Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
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Awesome! I've been itching to see how the new ZR1's look, and holmes, your car makes them look GOOOOD!!!
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C4 ZR1 Repo's 17x9.5 &17x11 on a SC!
C4 ZR1 Repo's 17x9.5 &17x11 on a SC!
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ok. i tried looking through this forum for the answer but its way too long.i have w2k wheels with 245/45/17s on front and 275/35/18s on back.what air pressure should i run for maximum tire life?also i need two centers.are they still available from gm?im not sure i want to buy a ebay replica.
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ok. i tried looking through this forum for the answer but its way too long.i have w2k wheels with 245/45/17s on front and 275/35/18s on back.what air pressure should i run for maximum tire life?also i need two centers.are they still available from gm?im not sure i want to buy a ebay replica.
eBay center caps are fine, or do a simple google search.
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I agree with plum92_camaro, your car looks AWESOME with those wheels, hood and rear spoiler. The only thing killing my buzz is the super bright chrome gas cap. I think the original red one would look much better. Even that little bit of chrome just stands out way too much.
Not trying to be disrespectful in any way, just my opinion. I've attached a picture of my "Ms. Rachael" just in case you feel the need to fire back.
Not trying to be disrespectful in any way, just my opinion. I've attached a picture of my "Ms. Rachael" just in case you feel the need to fire back.
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Here are a few pics of my new Z06 wheels. 18x8.5 for the front & 18x10.5 for the rear. I still need to order the spacers/adapters though. I will probably call OEwheels to see if they need to be lugcentric or hubcentric just to make sure I order the correct type.
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I just mounted one of the 8.5" wheels back there for now since the 10.5" wheels are about an inch deeper backspacing.
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I just mounted one of the 8.5" wheels back there for now since the 10.5" wheels are about an inch deeper backspacing.
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I agree with plum92_camaro, your car looks AWESOME with those wheels, hood and rear spoiler. The only thing killing my buzz is the super bright chrome gas cap. I think the original red one would look much better. Even that little bit of chrome just stands out way too much.
Not trying to be disrespectful in any way, just my opinion. I've attached a picture of my "Ms. Rachael" just in case you feel the need to fire back.
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Not trying to be disrespectful in any way, just my opinion. I've attached a picture of my "Ms. Rachael" just in case you feel the need to fire back.
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::UPDATE::
Just wanted to add within the past few months, the chrome has started flaking off the rivets... Has anyone else had this issue??
Just wanted to add within the past few months, the chrome has started flaking off the rivets... Has anyone else had this issue??
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Just finished getting my wheels on and lowering done. C6 wheels, 2" spacer in front, 2.5" in the rear. Eibach sportline, one coil removed on rear springs, 1/4 coil on front. Getting ready to wrap in the near future.
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Before you guys put on the wheels did you have to put on a conversion plate of some sort for the bolt pattern? or does Corvette wheels just naturally fit?
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Have a 91 camaro rs . Anyone know where I can get c6 wheels from? Looked everywhere .
Or is anyone selling a pair or know someone ?
Looking preferably black c6 stars
Or is anyone selling a pair or know someone ?
Looking preferably black c6 stars
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Reproductions in black, chrome , & gunmetal .. Just about every type of vette wheel u can think of from the last 30 years mine cost a total at 358$ plus 80$ for shipping so 438$ delivered to my front door and I think I got em about 3 days after I ordered but the ship out of Florida .. U ain't gonna find a deal better than that even tho they are made in China who cares for that price
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OEWheels.com makes brand new
Reproductions in black, chrome , & gunmetal .. Just about every type of vette wheel u can think of from the last 30 years mine cost a total at 358$ plus 80$ for shipping so 438$ delivered to my front door and I think I got em about 3 days after I ordered but the ship out of Florida .. U ain't gonna find a deal better than that even tho they are made in China who cares for that price
Reproductions in black, chrome , & gunmetal .. Just about every type of vette wheel u can think of from the last 30 years mine cost a total at 358$ plus 80$ for shipping so 438$ delivered to my front door and I think I got em about 3 days after I ordered but the ship out of Florida .. U ain't gonna find a deal better than that even tho they are made in China who cares for that price
I've been all over clist.
I know I will have to find 2" adapters also once I get them but ya
Figured I would try an find someone with them on here or something better somewhere .
Been all over eBay also very frustrating lol
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Don't buy them if you're putting more than 450 ft lbs of torque out. I've seen people bust the centers out at the dragstrip. They're also much heavier than an OEM wheel.
