wrong...
You were right speedyhawk101, I was wrong...
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Oroville Calif.
Hi,
Quick question, where did you get the GS stripes, yours are matte black, all I've been able to find have been gloss black. I have a black 03' Z. I'd like to do a brake install as you did, your car looks great.
thanks for any help
Quick question, where did you get the GS stripes, yours are matte black, all I've been able to find have been gloss black. I have a black 03' Z. I'd like to do a brake install as you did, your car looks great.
thanks for any help
