Definitive CCW Classic Offset, Diameter, Lowering Thread
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From: Whippany NJ
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The front wheels on this one look flatter than other Classics I've seen? Maybe it's just the angle?
This is my car. The front wheels are 10"x18" and the rears are 11"x18". The tires are 265/35 in front and 295/35 Vredesteins in the rear. My car is lowered on stock bolts and front bushings cut. The sidewalls of the tires are slightly past the edge of the fenders but the rims are right at edge. They fit perfectly with no rubbing. The fronts are a little on the flat side with only a slight dish to them, but I like them just the way they are. Classics cannot be made to fit big brake kits on C5's, according to John at CCW. I bought my wheels based on his recommendations for max sizes with no issues. He was right.
This is my car. The front wheels are 10"x18" and the rears are 11"x18". The tires are 265/35 in front and 295/35 Vredesteins in the rear. My car is lowered on stock bolts and front bushings cut. The sidewalls of the tires are slightly past the edge of the fenders but the rims are right at edge. They fit perfectly with no rubbing. The fronts are a little on the flat side with only a slight dish to them, but I like them just the way they are. Classics cannot be made to fit big brake kits on C5's, according to John at CCW. I bought my wheels based on his recommendations for max sizes with no issues. He was right.
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Seen my car posted a couple times in this thread 
I called up CCW and mentioned the yellow vette and he knew what I wanted and took my order 6 weeks later I had my classics in a machined clear face and polished lips and slapped a set of nitto invo's on them. Mounted on the car on lowered on bolts I was happy for a little while but the ride was sub par. Ordered a set of Stance coilovers from Dennis at Double D mods and the car sits lower and rides 10x better and looks pretty awesome too! Heres a pic for everyone to enjoy.
I called up CCW and mentioned the yellow vette and he knew what I wanted and took my order 6 weeks later I had my classics in a machined clear face and polished lips and slapped a set of nitto invo's on them. Mounted on the car on lowered on bolts I was happy for a little while but the ride was sub par. Ordered a set of Stance coilovers from Dennis at Double D mods and the car sits lower and rides 10x better and looks pretty awesome too! Heres a pic for everyone to enjoy.
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Seen my car posted a couple times in this thread
I called up CCW and mentioned the yellow vette and he knew what I wanted and took my order 6 weeks later I had my classics in a machined clear face and polished lips and slapped a set of nitto invo's on them. Mounted on the car on lowered on bolts I was happy for a little while but the ride was sub par. Ordered a set of Stance coilovers from Dennis at Double D mods and the car sits lower and rides 10x better and looks pretty awesome too! Heres a pic for everyone to enjoy.
I called up CCW and mentioned the yellow vette and he knew what I wanted and took my order 6 weeks later I had my classics in a machined clear face and polished lips and slapped a set of nitto invo's on them. Mounted on the car on lowered on bolts I was happy for a little while but the ride was sub par. Ordered a set of Stance coilovers from Dennis at Double D mods and the car sits lower and rides 10x better and looks pretty awesome too! Heres a pic for everyone to enjoy.
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Melting Slicks
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There's a shadow that makes it look that way lol
From what he just said of course it's drivable.
It's a sports car, not a truck.
I can def bet that there are areas that will have to be avoided indefinitely lol I know I'm at that point now.
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Thanks for your comment but I specifically wanted it to look exactly the way it does. I wanted the exact difference in sidewall height that I got and I like the front flatter with the rear having more of a dish to it.
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From: Rio Rancho New Mexico
Lol dude that guy has no clue what he's talking about...
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. Im wanting to do the rear flares and trying to figure out how much lip I can run on my ccw's and being so low.
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Last edited by Neil B; Jun 9, 2014 at 09:43 AM.
