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italy wheels
! got a 2000 frc ,pulled a front wheel off. it was 17x9 made in italy .is that a stock wheel for the car ? Is it a mag. or alum. Thanks
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Pics would help, but the factory front wheels for the C5 were either 17x8.5 or 17x9.5 (Z06).
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A picture would help.
Like others have said the stock front wheels were 17" x 8.5" and the '02 to '04 Z06 wheels were 17" x 9.5" and were made by Speedline in Italy. So it sounds like you have something other than an OEM Corvette wheel.
Speedline made quite a few wheels including the 17" x 9" Pontiac WS6 wheel, but we are only guessing without pictures.
Like others have said the stock front wheels were 17" x 8.5" and the '02 to '04 Z06 wheels were 17" x 9.5" and were made by Speedline in Italy. So it sounds like you have something other than an OEM Corvette wheel.
Speedline made quite a few wheels including the 17" x 9" Pontiac WS6 wheel, but we are only guessing without pictures.
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My 2000 FRC came with Bronze colored mag wheels that were made in Italy. Each wheel had " mag" stamped in green. These were spoked wheels……not Z06 style! Hope this helps.
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The magnesium wheels where a weird Champagne color (something between pink and brown, kind of a strange color). Looks like he has Z06 style wheels.
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the pic is tiny but the wheel looks like a stock Z06 wheel. Alcoa ('01) or Speedline (02-04)
IIRC, Alcoa used a Dot matrix "GM & PN" on the back of the spoke and Speedline has "GM & PN" cast into the wheel. Both are Front's 17x9.5 and Rear 18x10.5 sizes
Speedlines: Spun Aluminum
Alcoa: Forged Aluminum
IIRC, Alcoa used a Dot matrix "GM & PN" on the back of the spoke and Speedline has "GM & PN" cast into the wheel. Both are Front's 17x9.5 and Rear 18x10.5 sizes
Speedlines: Spun Aluminum
Alcoa: Forged Aluminum
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the pic is tiny but the wheel looks like a stock Z06 wheel. Alcoa ('01) or Speedline (02-04)
IIRC, Alcoa used a Dot matrix "GM & PN" on the back of the spoke and Speedline has "GM & PN" cast into the wheel. Both are Front's 17x9.5 and Rear 18x10.5 sizes
Speedlines: Spun Aluminum
Alcoa: Forged Aluminum
IIRC, Alcoa used a Dot matrix "GM & PN" on the back of the spoke and Speedline has "GM & PN" cast into the wheel. Both are Front's 17x9.5 and Rear 18x10.5 sizes
Speedlines: Spun Aluminum
Alcoa: Forged Aluminum