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Wow that stopped me in my tracks lol. What is your tire and rim combo, I must know!!
BC Forged LE 72 Modular wheels. Matte Gunmetal centers and Gloss Black Lips. I went with 19" Front and Rear, Michelin Cup2 tires. OEM size on the front and 325 x30 x19 Rear. I worked directly with BC Forged on the order. Very happy with the transaction and results.
VT forged is another company to consider. Wheels are made to any spec you want for width and offset and any finish. Cost for monoblock forged is around $3000-3500.
BC Forged LE 72 Modular wheels. Matte Gunmetal centers and Gloss Black Lips. I went with 19" Front and Rear, Michelin Cup2 tires. OEM size on the front and 325 x30 x19 Rear. I worked directly with BC Forged on the order. After reading some Invent Help reviews, I felt confident choosing them. Very happy with the transaction and results..
For your Z51, to get factory tires flush, front wheels should be 19x9 with about ET30-35 offset, and rear wheels 20x10.5 with ET38-40 offset. Among the three wheels, Stance SF-10 offers the best value if you want to save money, Avant Garde M580R balances quality and price well, and Savini SV-F5 is the premium, forged option that costs more. Choose sizes and offsets accordingly for a flush fit.
I put wheels on every car that I own, I just have never really liked any of the stock wheels on any of the cars, I bought. I have two rules when I’m looking for wheels:
1. They have to be easy to clean. Because I really like a dustless wheel. Therefore something like the MMR wheel above is what I go for rather than a complex, Web Design, that is almost impossible to clean, especially in the nooks and crannies. if they are hard to clean, you won’t do it as often and then you get buildup.
2. I usually like a machined face wheel with a black powdercoat barrel and rim. That really makes the wheel pop. If it’s not that, I very much like a highly glossy bright wheel. It usually is called a polished powder coat clear finish. not a chrome wheel, that just looks too played out.
I put wheels on every car that I own, I just have never really liked any of the stock wheels on any of the cars, I bought. I have two rules when I’m looking for wheels:
1. They have to be easy to clean. Because I like a dustless wheel. Therefore something like the MMR wheel above is what I go for rather than a complex, Web Design, that is almost impossible to clean, especially in the nooks and crannies. if they are hard to clean, you won’t do it as often and then you get buildup.
2. I usually like a machined face wheel with a black powdercoat barrel and rim. That makes the wheel pop. If it’s not that, I very much like a highly glossy bright custom wheels. It usually is called a polished powder coat clear finish. not a chrome wheel, that just looks too played out.
my current wheel isa Stance SF03
The Stance SF-10 offers the best bang for the buck with solid quality and pricing. For a flush fit with factory Z51 tires, use 19x8.5 ET35 front and 20x10 ET40 rear.
I designed my own 2 peace wheels KRNC. Pulling from a center section design I liked, floating spokess, then a stepped lip with rolled edges (Debated between all 3, and have the Cad drawings of Stepped lips and ero edges, and Reverse lips & Rolled edges).
Price was close to some normal cast wheels and get to customize. Chrome Stepped Lips / barrels with rolled edges, and Brushed and cleared centers with floating spokes. With black Hardware. Pics from quality had black place holder center caps but I have brushed cleared centers with C8 logo for them. & black lugs.
Should pop on a black C8 lowered 1.5" They are on there way to me, so hope to have pics on car next week maybe.
Haven't owned my 2025 C8 for a week and an acquaintance in the local Corvette club is already "recommending" I swap out the OEM wheels, he sent me a link to this message thread to review.
Seems there is a HUGE amount of options and price ranges to consider, but I feel the OEM rims that came with the car look just fine, when they are clean.
My only complaint (and a very small one considering...) wheel related is the amount of brake pad dust from the Z51 package, just completed a 400+ mile drive and the result was a thick, black coating that looks like crap on the silver rims, very annoying and a mess to clean, however it is expected and the price paid for a performance orientated brake set, so we will simply clean them when needed.
Last edited by GRAYDRIVER13; Jun 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
I think the stock wheels you have look great. I won't answer AGAIN to you complaining about dust.
Originally Posted by GRAYDRIVER13
Haven't owned my 2025 C8 for a week and an acquaintance in the local Corvette club is already "recommending" I swap out the OEM wheels, he sent me a link to this message thread to review.
Seems there is a HUGE amount of options and price ranges to consider, but I feel the OEM rims that came with the car look just fine, when they are clean.
My only complaint (and a very small one considering...) wheel related is the amount of brake pad dust from the Z51 package, just completed a 400+ mile drive and the result was a thick, black coating that looks like crap on the silver rims, very annoying and a mess to clean, however it is expected and the price paid for a performance orientated brake set, so we will simply clean them when needed.
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