Fatpaulie

Ok all you smarter then me people, I need to know if the factory 19 rim off of a 2005 base will fit on the front?

z06Don

Yes it will

EVRose

I'm not sure you'll be able to turn the wheel very far with those wide tires.

nick14003

Not a good idea, Rear rims are 1 inch larger than fronts, not to mention much wider, turn radius will be ****, and you'd have to change both front's not just 1, Do not attempt

HOXXOH

The rim will fit, but you might have a problem if you decide to put a tire on it and then drive the car.

Fatpaulie

I need to know if it will work, I want to have the same size rims front and rear, I hate having 2 different sizes, so yes there will be a tire on it, I want to be able to drive it. I don't think the rim being 1 inch bigger will matter, but it's 1.5 inches wider. Has anyone done this...

Vet Interested

Three guys say it will fit....but you will have issues. If you can live with the issues do it. But you will probably be sorry...

919cw313

No.

irok

you could run 18" fronts on the rear if you had them widened 2 1/2" to give you an 11" rear rim and end up with 4 18" rims

LMB-Z

It will work, just not very well. I think you will regret it if you do.

HOXXOH

I'm guessing you'd hate having two different size tires too and that would create a definite problem with the electronics, no matter what size they were.

jbc1995fb

So all of the smarter people are giving you advice and you still want to try it? Maybe if you explain why you hate having two different size wheels.

Either way, best of luck

Hells

I was trying to do the same thing with some factory wheels except have a wheel shop make the wheel 1.5" narrower. None of the shops I called would do it. They said they could make the wheels wider but not narrower which didn't make any sense to me.

buckmeister2

your tire height ratios will be way off...you will have the nannies going nuts. You will also have a different geometry in your suspension, which could pose a safety issue.

Other than that, no problem.

Hells

All you need is lower profile tires if you run 19" wheels in the front. The problem is the width of the wheel.

HOXXOH

The original front to rear tire diameter ratio was 1 to 1.046.
The known assured limits are between 1 to 1.023 (bald rear with new front) and 1 to 1.072 (new rear with bald front).
Using anything outside those limits is at your own risk.

buckmeister2

Well, duh. The problem of running 19" wheels in front is getting the right tires. I figured it was understood that they would have to be shorter, hence, wider, hence basically not doable. I should have stated so.

I suppose it is possible to do it, but jumping through so many hoops to solve a problem that has not been encountered by one in one thousand Corvette owners is a bit extreme, IMO.

Fatpaulie

so far no problem, no sensors messing up, no rubbing, nothing...fronts are 245-40-19... rears are 285-35-19...

Fatpaulie

buckmeister2

Wellllll...now you have front and rear tires that are the exact same diameter..26.7". Your car is programmed to have a tire that is .046% taller than the front, or in this case, 27.9".

Good luck....