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Burning Brakes
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Fellas, I just saw some new wheels by AR called the z50 and it says they are for a corvette. What I don't know is what year vette they fit. Also if you know the offsets, please post them, and if you have seen these wheels on a C5 tell me your opinion. thanks
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Not exactly a new wheel.
They were made for C5's, and as far as I know, were discontinued about a year ago.
Nice looking 1pc forged wheel, that were priced outrageously high for what you'd expect from a generic "bargain" brand like AR.
This is the wheel:
This is the wheel on a C5:
I think they were trying to get like $3600/set for them in stock C5 sizes only (17x8.5 and 18x9.5). Not worth it.
They were made for C5's, and as far as I know, were discontinued about a year ago.
Nice looking 1pc forged wheel, that were priced outrageously high for what you'd expect from a generic "bargain" brand like AR.
This is the wheel:
This is the wheel on a C5:
I think they were trying to get like $3600/set for them in stock C5 sizes only (17x8.5 and 18x9.5). Not worth it.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
Not exactly a new wheel.
They were made for C5's, and as far as I know, were discontinued about a year ago.
They were made for C5's, and as far as I know, were discontinued about a year ago.
They were made in both chrome and black chrome and I know the black chrome model has been discontinued. Not certain about the regular chrome. The black chrome was a nice looking wheel. 
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The wheel is discontinued. They were forged and had problems with their forging vendor, and finally just let it die quietly. Too bad, I think it's a very sharp wheel. If you have these now be very careful around curbs!
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Actually they were only made in Z06 sizes... They were supposed to be a licensed GM aftermarket piece....
I heard the problem was with the plating.. not the forgings... I have a set of black chrome Z50's. Very cool and for sure NOT a wheel you'll see on every third or fourth C5!!
I heard the problem was with the plating.. not the forgings... I have a set of black chrome Z50's. Very cool and for sure NOT a wheel you'll see on every third or fourth C5!!
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They are a nice looking wheel, but way overpriced for an AR wheel. I saw a set on a car at last year's Cruise-in and they looked very good.
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Not exactly a new wheel.
They were made for C5's, and as far as I know, were discontinued about a year ago.
Nice looking 1pc forged wheel, that were priced outrageously high for what you'd expect from a generic "bargain" brand like AR.
This is the wheel:
This is the wheel on a C5:
I think they were trying to get like $3600/set for them in stock C5 sizes only (17x8.5 and 18x9.5). Not worth it.
They were made for C5's, and as far as I know, were discontinued about a year ago.
Nice looking 1pc forged wheel, that were priced outrageously high for what you'd expect from a generic "bargain" brand like AR.
This is the wheel:
This is the wheel on a C5:
I think they were trying to get like $3600/set for them in stock C5 sizes only (17x8.5 and 18x9.5). Not worth it.
