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Old 09-04-2019, 04:44 AM
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Hi all,
thinking of upgrading my wheelset... now I'm with 255/60 R15 stock rally wheels, trying to understand if it's better to go to 17 or 18 inches with rally wheels (American Racing or US Mags)... any picture of them to share??
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Originally Posted by Iron_dog
Hi all,
thinking of upgrading my wheelset... now I'm with 255/60 R15 stock rally wheels, trying to understand if it's better to go to 17 or 18 inches with rally wheels (American Racing or US Mags)... any picture of them to share??
It depends on what / how you want to drive the car.
15" rubber is good for street driving and not great for higher speed cornering / aggressive driving. Not many choices of rubber.
17" you have more choices of rubber
18" you have even more choices.

If its for looks only then nothing looks like the factory 15" wheel setup.
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Look at your tire options in both 17" and 18". Decide what you want and then buy the wheels. I like to stick with tires that are 26.5" diameter at a minimum and I went with a 27.5" tall rear. If you go with too short of a sidewall with stiff suspension the ride gets rough fast. Are you planning on running a 4 the same size or running specific front/rear tires?
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Originally Posted by eff10mm
Look at your tire options in both 17" and 18". Decide what you want and then buy the wheels. I like to stick with tires that are 26.5" diameter at a minimum and I went with a 27.5" tall rear. If you go with too short of a sidewall with stiff suspension the ride gets rough fast. Are you planning on running a 4 the same size or running specific front/rear tires?
same size all the corners...
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I can't imagine 18" Rally wheels are going to look at all right. They'll need some amount of rubber for aesthetic balance. Have you looked here?

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ly-thread.html
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18 rallys...



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18 rallys...



Thank you! Looks wonderful to me!
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18 rallys...



Like the look Jim, what was done to the bumpers?

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17 full chrome rally. Flash wiped the shine so it looks black. Flares make the tire look really small. 18's next go around.

And outside:
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17" Rally - one piece aluminum.

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Barry, those wheels look great on your car. Would you mind providing more information? Tire size? Wheel manufacturer? Wheel size including back spacing if you know it. Thanks in advance. Chip.
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Barry, those wheels look great on your car. Would you mind providing more information? Tire size? Wheel manufacturer? Wheel size including back spacing if you know it. Thanks in advance. Chip.
They are from YearOne. 17" x 8", with 4.5" BS (also available in 9" width). I have 1/2" spacers to bring the wheel out to stock location. Wheels come with center caps and wheel nuts. I've had these since 2015, no issues.
There is NOT a trim ring on the wheels, it's part of the wheel itself.
https://www.yearone.com/SearchResults/Wheels/rally

I actually purchased from Jegs, their shipping was cheaper.




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Originally Posted by Barry's70LT1
They are from YearOne. 17" x 8", with 4.5" BS (also available in 9" width). I have 1/2" spacers to bring the wheel out to stock location. Wheels come with center caps and wheel nuts. I've had these since 2015, no issues.
There is NOT a trim ring on the wheels, it's part of the wheel itself.
https://www.yearone.com/SearchResults/Wheels/rally

I actually purchased from Jegs, their shipping was cheaper.



Great looking! Do they come also in 4BS to preserve stock location or of the box? Thanks for sharing
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Great looking! Do they come also in 4BS to preserve stock location or of the box? Thanks for sharing
No, the 17" x 8" only come in 4.5" BS, I'm using a hub centric 1/2" spacer to preserve the stock location.
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Originally Posted by rvzio
Like the look Jim, what was done to the bumpers?

ZIO
Not sure but there’s a lot of info out there on the build...

http://www.superchevy.com/features/1...vette-stingray
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17's look perfect on these cars. I run a 26'' tire
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If you run an 18" wheel you can run a wider tire. Just something to consider

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