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Old 08-04-2017, 11:51 AM
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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 !!
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Old 08-05-2017, 12:22 PM
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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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Old 08-20-2017, 12:27 PM
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The grand sport has Z06 brakes. Did your purchase the model wheels specifically for a Z06?
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The grand sport has Z06 brakes. Did your purchase the model wheels specifically for a Z06?
Yes called and spoke to there wheel engineer made sure we had correct part number
Owner said grind the caliper hell no
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Thanks for the heads up...
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Yes called and spoke to there wheel engineer made sure we had correct part number
Owner said grind the caliper hell no
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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Originally Posted by FYREANT
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..
They may work for z51 but keep in mind very heavy
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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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..
On the rear you will drop your ET by a good little bet on a 1/4 mile track. Plus cut your 60 ft time also.

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
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