Also, I ended up getting my c6 wheels for under $400. 2 brand new, 2 with a little bit of pitting.
My advice is to get a set of chrome ones off Craigslist and have them powdercoated whatever you want.
Also, I ended up getting my c6 wheels for under $400. 2 brand new, 2 with a little bit of pitting.
My advice is to get a set of chrome ones off Craigslist and have them powdercoated whatever you want.
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Got mine locally off of Craigslist for $400. Found these doign a quick search on local criagslist as well:
http://charleston.craigslist.org/pts/4234738045.html
Like zenish said, check your local craigslist. The big price comes when you buy the rubber...
http://charleston.craigslist.org/pts/4234738045.html
Like zenish said, check your local craigslist. The big price comes when you buy the rubber...
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here is my current car in the works, going for paint come spring time. Im rolling on Grand Sport 18"
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I picked up my ZR1's and got them mounted yesterday. I'm very happy with the outcome.
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They came from OE Wheels, LLC out of Florida.
Specs:
17x9.5 all around
+56 mm offset
2.25" adapters in front
2.00" adapters in rear
I used McGard spline-drive chrome lug nuts for mounting the wheels instead of regular chrome lug nuts. I like the look.
275/40R17 BF Goodrich g-force Sport Comp-2
Car has been lowered 1" with Eibach Pro Kit springs
Absolutely NO modifications were made to the car for these to fit. Just bolted right on. I have NO rubbing or clearance issues in front or rear.
Thanks for looking!
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They came from OE Wheels, LLC out of Florida.
Specs:
17x9.5 all around
+56 mm offset
2.25" adapters in front
2.00" adapters in rear
I used McGard spline-drive chrome lug nuts for mounting the wheels instead of regular chrome lug nuts. I like the look.
275/40R17 BF Goodrich g-force Sport Comp-2
Car has been lowered 1" with Eibach Pro Kit springs
Absolutely NO modifications were made to the car for these to fit. Just bolted right on. I have NO rubbing or clearance issues in front or rear.
Thanks for looking!
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Im going to have to get a better look in the daylight tomorrow to see how I really feel about this color. It's a lot darker than I was hoping.
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17x11s in the rear. The BFH came out but I was actually really surprised at how minor the clearancing really was. The front 17x9.5s with 2 inch spacers are just as tight on that area at the front of the fender well. It's not perfectly centered, I got some trash in the threads of my panhard bar and it just didnt want to adjust any farther. I probably should just take it out of the car and clean the threads out to get it to thread smoothly and get it perfectly centered, but as of now it's less than a 1/4 inch from being centered. Right around 1/8th-3/16ths.... 5/32s? Fractions... ugh.
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17x11s in the rear. The BFH came out but I was actually really surprised at how minor the clearancing really was. The front 17x9.5s with 2 inch spacers are just as tight on that area at the front of the fender well. It's not perfectly centered, I got some trash in the threads of my panhard bar and it just didnt want to adjust any farther. I probably should just take it out of the car and clean the threads out to get it to thread smoothly and get it perfectly centered, but as of now it's less than a 1/4 inch from being centered. Right around 1/8th-3/16ths.... 5/32s? Fractions... ugh.
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Got some new rubber wrapped around my c6's Friday ... looks much better now ..went from 25.5" tall to 28" tall trying to get some gear out of it ... just need to drop the Car about an inch and it would b perfect ....
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So here are my ZR1's in the daylight. Like I said, they are 17x11 rears.... some of you may curious as to how they fit. I had to BFH one side... the axle isnt perfectly centered but i dont think it's too far out.
These are not glamour shots...
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Front of inner fender just above the LCA
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And I didnt even have to do anything to the bump stops.
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You could easily tuck these in another .25 inches I think.
These are not glamour shots...
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Front of inner fender just above the LCA
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And I didnt even have to do anything to the bump stops.
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You could easily tuck these in another .25 inches I think.
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Car: 1991 firebird
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So here are my ZR1's in the daylight. Like I said, they are 17x11 rears.... some of you may curious as to how they fit. I had to BFH one side... the axle isnt perfectly centered but i dont think it's too far out.
These are not glamour shots...
Front of inner fender just above the LCA
And I didnt even have to do anything to the bump stops.
You could easily tuck these in another .25 inches I think.
These are not glamour shots...
Front of inner fender just above the LCA
And I didnt even have to do anything to the bump stops.
You could easily tuck these in another .25 inches I think.
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28 - T-Tops
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Re: Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
I Really Hope Someone Can Clear This Up...
