Offset question
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Offset question
Well i found some wheels i want, and the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the offset not being the same as stock wheels.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...4380QQtcZphoto
Rear 18 x 10.5 / 54mm
Front 17 x 9.5 / 56mm
Now i know stock c5 wheels are
Rear 18x9.5 65mm
Front 17X8.5 54mm
My question is, will this look silly? After doing the calcutions on a website for offsets, it should(the wheel) stick about about 1inch more then stock in the rear setup.. Which i dont see being an issue, since the stock wheels are a smidge sucken in anyway.
But lookin to hear from some people with offsets that are not stock before i click that order button.
Thanks in advance,
Vincent
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...4380QQtcZphoto
Rear 18 x 10.5 / 54mm
Front 17 x 9.5 / 56mm
Now i know stock c5 wheels are
Rear 18x9.5 65mm
Front 17X8.5 54mm
My question is, will this look silly? After doing the calcutions on a website for offsets, it should(the wheel) stick about about 1inch more then stock in the rear setup.. Which i dont see being an issue, since the stock wheels are a smidge sucken in anyway.
But lookin to hear from some people with offsets that are not stock before i click that order button.
Thanks in advance,
Vincent
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Well i found some wheels i want, and the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the offset not being the same as stock wheels.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...4380QQtcZphoto
Rear 18 x 10.5 / 54mm
Front 17 x 9.5 / 56mm
Now i know stock c5 wheels are
Rear 18x9.5 65mm
Front 17X8.5 54mm
My question is, will this look silly? After doing the calcutions on a website for offsets, it should(the wheel) stick about about 1inch more then stock in the rear setup.. Which i dont see being an issue, since the stock wheels are a smidge sucken in anyway.
But lookin to hear from some people with offsets that are not stock before i click that order button.
Thanks in advance,
Vincent
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...4380QQtcZphoto
Rear 18 x 10.5 / 54mm
Front 17 x 9.5 / 56mm
Now i know stock c5 wheels are
Rear 18x9.5 65mm
Front 17X8.5 54mm
My question is, will this look silly? After doing the calcutions on a website for offsets, it should(the wheel) stick about about 1inch more then stock in the rear setup.. Which i dont see being an issue, since the stock wheels are a smidge sucken in anyway.
But lookin to hear from some people with offsets that are not stock before i click that order button.
Thanks in advance,
Vincent
If a wheel is 1" wider, then the centerpoint shifts 1/2".
A 9-1/2" wide wheel has a different proper offset than a 10-1/2" wheel. Also remember 10mm is about 1/2 inch, so the change in offset makes sense.
Stock Z06 wheels (I believe) are:
Rear 18 x 10.5 / 58mm (vs your 54mm option)
Front 17 x 9.5 / 54mm (vs your 56mm option)
The more positive offset, the further inboard the tire will be. Yours look fairly close.
See http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/inf...Mlw9pkpS2dvzfQ
I hope this helps...
Chuck
Last edited by chuck1026; Mar 17, 2007 at 09:09 AM.
