Front drag wheels
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Racer
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From: Cumming, GA
Front drag wheels
I've already got a set of rear wheels and drag radials, but am looking to get some skinnier wheels for the front on drag days. Anybody have any preferences they can recommend besides the CCW drag pack wheels?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'11
Those gto spares are getting popular. You could get them for about 80 or less shipped a couple months ago, now they are 100+ shipped. I just need to get a deal on one more and I will be good 
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Melting Slicks
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remember gto spares will only work on non Z51 cars...i use them on my car with M&H bias ply front runners...i hit a personal best of 10.98 at 130.69 with a 1.73 60' at Ennis on Saturday with these...they work perfect...i had mine balanced and i don't have any wobble...feels fine going down the track at 130mph...also remember you have to grind out the the inside just a bit so the hub will fit in the wheel...the bolt pattern being off that little hasn't messed up my car any...here is a pic of my homemade drag setup...haha...and so you cant see the rust of the wheel hub, i sanded it down a bit, cleaned it with brake cleaner, and spray painted it black for when i drive my setup on the streets...
Last edited by dsp300c; Feb 9, 2009 at 09:12 PM.
Racer
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[QUOTE=dsp300c;1568884920]remember gto spares will only work on non Z51 cars...i use them on my car with M&H bias ply front runners...i hit a personal best of 10.98 at 130.69 with a 1.73 60' at Ennis on Saturday with these...they work perfect...i had mine balanced and i don't have any wobble...feels fine going down the track at 130mph...also remember you have to grind out the the inside just a bit so the hub will fit in the wheel...the bolt pattern being off that little hasn't messed up my car any...here is a pic of my homemade drag setup...haha...and so you cant see the rust of the wheel hub, i sanded it down a bit, cleaned it with brake cleaner, and spray painted it black for when i drive my setup on the streets...
[/Q
Dang it i wanted to try these whells but i have Z51 are you sure it wont work has anyone tryed this with z51
[/QDang it i wanted to try these whells but i have Z51 are you sure it wont work has anyone tryed this with z51
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c6dreamvette,
i did alot of research before i bought mine and that is what i read....won't work on Z51 cars
here is a response from a thread i started back when i was looking for gto spares...."Yes the center hole/hub area has to be opened up a bit and the bolt pattern is not an exact fit, the C5/C6 is 5x4.75 and the GTO spares are 5x120mm (which is like 5x4.72), but close enough I guess. They will not clear the calipers on Z51/later F55 cars either" "They definitely don't clear the Z51/later F55 brakes and they just barely make it on the base cars as well."
if you want you can come to lewisville on wednesday and see if my spares will fit on your car...i have a jack, impact wrench, and torque wrench to do it all
i did alot of research before i bought mine and that is what i read....won't work on Z51 cars
here is a response from a thread i started back when i was looking for gto spares...."Yes the center hole/hub area has to be opened up a bit and the bolt pattern is not an exact fit, the C5/C6 is 5x4.75 and the GTO spares are 5x120mm (which is like 5x4.72), but close enough I guess. They will not clear the calipers on Z51/later F55 cars either" "They definitely don't clear the Z51/later F55 brakes and they just barely make it on the base cars as well."
if you want you can come to lewisville on wednesday and see if my spares will fit on your car...i have a jack, impact wrench, and torque wrench to do it all
Last edited by dsp300c; Feb 9, 2009 at 11:40 PM.
Team Owner
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here is a response from a thread i started back when i was looking for gto spares...."Yes the center hole/hub area has to be opened up a bit and the bolt pattern is not an exact fit, the C5/C6 is 5x4.75 and the GTO spares are 5x120mm (which is like 5x4.72), but close enough I guess. They will not clear the calipers on Z51/later F55 cars either" "They definitely don't clear the Z51/later F55 brakes and they just barely make it on the base cars as well."
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Anyway, I know plenty get away with it, but I hope everyone understands the fact that the misalignment is not a trivial amount from an engineering perspective.
BTW, has anyone run skinny Welds or Centerlines on these cars? I know they clear the brakes on the 05 GTO's, mainly because they are entirely "outside" the hub (offset). These are cheap and lighter than GTO spares (and the right bolt patern).
Last edited by 455HOGT37; Feb 10, 2009 at 09:31 AM.
Racer
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From: Ft Worth Tx
c6dreamvette,
i did alot of research before i bought mine and that is what i read....won't work on Z51 cars
here is a response from a thread i started back when i was looking for gto spares...."Yes the center hole/hub area has to be opened up a bit and the bolt pattern is not an exact fit, the C5/C6 is 5x4.75 and the GTO spares are 5x120mm (which is like 5x4.72), but close enough I guess. They will not clear the calipers on Z51/later F55 cars either" "They definitely don't clear the Z51/later F55 brakes and they just barely make it on the base cars as well."
if you want you can come to lewisville on wednesday and see if my spares will fit on your car...i have a jack, impact wrench, and torque wrench to do it all
i did alot of research before i bought mine and that is what i read....won't work on Z51 cars
here is a response from a thread i started back when i was looking for gto spares...."Yes the center hole/hub area has to be opened up a bit and the bolt pattern is not an exact fit, the C5/C6 is 5x4.75 and the GTO spares are 5x120mm (which is like 5x4.72), but close enough I guess. They will not clear the calipers on Z51/later F55 cars either" "They definitely don't clear the Z51/later F55 brakes and they just barely make it on the base cars as well."
if you want you can come to lewisville on wednesday and see if my spares will fit on your car...i have a jack, impact wrench, and torque wrench to do it all