I am about to purchase 18x9.5 C5 wheels and i need to see who here is using the Hubcentric adapters and who is using the Lugcentric adapters.
Also can you share your experiences with EZAccessory or Motorsport-tech in regards to your Hubcentric or Lugcentric adapters.
Thank you,
Your help is greatly appreciated.
I am about to purchase 18x9.5 C5 wheels and i need to see who here is using the Hubcentric adapters and who is using the Lugcentric adapters.
Also can you share your experiences with EZAccessory or Motorsport-tech in regards to your Hubcentric or Lugcentric adapters.
Thank you,
Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Car: 1990 Camaro RS
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Axle/Gears: 3.42
I am using adapters from EZAccessories. The rears are 2.00" and are both hub-centric as well as wheel-centric. The fronts are 2.25" and are hub-centric on the car side, but lug-centric on the wheel side. They can't be wheel-centric on the front because of the spindle hub sticking out. I am running 17 x 9.5, +56mm offset, 7.45" backspace ZR1 replicas from OE Wheels, LLC. I have no complaints with the quality of the adapters, but I did buy replacement Dorman lugs to use with the adapters because I thought the ones shipped with them looked cheap. Made me feel better, anyways. I used blue Loctite when installing the adapters. YMMV
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Re: Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
I am using adapters from EZAccessories. The rears are 2.00" and are both hub-centric as well as wheel-centric. The fronts are 2.25" and are hub-centric on the car side, but lug-centric on the wheel side. They can't be wheel-centric on the front because of the spindle hub sticking out. I am running 17 x 9.5, +56mm offset, 7.45" backspace ZR1 replicas from OE Wheels, LLC. I have no complaints with the quality of the adapters, but I did buy replacement Dorman lugs to use with the adapters because I thought the ones shipped with them looked cheap. Made me feel better, anyways. I used blue Loctite when installing the adapters. YMMV
Would you happen to have the part numbers? I will get the exact same ones.
I could only see the 70.3mm -> 70.3mm and 73mm ->73mm options.
Hubcentric
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Hub_Centr...475-5475hv.htm
Lugcentric
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Ada...5475-5475c.htm
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Car: 1990 Camaro RS
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Those are the same part numbers I ordered. I had to take a Dremel to the inside of the rear adapters and to the rear axle hub to free up just a hair more space for proper fitment. They fit a little too tight, which would have made removing them very difficult. Fronts fit fine after a good cleaning of the hubs. All fit nice and snug, with no room for movement.
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Car: 1990 Camaro RS
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You should be able to run 2.00" adapters front and rear if you're going with 18" wheels. You'll have an additional 1/2" clearance from the tie rod end than I do with my 17" wheels. FYI
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Im running hub centric adapters on the rear from ebay seller lugs-n-stuff. They are hub centric on both sides. I had to clean off just a little built up crust on my rear axle hub to get it to slip on all the way, great fit.
The fronts are from ezaccessory. They are not hub centric. They are advertised as hub-centric... but they are not. 70.5mm center bore. I didnt want to get a wheel-hub centric adapter for the fronts for fear it wouldn't clear the factory hub. But what I found is even my rear adapters that are a perfect fit on the rear are NOT a perfect fit on the front. In fact, they have at least 1mm of play between them and the hub on the fronts.
I dont know if brake rotors just have a wildly varying hub thickness for our cars... i would imagine different manufacturers build them to slightly different specs and tolerances, so I wouldn't count on front hubs being hubcentric unless you measure and have the adapters made, but even that will cause problems down the line if you change your brake rotors. The obvious solution here is brake upgrade... but like I said, my front and rear hubs are definitely NOT the same diameter. I have no issues, but I'd very much prefer all 4 to be hub centric. Given how loose the front adapters fit on the front hub, I dont know that if it were a tight fit that I could get an adapter with a wheel-side hub centric flange over it.
Also ezaccessory charges some stupid 15 percent restocking fee even if the adapter is in perfect condition and never installed. I wont buy anything else from them just for that. I do have an extra pair of 2 inch adapters now, though. I think Im going to save them for when I get a set of vette wheels that need the same 2 inch adapter front and rear.
The fronts are from ezaccessory. They are not hub centric. They are advertised as hub-centric... but they are not. 70.5mm center bore. I didnt want to get a wheel-hub centric adapter for the fronts for fear it wouldn't clear the factory hub. But what I found is even my rear adapters that are a perfect fit on the rear are NOT a perfect fit on the front. In fact, they have at least 1mm of play between them and the hub on the fronts.
