Another Wheel Related Question
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Another Wheel Related Question
I've been searching and reading many great threads on this Forum and found some that come close to answering my concern but still need to ask. I just picked up an 01 Vert with about 20,000 miles. Prior to picking it up the dealer put new Goodyear rubber all the way around...front being 245/45ZR17 and rear being 275/40ZR18 which I'm assuming are stock other than they are not run flats. From what I gather the stock front wheels are 17X8.5 and the rear are 18X9.5 . Here's the question my friends..Eckler's had a sale and I purchased C6 Z06 wheels that they say will fit fine although they are wider ..front is 17X9.5 w/54mm offset and rears are 18X10.5 w/56mm offset. Ok then...lol can I mount the brand new Goodyears the dealer installed onto these new wheels without any known issues? Sorry this is so drawn out folks...just want to give you all as much detail as possible to help me satisfy my curiosity and concerns... thank you
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If you go to a tire web sight like Tire Rack you can look up the specs for the tires yourself and answer your own question.
I looked the info up and the Goodyear non run flat tires in the sizes you have show the following rim width specs:
275/40-18 rim width 9 - 11
245/45-17 rim width 7.5 - 9
The rear will work fine. The fronts will be stretched slightly (1/2") but you should be able to use them.
I looked the info up and the Goodyear non run flat tires in the sizes you have show the following rim width specs:
275/40-18 rim width 9 - 11
245/45-17 rim width 7.5 - 9
The rear will work fine. The fronts will be stretched slightly (1/2") but you should be able to use them.
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I've been searching and reading many great threads on this Forum and found some that come close to answering my concern but still need to ask. I just picked up an 01 Vert with about 20,000 miles. Prior to picking it up the dealer put new Goodyear rubber all the way around...front being 245/45ZR17 and rear being 275/40ZR18 which I'm assuming are stock other than they are not run flats. From what I gather the stock front wheels are 17X8.5 and the rear are 18X9.5 . Here's the question my friends..Eckler's had a sale and I purchased C6 Z06 wheels that they say will fit fine although they are wider ..front is 17X9.5 w/54mm offset and rears are 18X10.5 w/56mm offset. Ok then...lol can I mount the brand new Goodyears the dealer installed onto these new wheels without any known issues? Sorry this is so drawn out folks...just want to give you all as much detail as possible to help me satisfy my curiosity and concerns... thank you
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They will work fine, I just installed the 245/45ZR17 on 17x9.5 c6 z06 replicas on my C5. They look a tad stretched but I like the look. I couldn't get 17x8.5 which is stock size, I was told by vendor that they were hard to get and I had already bought the 245/45ZR17 tires so i opted for the 17x9.5 wheels and they look find.
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I wasn't very clear in my question.. You are correct, I purchased aftermarket wheels from Eckler's that produce the C6 wheels on the C5.
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They will work fine, I just installed the 245/45ZR17 on 17x9.5 c6 z06 replicas on my C5. They look a tad stretched but I like the look. I couldn't get 17x8.5 which is stock size, I was told by vendor that they were hard to get and I had already bought the 245/45ZR17 tires so i opted for the 17x9.5 wheels and they look find.
