n8dogg

Hello,

I was curious if any of you road racers know what wheels will fit a C5 with C6 Z06 brakes or big brake kits? I am currently running rear C5 Z06 wheels at all 4 corners, but there are very few tire options available and I'd like to consider a different wheel design.

Thanks in advance!

SunnydayDILYSI

I have CCW wheels with the PFC C6Z BBK on my C5. I think 12" front and 13" back (run 315s and 335s). 18" Diameter.

n8dogg

Do they stick out past the fenders? What is the offset of the wheels? Thanks!!

Hi Volts Z06

Call John at CCW and tell him what you are looking to run and he will specify what will work. I'm pretty sure the fronts should be 18 x 11" with a 8.25" backspacing but you have some options for the rear.

63Corvette

18" Kinesis K28 wheels:

JRitt@essex

I started a thread about what wheels fit our Essex Designed AP Racing Competition Brake Kits. Some good info, including wheel fitment templates there.

Please do yourself a favor and steer clear of bolting the C6 Z06 OEM brakes onto your car. Do some digging on this forum for the plethora of reasons why! You'll have bigger, heavier components, but I definitely wouldn't consider them 'better' than OEM C5 brakes for track use.

I think budget is a big consideration. You should probably list some type of max dollar value you'd like to spend on wheels. Some popular wheels among our brake kit customers are Forgeline, CCW Corsair Series, and Finspeed. I had those exact Kinesis wheels shown above (I wonder if those are mine?!? ). I also ran Enkei NT03+M's. They never seemed to be a big hit in the Vette market, but they were cost-effective and performed well for me.

In terms of bang-for-the-buck, the CCW Corsair series seems to hit a fairly sweet spot in terms of price for performance. They tend to have a huge amount of brake caliper clearance. Forgeline is tough to beat if you have the budget though.

SunnydayDILYSI

Update to my earlier post. I went back and checked the data on sizes. CCws with 11" width up front and 12" in back. 18" diameter with 8.5" offset. They definitely stick out past the fenders. About 2".

n8dogg

John sold the company to Weld. Prices have gone up, customer service seems to have gone down as it wasn't long ago that I called them for information and was offered little to 0 help. They seem to only want to sell to retailers and want the retailers to take care of the customers.

I did go the C6 Z06 brake route, braking performance increased dramatically. Yes they are heavier brakes, yes they go through pads at an alarming rate, but the high-speed braking performance is far more confident and superior than the base C5 brakes. If I were performing more than a couple HPDE events per year, I would consider a big $$ big brake kit. But, funny enough, I think I just picked up a set of Stop-Tech big brakes.

dapopa9

The Wilwood AERO6 kit bolts right up and fits under the OEM Speedlines C5 Z06 18x10.5's wheels

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/Bra...on=C-5+%26+Z06

SouthernSon

This is the front kit I am running. I like it. 18" all corners with 14" rotors.

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/Bra...on=C-5+%26+Z06

C5Natie

TSW Nurburgring wheels, 18x10.5. They clear my C6Z brakes perfectly.

n8dogg

Thanks, I'll likely stick with my C5Z rear wheels for now. At least until I can land a good deal on a used set of custom wheels before I fork out the coin for CCW's or alike. Another option would be to go wide body and run C6 GS/Z06 wheels, but I know I will never be 100% happy with the body work. The struggle is real!

C5Natie

I know what you mean about the body work. I had to something about it too lol

n8dogg

Car looks great! I'd love to do the widebooty, I just know that I'll never be 100% happy with the fitment .