Originally Posted by Neil B

Here are some pics. I checked that the wheels were flush with a plumb bob before mounting the tires. Then, I made sure the tire would tuck under full suspension compression. Rear tires are 345-35-18 Hoosier R6's.

Originally Posted by lxcoupe

Hey all, so like many on this forum I am obsessed with CCW Classics. I had a set on my road race fox body, and I actually sent inner and outer shells back to John @ CCW 3 times in order to get the perfect "look"

I notice that on the C5's, sometimes the front wheel lips look very "flat" (no dish on the wheel). Also, some guys prefer 17's and some guys prefer 18's. I know that stock Z06 rear wheels are 18", yet I've seen some absolutely beautiful C5 Z06 with 17" rear CCW Classics. Needless to say, I'm confused!

The torch red car immediately below appears to be close to stock ride height (or possibly slightly lowered on stock bolts), and the rears appear to stick out past the fender lips ~1/4", yet I think the car is drop dead gorgeous. Nothing like a torch red z06 on polished race classics.

So my question is, what offsets and diameters are ya'll running. Lowered (and if so how much), or stock ride height? What tire sizes? Knowing how much time and energy I spent on nailing the right look and fitment on my fox body, I'd like to tap into the knowledge on this forum to nail the look on my C5 the first time.

This car, I think? is stock ride height and running 17" Classics front and rear. My favorite C5 Z06 ever. I hope the owners of these cars are ok with me posting pics, otherwise please pm me and I will edit.









Meanwhile this car appears to be running 18's and I would assume the rear wheel offsets are not placing the tire past the edge of the fender:



I'm guessing 17's on this one:



This one looks like it has 17's front, and 18's rear



The front wheels on this one look flatter than other Classics I've seen? Maybe it's just the angle?



Something about this one isn't right... tires too thin? Not lowered enough? Outer shells too thin?



This one looks aggressive, but I'm guessing that sometimes the front wheels are spec'ed "flatter" in case big brakes like the AP's are being used?



Appears the owner went 18" front and rear, but with shorter tires up front:



Lastly, this car looks like the front wheels aren't as "flat" :



Any insight ya'll can provide would be great! It seems that calling up CCW and saying "I'd like CCW Classics for a C5" isn't that simple. You really need to do your homework in order to nail the stance and aggressiveness that you're looking for. Some prefer slammed to the weeds, others prefer stock ride height.

Originally Posted by Furiousone

Bumping this. Looking at possibly getting the new 19" Classics. Trouble is that there are very few out in the wild, so its hard to try and visualize what they would look like. I'd do 18", but I want to ensure I get a more aggressive fitment with more lip and not "flat" looking as mentioned previously. I am going to do gloss black hoops and matte centers.

Originally Posted by Furiousone

Thanks. I understand the limitations of the C5 and aggressive offsets. I already have a set of CCW T10's, which are able to have a slightly larger lip, and do stick out a bit, which I'm ok with. Thanks for the info on your lip sizes. Any thoughts on the 18's clearing a 14" rotor in the rear(eradispeed plus 2)?

Originally Posted by striper

IMO, probably no problem with the 14" rotors. The stock ones look a little small inside the 18" rears. I've thought about those rotors myself but it's not a priority at this time. I've got other mods in mind first. Besides, the car doesn't need more braking in the rear unless you've increased the front braking ability first.

Originally Posted by _Hammer

What offsets for 17's on C5Z?