Do you like 20" rear wheels
Race Director
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From: Haymarket VA
Just my $.02, but they are the quickest way to kill performance.
On the other hand, they will make your high performance sports car..ghetto fabulous.
Why not go all the way and put spinners on it.
On the other hand, they will make your high performance sports car..ghetto fabulous.
Why not go all the way and put spinners on it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Iowa
They look absolutely ridiculous and I will never understand why people think they look good. They are too large and make the car look like a hot wheels car.
Plus, they kill the cars performance.
Plus, they kill the cars performance.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: San Leandro California
I have seen some combinations that look great!!! But some of the Responses already!!! Are like WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So sad!! it's 2013 People can put what they want on their cars!!! I run C6 18/19 combo!!! Am I ghetto because I did what 100,000 others have done??? Stock is 17/18 LMAO. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Bedford MA
Do they look good? I think so
but I personally would not run them..
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
17/18 seem a little small for today's standards, and its even hard to find stock sized tires anymore.
I personally like 18/18, 18/19, and 19/19 combos.
Making a 20" look "right" on a C5 is hard to do.
JETZ's car is about the only setup that I think looks right with a rear 20".
Toque
I personally like 18/18, 18/19, and 19/19 combos.
Making a 20" look "right" on a C5 is hard to do.
JETZ's car is about the only setup that I think looks right with a rear 20".
Toque
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From: Bowling Green KY
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: PHX
I like the 19/20 set up, personally, for cruising.
If I used my car for racing, autocross, drag, etc, I'd probably change the wheels out so I could fit a tire that's more conducive to whatever type of racing I'm doing.
20" wheels are pretty standard on the rears of a lot of performance and exotic cars these days (including an option on the C7?)
All this talk of 20's making it ghetto and put spinners on it....blah blah blah....you should probably roll through the hood every once in awhile to orient yourself. 26" and up is how the hood rolls.
But, to each his own I suppose.
If I used my car for racing, autocross, drag, etc, I'd probably change the wheels out so I could fit a tire that's more conducive to whatever type of racing I'm doing.
20" wheels are pretty standard on the rears of a lot of performance and exotic cars these days (including an option on the C7?)
All this talk of 20's making it ghetto and put spinners on it....blah blah blah....you should probably roll through the hood every once in awhile to orient yourself. 26" and up is how the hood rolls.
But, to each his own I suppose.
Drifting
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From: Cedaredge Colorado
Plans of a 19/20 set up here, have a couple sets of the forgestar CF5s here and have purchased the rear skins, 345/25/20s mounted on a 20 x 12 for the rear(flared quarters)
Have 20 x 9.5 or 19 x 9.5 for the fronts. Gonna use the 19s for the front right now till they come out with some CF flared front fenders then stuff the 20s up front as well on 275/25/20s
Should have the CF rear quarters by the end of June, personally can't wait to stuff the rears on, love the fat widebooty look
c5 from the rear is just so............me so horny, rotflmao
Have 20 x 9.5 or 19 x 9.5 for the fronts. Gonna use the 19s for the front right now till they come out with some CF flared front fenders then stuff the 20s up front as well on 275/25/20s
Should have the CF rear quarters by the end of June, personally can't wait to stuff the rears on, love the fat widebooty look
c5 from the rear is just so............me so horny, rotflmao
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Only and I mean "ONLY" - "IF" the rear brakes fill in that open area - so after market large diameter brakes will be necessary! 
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