Questions about a wheel set
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Soon to be first time C5 owner, questions about a wheel set
As some of you may know I'm deep into the restoration on my '72 coupe...but to even my surprise I will be buying a 2004 coupe next Thursday as my new DD. 6 speed, 44k miles, one owner. Anyway the immediate thing I'm going to do to the car is replace the wheels. The stock C5 ones don't do it for me. I love the C6 ZR1 wheels but don't know much about their fitment/offset/need for spacers etc onto the C5. All of my current corvette knowledge is of one that's 45 years old, lol. So I'll be buying a reproduction set from eckler's or one of the other big vette parts places. I would love to run 19s/20s but will do 18s/19s if they fit better. School me...
Thanks,
-Matt
Choices for 18s in front
C6 ZR1 18x8.5 +56mm offset
C6 ZR1 18x9.5 +40mm offset
Choices for 19s in front or rear
C6 ZR1 19x12 with +59mm offset
C6 ZR1 19x10 with +40mm offset
C6 ZR1 19x10 with +79mm offset
Choice for 20s in rear
C6 ZR1 20x12 with +59mm offset
Thanks,
-Matt
Choices for 18s in front
C6 ZR1 18x8.5 +56mm offset
C6 ZR1 18x9.5 +40mm offset
Choices for 19s in front or rear
C6 ZR1 19x12 with +59mm offset
C6 ZR1 19x10 with +40mm offset
C6 ZR1 19x10 with +79mm offset
Choice for 20s in rear
C6 ZR1 20x12 with +59mm offset
Last edited by 72Shark_VAL; Jun 3, 2017 at 08:14 PM.
Melting Slicks
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Real C6 wheels need spacers at the rear - the backspace is significantly different from a C5. And real ZR1 wheels are 19/20's.
I am running 18/19 ZR1 replica wheels. with C5 backspacing. Got them as a package from Tire Rack along with new tires and new TPMS sensors. They look right, but were not at all expensive.
I am running 18/19 ZR1 replica wheels. with C5 backspacing. Got them as a package from Tire Rack along with new tires and new TPMS sensors. They look right, but were not at all expensive.
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Just checked that out, you must've got the version with the black accents. Not at all a bad deal at $2k including tires... can you post a pic of your car so I can see what they look like on it? Can't find one with them on google
Melting Slicks
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BTW, car has been lowered maybe an inch since then, just enough to remove some of the "air" over the wheels.
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