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Old Jan 1, 2026 | 01:57 PM
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I was looking on marketplace and found these nice wheels I would like on my c5. Here are the specs

Wheels - HRE P40SC
Fronts: 19x10.00, 5x120.65
Rears: 20x12.50, 5x120.65

Tires - Nitto Invos
Fronts: 285/30 ZR19 98W
Rears: 345/25 ZR20 100Y

Would these fit on my c5 corvette? And if so, how would the fitment be? If anyone has wheels with the same specs I’d greatly appreciate some info. I’d imagine I’d need a spacer on the rear to avoid rubbing.
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Can't tell without the offset specs.
But, a 12.5 wide rear wheel would generally require flared fenders.
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Can't tell without the offset specs.
But, a 12.5 wide rear wheel would generally require flared fenders.
No offset on them, he ran on a 2006 zo6. I don’t mind a bit of poke
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Originally Posted by SattarC5
I was looking on marketplace and found these nice wheels I would like on my c5. Here are the specs

Wheels - HRE P40SC
Fronts: 19x10.00, 5x120.65
Rears: 20x12.50, 5x120.65

Tires - Nitto Invos
Fronts: 285/30 ZR19 98W
Rears: 345/25 ZR20 100Y

Would these fit on my c5 corvette? And if so, how would the fitment be? If anyone has wheels with the same specs I’d greatly appreciate some info. I’d imagine I’d need a spacer on the rear to avoid rubbing.
Those will bolt on the car but fit poorly. The fronts won't have enough offset to keep from poking and the rears are way too wide for a C5, with oem fenders.
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Originally Posted by SattarC5
No offset on them, he ran on a 2006 zo6. I don’t mind a bit of poke
Well, the offset should be shown on the back side of the wheels.
Front might be useable with a little poke, rears I doubt would even bolt on without some wheel spacers, and then would poke way out.
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You lost me @ 25 series tires.

345/25/20 is a popular size for those widths. A 30 series in that width and diameter would probably be way too tall, for a C5.
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Originally Posted by USAZR1
Those will bolt on the car but fit poorly. The fronts won't have enough offset to keep from poking and the rears are way too wide for a C5, with oem fenders.
How much rear flare would I need to make the backs fit?
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Originally Posted by SattarC5
How much rear flare would I need to make the backs fit?
Most but not all widebody rear quarters are 2" wider. Those will work but since your rear wheels are a C6 fitment, you will probably have to also use spacers, for a proper fit.
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Originally Posted by USAZR1
Most but not all widebody rear quarters are 2" wider. Those will work but since your rear wheels are a C6 fitment, you will probably have to also use spacers, for a proper fit.
im liking the look of c5s with only the wide rears quarters, how much poke would the front me having if I left them stock? I don’t mind some meat.
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Originally Posted by SattarC5
im liking the look of c5s with only the wide rears quarters, how much poke would the front me having if I left them stock? I don’t mind some meat.
Without knowing the offset, no way to say for sure.
And, too much poke up front leads to rubbing in turns.
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Originally Posted by SattarC5
I don’t mind a bit of poke

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Originally Posted by Ltngdrvr
Without knowing the offset, no way to say for sure.
And, too much poke up front leads to rubbing in turns.
correct me if I’m wrong, but do wheels always have offset? The guy who’s selling them said 0 offset so I’m just going off of that.
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^ A zero offset would look like this or probably worse

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Originally Posted by jdmvette
^ A zero offset would look like this or probably worse

gotcha thank you for that example, from the looks of it, a 2 inch front and rear flare would clean that gap right up
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Yes if the wheels poke, flares could definitely fix it.

However then the project goes from a $2-3k set of new wheels and tires to $10k+ after wheels, tires, flares, paint & prep.

In the end, it's was a worthwhile dragon to chase but it gets pricey.


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Originally Posted by jdmvette
Yes if the wheels poke, flares could definitely fix it.

However then the project goes from a $2-3k set of new wheels and tires to $10k+ after wheels, tires, flares, paint & prep.

In the end, it's was a worthwhile dragon to chase but it gets pricey.

ahhhh man that’s steep. Yah I think I will stick with c6 grand sport wheels. I really dig those too and I wouldn’t need a wide body either. Gotta save for a rear end rebuild cause I got the original transmission from 2003 and I’ve been getting p1870 (slip code that causes max line pressure) whenever I do long drives. Goes away when I clear the code so let’s just hope it’s nothing major 🤞
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Originally Posted by SattarC5
ahhhh man that’s steep. Yah I think I will stick with c6 grand sport wheels. I really dig those too and I wouldn’t need a wide body either.
How would you do GS wheels?
They are only 1/2" narrower than the wheels you were talking about, basically about the same kind of deal to make them fit.
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