anyone have pics of a C5 with C6 wheels they can post?? thanks guys

 

 

Here is a pic of OEM c6 polished wheels on my c5

 

Geez! Could you make this pic any bigger???

 

are those chrome wheels on the black convert?? nice wheels!! i got the same ones on order (if there chrome)

 

These are the factory c6 polished wheels. For sure not chrome......not even as polished as the c5 wheels, but I do like the look of the wheel and the 1" larger diameter front and back does'nt hurt either . I did have to use a billet alum. adapter for the rears. If you are getting chrome, it sounds like you are going aftermarket. Probably has the c5 offset...so no adapters....

 

Actually i bought them from Ebay and there are Chrome with the Gm logo on the back.They must have been an upgrade by the owner.But they have 90% tread left on it,so pretty new

 

i dont know how to post pics on here, but if someone who knows more about these wheels than me,can give me there email addy i would like to send u pics of the wheels i bought and get your opinion. Thanks

 

C6 Motorsports that I got from a friend off of his C6. Sorry the picture is not that good, but I was flying past this part of the track.

 

Offset was a little different for the chrome C6 wheels. Put 1/4 inch spacers and the stance is perfect - flush with the fender wells.

My Stock Y2Ks sat too far inside the wells. Some people get wheels that stick out beyond the wells. I don't like either. Flush is my favorite looks. Here's a pic.

 

So u dont know if you need a hub adapter untill u try the wheels on??if you do need a hub adapter wut size and brand would guys recommed? i (need to order them)

 

With the polished aluminum wheels, you'll need a 1/4 inch adapter just to get enough clearance to drive. To make it look good, you'll need to come out at least 1/2 inch.

The chrome wheels do have a different offset. I don't know why it is like this and doesn't make sense to me either - both sets came from GM. The chrome took a 1/4 inch adapter plate and looked perfect. That's what you see in the picture. The polished aluminums with a 1/4 inch plate still sat inside the wheel well about an inch.

 

did you have to do any thing with the lug bolts, or get longer lug nuts ?

 

I put 17" and 18" chrome C6 wheels on my C5. No adapters needed. I don't know how to post pictures but email me and i'll send you a few shots. I went aftermarket and got all four for less than $600. The quality is perfect and even the dealer was shocked at the quality and the price. TomZ Wheels on Ebay. They were $679 on Ebay but I called them and they dropped them to $569.

Email me for pics.

 

 

I want to be clear about the wheels I got. Mine were ordered from GM, and were C6 wheels, designed for the C6....which explains the difference in offset.

There are many place which make the C6 "style" in C5 sizes. Mine are 18/19 inch rims. The aftermarket versions are 17/18 inch rims with the C5 offset.

Bottom line is this: If you want the GM parts, you'll have to add spacers. If you don't want to deal with the spacing, go with aftermarket options and stock C5 sizes.

I actually opted for the GM wheels over a set of CCW 505s for a couple of reasons:

- I wanted OEM quality.
- The CCWs were so danged heavy, that I didn't want to drag the extra weight around. The GM wheels are astonishingly lightweight.
- I am not interested in polished aluminum anymore. It looks fantastic, but the upkeep is totally unreasonable for a daily driver. I bought this car to drive and enjoy. I didn't sign up for a part-time detailer position.
- WC Corvettes has a special chrome CCW package, but they only offer 19s all the way around. To get the 18/19 set, I'd have to wait another 4 weeks for them to order and have them chromed. And even if I did that, the chroming adds a few extra pounds to the already heavy CCWs.
- I got some new Toyo T1Rs with this setup. With the stock GM rims sizes, I always have the option of going to the new C6 runflat if I want to. The C6 version of the runflat has good reviews and is a far better tire than the C5 runflat.

The stock GM chrome C6 wheels just made more sense all around for me, and I am really glad now that I went with them. I had to get a set of spacers for both front and rear, but no biggie.

Like I said, the C6 chromies were slightly different in offset than the C6 polished aluminum, which I tried first. The polished aluminum wheels required more of an offset, and I was going to have to go with a studded spacer to get the proper stance. When we got the chromies in, it turns out that a 1/4 inch spacer was all that was needed to make the wheel flush with the fender well.

 

Exactly......If you order aftermarket c6 wheels for a c5, you will be sent the c6 wheel design etc.....but with the c5 offset. This would make it an easy "bolt on" swap. No spacers, adapters etc..needed.

 

My wheels are C6 sizes and offsets.
I'm running a 1/16 spacer on the rear.

 

1/16 man... that is a "teenie weenie" amount. When I mounted my wheels with no spacers, they cleared the inner fender, but I couldn't even get my pinky finger between the inner fender and the tire. Too close for me, so I got the adapters.

 

My car was a little too close for confort when it was lowered.
I could of gone 1/4 inch but i wanted the lug nuts to have more thread in them.