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Nov 28, 2006 | 09:18 PM

Brad@RevXtremeAutoSports

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What wheel do I have?

17 lbs, front; 19.5 lbs rear - 97-00 OEM magnesium - Src
17.5 lbs, front; 19.5 lbs, rear - 97-00 OEM magnesium - Src
18.08 lbs, front; 20.06 rear - 00 OEM standard, thin spoke, high polish - Src
17 lbs, front; 20 lbs, rear - 00 OEM standard, thin spoke, painted, no sensors or centercaps - Src
16 lbs, front; 20 lbs, rear - 01 OEM standard high polish - Src

Thanks for the help. Happy Holidays.

Nov 28, 2006 | 09:21 PM

chuck1026

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None of the above... those look like late 2000+ painted stock 5 spokes.

Early 2000 stock silver painted 5 spoke wheels were forged. Late 2000 on were spun cast with slightly fatter spokes.

Last edited by chuck1026; Nov 28, 2006 at 09:24 PM.

Nov 28, 2006 | 10:09 PM

Brad@RevXtremeAutoSports

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From: tampa florida

JC as to the weight off hand if anyonw knows. Thanks

Nov 29, 2006 | 10:38 AM

rws.1

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A GM stamp and part number will be on back side it they are stock
On polished thin spokes it looks like this.

I agree yours are painted but are they stock?

Nov 29, 2006 | 11:13 AM

Brice

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Magnesium

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Originally Posted by Brad@thecorvetteshow

Thanks for the help. Happy Holidays.

Magnesium wheels were supposed to be lighter than the others?
What about replica wheels?

Nov 30, 2006 | 11:38 PM

rgtkst

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Originally Posted by chuck1026

None of the above... those look like late 2000+ painted stock 5 spokes.

Early 2000 stock silver painted 5 spoke wheels were forged. Late 2000 on were spun cast with slightly fatter spokes.

Nov 30, 2006 | 11:38 PM

rgtkst

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Originally Posted by chuck1026

None of the above... those look like late 2000+ painted stock 5 spokes.

Early 2000 stock silver painted 5 spoke wheels were forged. Late 2000 on were spun cast with slightly fatter spokes.

Nov 30, 2006 | 11:39 PM

rgtkst

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WOW!!! i got 2 for one on the earlier post

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Dec 6, 2006 | 10:57 PM

Brad@RevXtremeAutoSports

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Here is my wheel. Anyone know what it weighs?

Is it this??
17 lbs, front; 20 lbs, rear - 00 OEM standard, thin spoke, painted, no sensors or centercaps - Src TIA

Last edited by Brad@RevXtremeAutoSports; Dec 7, 2006 at 01:59 PM.

Dec 7, 2006 | 06:40 AM

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Ditto

Jan 29, 2007 | 11:02 PM

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If my car was built in March 2000, does it have forged or cast wheels? Is there a code # or anything I can look at to see what I have?

Sorry I don't have a better pic, but here is one.

Thanks.

Jan 30, 2007 | 02:25 AM

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Bill Dearborn

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Those look like the painted thicker spoke wheels or maybe mag wheels. The painted thick spoke wheels will be 17x8.5 and 18x9.5 while the mags will be 17x8 and 18x9. In 2000 GM tried to provide forged wheels in both painted and high polish versions but the supplier could not provide enough forged wheels so somewhere during the model year they switched over to a painted wheel that was a casting. The spokes on the cast wheel were a little thicker than the forged wheel. Since March of 2000 was near the end of the production run they probably would be thick spoke wheels if not mags. Hard to tell until you put them beside each other.

Bill

Jan 30, 2007 | 09:56 PM

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C5XTASY

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Originally Posted by Brad@thecorvetteshow

Here is my wheel. Anyone know what it weighs?

Is it this??
17 lbs, front; 20 lbs, rear - 00 OEM standard, thin spoke, painted, no sensors or centercaps - Src TIA

That wheel has a GM stamp on it. That means its forged which also means its an early 2000 painted wheel. Same specs as the polished except its painted. Beginning in about March of 2000, as noted, GM switched the painted wheels to cast aluminum. Those wheels had slightly thicker spokes and "ears" where the spoke attached to the rim. Those wheels were made by Speedline and have Speedline stamped on them instead of GM.
Ed

Jan 30, 2007 | 09:59 PM

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C5XTASY

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Quote:

Originally Posted by C5-Dawg

If my car was built in March 2000, does it have forged or cast wheels? Is there a code # or anything I can look at to see what I have?

Sorry I don't have a better pic, but here is one.

Thanks.

Those are the cast Speedline wheels. You can verify that by looking at the back of the wheel and it'll say Speedline. You can tell by the "ears" where the spoke attaches to the rim and by the thicker spokes. Just compare it to a polished wheel, which is forged, and you'll see the difference pretty easily.
Ed