BEWARE "race star wheels"
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BEWARE "race star wheels"
I had a set of there 18x10.5 rear wheels for my drag radials
The wheels are for my 2017 GS
I called them directly before I made any order and even talked with engineering on fitment and said they will fit no issues
So I went ahead and ordered the rear rims from jegs with the part number they gave me
I got the wheels and clearly don't clear the rear calipers
I called spoke to owner of Race star about the issue and rudely said o well grind the calipers and make them fit or buy the 92 series wheel
Really? grind calipers on a brand new corvette?
Did not offer to help AT all the shipping back and forth and felt like he does not care one bit about the customer
With his nasty attitude and lies about fitment I would never buy any wheel from this manurfacter....
USE CAUTION AND BTW HIS WHEELS ARE CHINA AND HEAVY !!
The wheels are for my 2017 GS
I called them directly before I made any order and even talked with engineering on fitment and said they will fit no issues
So I went ahead and ordered the rear rims from jegs with the part number they gave me
I got the wheels and clearly don't clear the rear calipers
I called spoke to owner of Race star about the issue and rudely said o well grind the calipers and make them fit or buy the 92 series wheel
Really? grind calipers on a brand new corvette?
Did not offer to help AT all the shipping back and forth and felt like he does not care one bit about the customer
With his nasty attitude and lies about fitment I would never buy any wheel from this manurfacter....
USE CAUTION AND BTW HIS WHEELS ARE CHINA AND HEAVY !!
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Hate to hear this on your purchase from them. Good to know how they do business if a person needs a set of drag rims. Robert
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Yea, thats not a very professional answer. I'm still planning to go with RaceStar for my Z51 setup as I am a drag only car. Don't want to drop the dough on a drop spindle setup at this point..
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I did a c7z wheel and had it narrowed to 5" for the front
Guess what 5 lbs lighter than a race star same size lol
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But for sure will pick up a ton more of the azz end moving from side to side on the top end. I had 15,s with bead lock with a 275x50x15 non dot. It will pull the fronts off the ground. Robert