Lowering questions
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: P-town Baby! Virginia
yes...definetly lower it and move on up to 18/19's or 19/19...whatever you like. House of Wheels in Fl usually has some decent package deals. They also sell new lugnuts. Guy's name is Bob.
Drifting
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From: Warrenville Il
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Racer
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From: Philadelphia PA
I got my car back today and drives awesome already! Getting it tuned this weekend then I should be good to go. Now I noticed the long tubes hang a bit lower than everything else. Adoes anyone else who have headers and lowered it and have scraping issues? At the point I'm not worried about the nose, I'm worried about dinging up them.
Now I just need new wheels and I'm done for a while. I'm looking for 18/19 c6 polished if anyone has any or know of a deal??
Now I just need new wheels and I'm done for a while. I'm looking for 18/19 c6 polished if anyone has any or know of a deal??
Racer
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Sayreville, New Jersey
I got my car back today and drives awesome already! Getting it tuned this weekend then I should be good to go. Now I noticed the long tubes hang a bit lower than everything else. Adoes anyone else who have headers and lowered it and have scraping issues? At the point I'm not worried about the nose, I'm worried about dinging up them.
Now I just need new wheels and I'm done for a while. I'm looking for 18/19 c6 polished if anyone has any or know of a deal??
Now I just need new wheels and I'm done for a while. I'm looking for 18/19 c6 polished if anyone has any or know of a deal??
For wheels, I'd say to try House of Wheels, Corvette Central, or any of the vendors on here.
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Safety Car
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From: Fords, NJ
I got my car back today and drives awesome already! Getting it tuned this weekend then I should be good to go. Now I noticed the long tubes hang a bit lower than everything else. Adoes anyone else who have headers and lowered it and have scraping issues? At the point I'm not worried about the nose, I'm worried about dinging up them.
Now I just need new wheels and I'm done for a while. I'm looking for 18/19 c6 polished if anyone has any or know of a deal??
Now I just need new wheels and I'm done for a while. I'm looking for 18/19 c6 polished if anyone has any or know of a deal??
They run wheel specials all the time. I got mine from there.
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...for-Corvette_4
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Philadelphia PA
Have you looked at OEWheels ? They are also located in Florida.
They run wheel specials all the time. I got mine from there.
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...for-Corvette_4
They run wheel specials all the time. I got mine from there.
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...for-Corvette_4
Is this the exact setup you're running?
Safety Car
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From: Fords, NJ
Yeah I've looked on there. The only 18/19 set in e c6 chrome is 18x9.5 then 19x10. Isn't that wider than usual on the front? Then also the offsets are different. They are 58 for fronts and 68 for rears. Will I need spacers for this setup? If not ill order very soon.
Is this the exact setup you're running?
Is this the exact setup you're running?
Front 17"x9.5" 275/40 ZR17
Rear 18”x 10.5” 295/35 ZR 18
The backspacing was correct on these wheels.
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From: Philadelphia PA
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Originally Posted by DDaaryl
Your vehicle has less value today than it did
six weeks ago so continue the trend. Be ready to tear it up on driveways, bumps,
potholes and curbs. I prefer the original design unmolested.
As to tires I run NT 555R and they are an excelent tire, the only problem is they are slicker than snot when real cold. Something you might consider living in PA. The v12's are inexpensive and I think are more of all weather tire.