Chromed 18/19 Cray Brickyards
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Melting Slicks
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From: Valencia CA
Chromed 18/19 Cray Brickyards
My Brickyards finally came in last week. Immediately sent them out to get chromed and got them back today. 
Black looks good too, I just like chrome on dark colored cars.
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Black looks good too, I just like chrome on dark colored cars.
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Looks GREAT! Thanks for posting...I have been waiting for these wheels for a looooong time. I ordered the silver mirror cut 19/20, should have them in a few days. They're going on my 04 Comm. Ed. Z. Ur pictures give me a good idea of what my wheels will look like on a LeMans Blue car.
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Those look great on your car. Wish they made them in stock sizes so I wouldn't have to buy new tires - my tires are like new.
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Melting Slicks
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I had these guys chrome my polished Y2K wheels a couple of years ago and they did a fantastic job, so I sent them the Brickyards as well. $150 each.
http://www.calchrome.com/
http://www.calchrome.com/
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I had these guys chrome my polished Y2K wheels a couple of years ago and they did a fantastic job, so I sent them the Brickyards as well. $150 each.
http://www.calchrome.com/
http://www.calchrome.com/
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http://www.calchrome.com/warranty.php
Fronts are 18 x 9 with a 59mm offset.
Rears are 19 x 10.5 with a 65mm offset.
Tires are Michelin Pilot Super Sports in basically stock C5 Z06 sizes except scaled up an inch.
Fronts 265-40-18
Rears 295-35-19.
The section height or side wall remains the same as stock Z06 but with 1" increase in overall diameter for the 18 and 19 inch wheels.
The car is lowered in the front as far as the stock bolts will go without cutting. I lowered the rear a corresponding amount to keep the rake the same. With the stock wheels and tires the ride height of the car was borderline for daily driving. Long tubes and high flow cats would rub on speed humps and certain driveways.
This new set of wheels and tires fills up the fenders by .5 inch and raises the ride height .5 inch. I can now drop the car another .5 if i choose to get the fenders right on the tires for that " in the weeds look" and be at the ride height I was before.
I love the look of lowered vettes and low profile tires, but I can't drive one every day without tearing the bottom of the car up. So this was the best compromise, at least for me.
Fronts are 18 x 9 with a 59mm offset.
Rears are 19 x 10.5 with a 65mm offset.
Tires are Michelin Pilot Super Sports in basically stock C5 Z06 sizes except scaled up an inch.
Fronts 265-40-18
Rears 295-35-19.
The section height or side wall remains the same as stock Z06 but with 1" increase in overall diameter for the 18 and 19 inch wheels.
The car is lowered in the front as far as the stock bolts will go without cutting. I lowered the rear a corresponding amount to keep the rake the same. With the stock wheels and tires the ride height of the car was borderline for daily driving. Long tubes and high flow cats would rub on speed humps and certain driveways.
This new set of wheels and tires fills up the fenders by .5 inch and raises the ride height .5 inch. I can now drop the car another .5 if i choose to get the fenders right on the tires for that " in the weeds look" and be at the ride height I was before.
I love the look of lowered vettes and low profile tires, but I can't drive one every day without tearing the bottom of the car up. So this was the best compromise, at least for me.
