Wheel and tire question?
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Wheel and tire question?
Tires are starting to be a problem for z06 tire sizes. I was thinking of getting a 19x10, 18x9 combo. I can’t find that combo. I found a 19x10, 18x9.5. And a 19x11, 18x9.5 combo.
19x10, 18x9.5 is a little cheaper. Would a 285 35 19, 255 40 18 work with this combo for c6z reproduction wheels and does anyone know if c6z reproduction wheels clear c6z brakes on a c5. Wheels are for c5 fitment.
thanks
19x10, 18x9.5 is a little cheaper. Would a 285 35 19, 255 40 18 work with this combo for c6z reproduction wheels and does anyone know if c6z reproduction wheels clear c6z brakes on a c5. Wheels are for c5 fitment.
thanks
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Tires are starting to be a problem for z06 tire sizes. I was thinking of getting a 19x10, 18x9 combo. I can’t find that combo. I found a 19x10, 18x9.5. And a 19x11, 18x9.5 combo.
19x10, 18x9.5 is a little cheaper. Would a 285 35 19, 255 40 18 work with this combo for c6z reproduction wheels and does anyone know if c6z reproduction wheels clear c6z brakes on a c5. Wheels are for c5 fitment.
thanks
19x10, 18x9.5 is a little cheaper. Would a 285 35 19, 255 40 18 work with this combo for c6z reproduction wheels and does anyone know if c6z reproduction wheels clear c6z brakes on a c5. Wheels are for c5 fitment.
thanks
If it were my car, I would spend a little more and get the 18x9.5 front and 19x11 combo. You can run either a 265/35/18 or 275/35/18 front tire and up to a 305/30/19 rear.
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I was thinking of the MRR wheels 19x11 18x9.5. They are about 1500 dollars.
c6z replicas are a lot cheaper, I’ve seen them for 720 on eBay for c5 fitment, 285 35 19 and 255 40 18 tires are available.
only about 10 tire choices for the MRR wheels, but I think MRR claims there wheels clear c6z brakes for a future upgrade.
should I go with MRR wheels, 19x11 18x9.5? Come on stimulus package!!!
c6z replicas are a lot cheaper, I’ve seen them for 720 on eBay for c5 fitment, 285 35 19 and 255 40 18 tires are available.
only about 10 tire choices for the MRR wheels, but I think MRR claims there wheels clear c6z brakes for a future upgrade.
should I go with MRR wheels, 19x11 18x9.5? Come on stimulus package!!!
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I was thinking of the MRR wheels 19x11 18x9.5. They are about 1500 dollars.
c6z replicas are a lot cheaper, I’ve seen them for 720 on eBay for c5 fitment, 285 35 19 and 255 40 18 tires are available.
only about 10 tire choices for the MRR wheels, but I think MRR claims there wheels clear c6z brakes for a future upgrade.
should I go with MRR wheels, 19x11 18x9.5? Come on stimulus package!!!
c6z replicas are a lot cheaper, I’ve seen them for 720 on eBay for c5 fitment, 285 35 19 and 255 40 18 tires are available.
only about 10 tire choices for the MRR wheels, but I think MRR claims there wheels clear c6z brakes for a future upgrade.
should I go with MRR wheels, 19x11 18x9.5? Come on stimulus package!!!
FWIW, $1500 for the MRR's is pretty reasonable, especially if you want to fit C6 Z06/Grand Sport brakes.
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You can fit up to a 305 on a 10" or 11" width wheel so that discussion is basically a wash. Even more so with a 18x9.5 front wheel as anything from a 245 to a 285 tire will fit.
FWIW, $1500 for the MRR's is pretty reasonable, especially if you want to fit C6 Z06/Grand Sport brakes.
FWIW, $1500 for the MRR's is pretty reasonable, especially if you want to fit C6 Z06/Grand Sport brakes.
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The MRRs are also going to probably be much lighter than the C6Z replicas. Those are HEAVY bastards. I have a set of regular C6 reps that were on my car and I swapped them out for a set of wagon wheels and was shocked at the weight difference between the two.