I dont know if brake rotors just have a wildly varying hub thickness for our cars... i would imagine different manufacturers build them to slightly different specs and tolerances, so I wouldn't count on front hubs being hubcentric unless you measure and have the adapters made, but even that will cause problems down the line if you change your brake rotors. The obvious solution here is brake upgrade... but like I said, my front and rear hubs are definitely NOT the same diameter. I have no issues, but I'd very much prefer all 4 to be hub centric. Given how loose the front adapters fit on the front hub, I dont know that if it were a tight fit that I could get an adapter with a wheel-side hub centric flange over it.
Also ezaccessory charges some stupid 15 percent restocking fee even if the adapter is in perfect condition and never installed. I wont buy anything else from them just for that. I do have an extra pair of 2 inch adapters now, though. I think Im going to save them for when I get a set of vette wheels that need the same 2 inch adapter front and rear.
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Re: Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
Im running hub centric adapters on the rear from ebay seller lugs-n-stuff. They are hub centric on both sides. I had to clean off just a little built up crust on my rear axle hub to get it to slip on all the way, great fit.
The fronts are from ezaccessory. They are not hub centric. They are advertised as hub-centric... but they are not. 70.5mm center bore. I didnt want to get a wheel-hub centric adapter for the fronts for fear it wouldn't clear the factory hub. But what I found is even my rear adapters that are a perfect fit on the rear are NOT a perfect fit on the front. In fact, they have at least 1mm of play between them and the hub on the fronts.
I dont know if brake rotors just have a wildly varying hub thickness for our cars... i would imagine different manufacturers build them to slightly different specs and tolerances, so I wouldn't count on front hubs being hubcentric unless you measure and have the adapters made, but even that will cause problems down the line if you change your brake rotors. The obvious solution here is brake upgrade... but like I said, my front and rear hubs are definitely NOT the same diameter. I have no issues, but I'd very much prefer all 4 to be hub centric. Given how loose the front adapters fit on the front hub, I dont know that if it were a tight fit that I could get an adapter with a wheel-side hub centric flange over it.
Also ezaccessory charges some stupid 15 percent restocking fee even if the adapter is in perfect condition and never installed. I wont buy anything else from them just for that. I do have an extra pair of 2 inch adapters now, though. I think Im going to save them for when I get a set of vette wheels that need the same 2 inch adapter front and rear.
The fronts are from ezaccessory. They are not hub centric. They are advertised as hub-centric... but they are not. 70.5mm center bore. I didnt want to get a wheel-hub centric adapter for the fronts for fear it wouldn't clear the factory hub. But what I found is even my rear adapters that are a perfect fit on the rear are NOT a perfect fit on the front. In fact, they have at least 1mm of play between them and the hub on the fronts.
I dont know if brake rotors just have a wildly varying hub thickness for our cars... i would imagine different manufacturers build them to slightly different specs and tolerances, so I wouldn't count on front hubs being hubcentric unless you measure and have the adapters made, but even that will cause problems down the line if you change your brake rotors. The obvious solution here is brake upgrade... but like I said, my front and rear hubs are definitely NOT the same diameter. I have no issues, but I'd very much prefer all 4 to be hub centric. Given how loose the front adapters fit on the front hub, I dont know that if it were a tight fit that I could get an adapter with a wheel-side hub centric flange over it.
Also ezaccessory charges some stupid 15 percent restocking fee even if the adapter is in perfect condition and never installed. I wont buy anything else from them just for that. I do have an extra pair of 2 inch adapters now, though. I think Im going to save them for when I get a set of vette wheels that need the same 2 inch adapter front and rear.
After all the advice i am probably going to order the
2.25" Lugcentric 73mm for Front
2" Hubcentric 70.3mm for Rear
This is the best option that i am aware of unless anyone has a better one.
I have created a thread in wheels and tires for this discussion, let us continue this there.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/whee...ugcentric.html
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Re: Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
These are the ones I got that are very not hub centric. I guess I got it confused with some ebay descriptions of theirs and assumed they were the same.
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Ada...5475-5475c.htm
Like I said, they work fine on the car, but they just require a bit more patience to install.
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Ada...5475-5475c.htm
Like I said, they work fine on the car, but they just require a bit more patience to install.
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Re: Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
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Re: Got Vette Wheels??...Post pics here...!
No rubbing, they stick out a bit in back, but not overly so. They are 10.5" all around, though I wish I would have gone 295's all around as well...(they may have rubbed a bit then though). Still a stocker diff, until it breaks, then I'll go with a Strange 60 in anticipation of an LS swap.