Torque Thrust on a C5
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Torque Thrust on a C5
I'm sure this has been covered many times before but I couldn't find anything. I've always been a fan of Torque Thrust wheels in American cars but I haven't seen any on a c5. Are any if you riding on them or have photos of a c5 with them? Thanks
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I had American Racing Torq Thrust II wheels on my car when I bought it, but I couldn't stand the look. I didn't think these wheels flowed well with the overall body of the C5... In my opinion, they look good on older muscle cars, not on a sleek sports car...The first thing I did to the car was swap the wheels back to stock Z06 wheels.
17x9.5" up front and 18x10" in the rear:
17x9.5" up front and 18x10" in the rear:
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I had American Racing Torq Thrust II wheels on my car when I bought it, but I couldn't stand the look. I didn't think these wheels flowed well with the overall body of the C5... In my opinion, they look good on older muscle cars, not on a sleek sports car...The first thing I did to the car was swap the wheels back to stock Z06 wheels.
I can't really say why, but for me those wheels just don't work on a C5. I like 'em on all sorts of other cars.
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I had American Racing Torq Thrust II wheels on my car when I bought it, but I couldn't stand the look. I didn't think these wheels flowed well with the overall body of the C5... In my opinion, they look good on older muscle cars, not on a sleek sports car...The first thing I did to the car was swap the wheels back to stock Z06 wheels.
17x9.5" up front and 18x10" in the rear:
17x9.5" up front and 18x10" in the rear:
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I completely agree. They look better on stangs and f-body camaros/firebirds...even C3 vettes...
I don't have too many pics of them since they were on the car for such a short period of time 
Here's 2 more:
Here's 2 more:
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Yea, they actually look somewhat acceptable on your car. Probably the fact that the car is black and the rims aren't chromed. But I do agree that they go more with the "muscle car" look of F-Bodys that run a tire with a really meaty sidewall.
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The trouble with the wheel is that they are not wide enough.
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I'd have to go with the majority here - those wheels just don't look all that great on a C5.
