Centennial Cup Style Wheels on C5?
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Centennial Cup Style Wheels on C5?
Anyone upgrade their C5 wheels to the new Centennial Cup Style Wheels from the C6. I see they are now available in C5 sizing and offsets.
I'd love to see some pix of this combo. I own a Quick Silver Metallic '02 and think satin black cup wheels would look killer!
Post pix if you have them!
I'd love to see some pix of this combo. I own a Quick Silver Metallic '02 and think satin black cup wheels would look killer!
Post pix if you have them!
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House of Wheels seems to have the proper fitment in many colors.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...5-fitment.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...5-fitment.html
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House of Wheels seems to have the proper fitment in many colors.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...5-fitment.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...5-fitment.html
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Those are some very nice looking wheels. I haven't seen any on a C5 yet, but with them being offered in stock C5 sizes, that is a plus in my book since I would not want to have to buy new tires when the ones I have are new.
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Hi these are the rims i want to go with but i was wondering if i was to get the 19x10 56mm and have it widened 1 inch but the offset will be up around 80mm and want to run a 325-30-19 tire will that work with a spacer can anyone help...
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I may have done something, um, not brilliant.
I have incompatible goals. I want to run C6Z brakes and Cup style wheels on my C5Z without using spacers and/or extended lugs. I spoke to a forum vendor and he sold me a set of 18/19 Cup wheels that should achieve this.
The front wheels are +40 offset. If I understand correctly, OEM front wheels are +54 offset, which means these will stick out 14mm farther than my OEM wheels do.
Yes, that's right, I bought them and they're on the way. I'll post pics on Monday when they get here. I've spent a couple days now debating what this will look like, and whether I'll hate it. Maybe I'll run a narrower front tire to minimize how weird it looks. Maybe I'll send them back. Get some popcorn and pull up a chair; I'm sure this will be entertaining.
I have incompatible goals. I want to run C6Z brakes and Cup style wheels on my C5Z without using spacers and/or extended lugs. I spoke to a forum vendor and he sold me a set of 18/19 Cup wheels that should achieve this.
The front wheels are +40 offset. If I understand correctly, OEM front wheels are +54 offset, which means these will stick out 14mm farther than my OEM wheels do.
Yes, that's right, I bought them and they're on the way. I'll post pics on Monday when they get here. I've spent a couple days now debating what this will look like, and whether I'll hate it. Maybe I'll run a narrower front tire to minimize how weird it looks. Maybe I'll send them back. Get some popcorn and pull up a chair; I'm sure this will be entertaining.
Last edited by Torque Obsessed; Nov 21, 2013 at 11:18 AM.
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I may have done something potentially not brilliant.
I have mutually incompatible goals. I want to run C6Z brakes and Cup style wheels on my C5Z. I spoke to a forum vendor and he sold me a set of 18/19 Cup wheels that should achieve this.
The front wheels are +40 offset. If I understand correctly, OEM front wheels are +54 offset, which means these will stick out 14mm farther than my OEM wheels do.
Yes, that's right, I bought them and they're on the way. I'll post pics on Monday when they get here. I've spent a couple days now debating what this will look like, and whether I'll hate it. Maybe I'll run a narrower front tire to minimize how weird it looks. Maybe I'll send them back. Get your popcorn and pull up a chair; I'm sure this will be entertaining.
I have mutually incompatible goals. I want to run C6Z brakes and Cup style wheels on my C5Z. I spoke to a forum vendor and he sold me a set of 18/19 Cup wheels that should achieve this.
The front wheels are +40 offset. If I understand correctly, OEM front wheels are +54 offset, which means these will stick out 14mm farther than my OEM wheels do.
Yes, that's right, I bought them and they're on the way. I'll post pics on Monday when they get here. I've spent a couple days now debating what this will look like, and whether I'll hate it. Maybe I'll run a narrower front tire to minimize how weird it looks. Maybe I'll send them back. Get your popcorn and pull up a chair; I'm sure this will be entertaining.
There are a few posts about people with the OEM C6Z06 wheels on their C5 with photos on how far they stick out. Here is a post that shows them:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-c5-convt.html
Keep us posted and updated with pics when you get them!
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Thanks, that's a great link. I hate seeing those pics because I love the C6 Z06 wheels but hate how those offsets look on a C5. And the only thing worse may be what I just did - C6Z offsets on the front only, while the back tucks under nicely. Probably better to have front & back protrude similarly.
I won't be able to mount tires on the wheels unless I'm sure I won't send them back. But I'll take all the pics I can.
I won't be able to mount tires on the wheels unless I'm sure I won't send them back. But I'll take all the pics I can.
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I thought about it for a while and chickened out. Returned the fronts to the vendor to swap out for the correct offset. I'll either run spacers or sell the C6Z brakes.
Meanwhile, the rears are here. Some pics:
This is one of the new 19x10 Cup rears in chrome, an 18x10.5 Alcoa rear in grey, and what I suspect are repro C5Z wheels in chrome (on the car). It's been raining like crazy so the car is really dirty... The wheels on the car are actually chrome. The barrel of the new wheel is indeed 10" wide (1/2" less than OEM), but the total wheel face-to-face distance is only 1/4" less than OEM.
Meanwhile, the rears are here. Some pics:
This is one of the new 19x10 Cup rears in chrome, an 18x10.5 Alcoa rear in grey, and what I suspect are repro C5Z wheels in chrome (on the car). It's been raining like crazy so the car is really dirty... The wheels on the car are actually chrome. The barrel of the new wheel is indeed 10" wide (1/2" less than OEM), but the total wheel face-to-face distance is only 1/4" less than OEM.
Last edited by Torque Obsessed; Nov 29, 2013 at 01:40 PM.
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Finally got tires mounted. Sorry, I didn't weigh them beforehand. I'm not sure what I think of this look. Probably should have gone 19/19 instead of 18/19. I might go back to OEM... Gonna think about it for a while. This is lowered all the way on stock bolts, btw. I can't go lower because I'm already banging the cats on speed bumps.
...Editing to add a couple more pics. Chrome Centennial Cup wheels don't look quite how I expected them to look on my Electron Blue C5... But they definitely modernize the car. I love having low profile tires again. I'm still on the fence about whether I like these wheels, but the overall look is growing on me.
...Editing to add a couple more pics. Chrome Centennial Cup wheels don't look quite how I expected them to look on my Electron Blue C5... But they definitely modernize the car. I love having low profile tires again. I'm still on the fence about whether I like these wheels, but the overall look is growing on me.
Last edited by Torque Obsessed; Dec 26, 2013 at 12:51 PM.