Complete Custom Wheel
Drifting
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 1,319
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From: Douglasville GA
Re: Complete Custom Wheel (Dakota Slim)
http://www.ccwheel.com
I have 4 of John's wheels, sized 17x11.5, one for each corner.
I just ordered 2 more, to have mounted with spares...I am an instructor with BMWCCA around here, and it is wise to have spares. I was at CMP in South Carolina and corded one of the front Kumhos on Friday of a three day weekend. Had to drive back to get a tire...ugh.
John is great to deal with, and I love his wheels...
Tom Melton
82 CE
86 Z51 Coupe
[Modified by tommelton, 7:43 PM 11/18/2002]
I have 4 of John's wheels, sized 17x11.5, one for each corner.
I just ordered 2 more, to have mounted with spares...I am an instructor with BMWCCA around here, and it is wise to have spares. I was at CMP in South Carolina and corded one of the front Kumhos on Friday of a three day weekend. Had to drive back to get a tire...ugh.
John is great to deal with, and I love his wheels...
Tom Melton
82 CE
86 Z51 Coupe
[Modified by tommelton, 7:43 PM 11/18/2002]
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 159
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From: Denver CO
Re: Complete Custom Wheel (leadfoot4)
How much do the CCW wheels cost? For something like the 17x11.5s shown in the earlier post? An 11.5" wheel on the front of a C4 vette? Amazing!! Is it street driveable like that? what size tires are on that vette?
Drifting
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 2
From: Douglasville GA
Re: Complete Custom Wheel (Ken Lanham)
17x11.5" - 315s, stock ZR1 rear size. The CCW 17x11.5" wheels will rub when at full lock turn on the sway bar. The Lip of the rim rubs. I do not remember seeing any other rub marks.
Normally I run AFS 17x9.5" and 17x11" for street use. The 17x11.5" all around are my road course wheels and tires (Kumho), but I do use them at times on the street.
The positive side of all being 17x11.5" is that I can choose placement based on tire wear...as the Kumhos can run in either direction with no problems.
Cost - about $1800 (somewhere in that neighborhood).
-Tom
[Modified by tommelton, 8:02 AM 11/25/2002]
Normally I run AFS 17x9.5" and 17x11" for street use. The 17x11.5" all around are my road course wheels and tires (Kumho), but I do use them at times on the street.
The positive side of all being 17x11.5" is that I can choose placement based on tire wear...as the Kumhos can run in either direction with no problems.
Cost - about $1800 (somewhere in that neighborhood).
-Tom
[Modified by tommelton, 8:02 AM 11/25/2002]
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From: Denver CO
Re: Complete Custom Wheel (tommelton)
Thanks Tom,
Thats what I was looking for. I love those racey looking CCW wheels. Ive been ogling them for quite sometime on a bunch of different cars. I have even talked to John a couple times about a set of wheels for road course hot lapping in my old mustang. Not nearly as big as a 17x11.5 though. Pretty incredibly light too from what I hear. Thats gotta make a difference in the way the corvette suspension works I imagine.
-KL :thumbs:
Thats what I was looking for. I love those racey looking CCW wheels. Ive been ogling them for quite sometime on a bunch of different cars. I have even talked to John a couple times about a set of wheels for road course hot lapping in my old mustang. Not nearly as big as a 17x11.5 though. Pretty incredibly light too from what I hear. Thats gotta make a difference in the way the corvette suspension works I imagine.
-KL :thumbs: