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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 01:02 PM
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Well, all four of my rims are bent and no local place to get them fixed. Looking around I see a Vorsteiner wheel style I like. Would appreciate any feedback from those who have these as to quality, fit and finish.

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Here's how I went. Forgeline FO1 Black Ice and Michelin Pilot sport all season 4ZP from Gerry, Custom Wheels for less
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Here's how I went. Forgeline FO1 Black Ice and Michelin Pilot sport all season 4ZP from Gerry, Custom Wheels for less
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2 options: flow forged or fully forged. Flow forged is your cheaper option, yet still 100% better than your factory wheels. I went the fully forged route
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Here's how I went. Forgeline FO1 Black Ice and Michelin Pilot sport all season 4ZP from Gerry, Custom Wheels for less
Rich

I also went with the same wheels and tires on my Admiral Blue Grand Sport.
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I bought a set of forged monobloc wheels from KRNC forged for less than 3k . They have 100s of styles and unlimited custom finishes. As long as you are willing to wait 3 to 4 months for delivery, its well worth the wait. I can send u pics if you PM me. If I wanted the same wheels for 8k that every other c7 owner has, id have kept the stock wheels lol. I just dont get it, but to each his own!
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Originally Posted by chuckrbt
Well, all four of my rims are bent and no local place to get them fixed. Looking around I see a Vorsteiner wheel style I like. Would appreciate any feedback from those who have these as to quality, fit and finish.

Thanks in advance for any input.


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Whatever you get, just make sure they are quality fully-forged. Such should be considered part of the price-of-admission to wide-bodies.
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Originally Posted by chuckrbt
Well, all four of my rims are bent and no local place to get them fixed. Looking around I see a Vorsteiner wheel style I like. Would appreciate any feedback from those who have these as to quality, fit and finish.

Thanks in advance for any input.
Had them on my personal car and they all cracked.
wouldn’t recommend them.

Here are some options for you.
https://wheeldesigners.com/collections/2014-2019-corvette-c7-grandsport-z06-zr1

if you need something asap for now, we have a set of Forgestar F14 still on Sale $1560 shipped, but if you have sometime for a nice USA made set of Forged wheels contacts me via email or phone anytime.
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Do you have a budget and timeline in mind? We have wheels under $2k ready to go non forged, and we can also do wheels that take up to a month at $10k (HRE/AL13/ etc) or BC Forged for about $4-5k.

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Disagree about the price of admission, but we all get our opinions which is fine by me. . Flow forged are fine to me ,unless I’m racing and looking for tenths of a second, which I am not. I only paid 40K for my car so 8K for wheels is a no go. I’m actually looking at som AR wheels on Tire Rack. Going smaller, 18/19 and all seasons. . Probably will get banished lol
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@shekmark427 thank you for considering our sister company Tire Rack, we hope you found something you like. Don't hesitate to shoot us a DM if further assistance is needed.
Your welcome. I had no idea you were associated with Tire Rack. I hear many good things about Discount Tire, but we have none near my in Jersey. I've bought many , many tires and wheels form Tire Rack over the years.
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Originally Posted by shekmark427
Disagree about the price of admission, but we all get our opinions which is fine by me. . Flow forged are fine to me ,unless I’m racing and looking for tenths of a second, which I am not. I only paid 40K for my car so 8K for wheels is a no go. I’m actually looking at som AR wheels on Tire Rack. Going smaller, 18/19 and all seasons. . Probably will get banished lol
I bent all four factory wheels and all four aftermarket forged wheels. I think my next set will be 18/19 as well.
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I bent all four factory wheels and all four aftermarket forged wheels. I think my next set will be 18/19 as well.
Roads are bad in Jersey. Must be worse where you are. To my eyes, 18's and 19's still look great. I actually don't like the look of super low profile and my 19/20 fall into that category because the tire size. I've bent wheels in the past with different cars. You can only be so careful.
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Originally Posted by Snake.Oiler
I bent all four factory wheels and all four aftermarket forged wheels. I think my next set will be 18/19 as well.
I've heard the same from people in our club near Chicago about bending.
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Originally Posted by Wujekcity
I bought a set of forged monobloc wheels from KRNC forged for less than 3k . They have 100s of styles and unlimited custom finishes. As long as you are willing to wait 3 to 4 months for delivery, its well worth the wait. I can send u pics if you PM me. If I wanted the same wheels for 8k that every other c7 owner has, id have kept the stock wheels lol. I just dont get it, but to each his own!
You get what you pay for.With almost 30yrs of making race application wheels and the chance of throwing away a cheaper set money to starting all over.
Pay more and be DONE! How long has this savior Cheap company been making a Forged wheel.Can't even count on one hand can ya
True,To each his own,MISERY. Good luck
For those who want to have the worries behind?
https://www.customwheelsforless.com/...e-wheel-range/


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BC Forged RZ01’s in Champagne Bronze. Worked with Alex at MotorsportsLA. Went with 20” fronts, 21” rear 1” wider at each corner. Offsets are PERFECT, with the wheels/tires perfectly flush with the wheel well openings. Also reduced unsprung weight by 3lbs at each corner. And no, they do not rub.
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Thanks for all the responses so far. So many options.
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Forgeline Black Ice F01 wheels are a popular choice, but we have many other wheels to choose from at Surf City Corvettes


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