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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 11:43 AM
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Anyone out there running a 18 inch front and 17 inch rear wheel setups on a c5s? Im getting ready to purchase a drag style setup for the street and there are alot of good options in the 17 inch size, plus think it would look great.

Any pics? Welds/bogarts/ccw?
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Here's my C5 on C6 18s up front and Firebird ABS 16" wheels out back. Disregard the rear tires, that's just what they came with.
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Common in Drag cars, looks a bit weird on a vette though i think.
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What sizes/ brands have you got on the other side?

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Here's my C5 on C6 18s up front and Firebird ABS 16" wheels out back. Disregard the rear tires, that's just what they came with.
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What sizes/ brands have you got on the other side?

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It's a fairly standard 16x8x8 in a natural finish

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...hard to make em smoke?

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It's a fairly standard 16x8x8 in a natural finish

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I personally don't have any pics but my friend has a c6 with 16's on the rear and stock size (I forgot the size) up front. With stock rims and tires it looks funny, but with actually drag rims and radials, it will look like a "don't f*** with that" on the street
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