Mr. Magoo

Hey what are you doing in here C3 BOY!

Naw those are new, I ditched the ZR-1 rims.

AORoads

Yah, I can tell that low-life has a terminal case of LT4 Lust. But he has great taste in shirts!

Seriously, though... the guy behind the camera has a Really Bad Case of Red 'Vert Envy!!!

Be well,

SJW


LMAO!!!! Was wondering if you were gonna see this post.

Yeah, I gotta say, there's truth to that statement all Corvettes are red and convertibles are just icing on the cake. Now, if I coulda gotten mine in a vert condition, that'd be just grand.

We won't comment on the taste in shirt thing.....

BTW, everyone go back and look at ImpalaBalko's first photos. I just noticed it---the guy is certifiable---that's a wash bucket out there amidst the piles of snow!!!! Thumbs up to you, my man!!!!

ROME

Nick 418

^ omg rome. Those are so sexxy! What size tires are those? What kinda rims? Looks awesome!

cv67

ROME, your car has a PERFECT stance!


Polished Cuisinarts

TEC6

Rome, I want to know more info on these rims... Think these would look really good on my red vette. Shame I can't photoshop these rims on my car. Please give me some info on these rims.

ROME

Thanks for the compliments, Here ya go...

Wheels:

Rear: 18x11.5 (offset - 8.25” of backspace)
Front: 18x10 (offset - 8.5” of backspace)

Tires:

Rear: 335/30/18
Front: 275/35/18

It's not just a simple bolt on swap for the rear wheels. I'm using Exotic Muscle trailing arms and sway bar links, as well as custom made (foreward) trailing arm brackets. The EM trailing arms have the heim-jointed ends which are much narrower that the big "dog-bone" ends on the stock trailing arms. Using these, I was able to manufacture thinner but stronger foreward brackets which positioned the trailing arms further inboard by roughly an extra 1/2 inch or so on each side. The only point of contact after that was the square shaped brake line bracket that would touch the tire when I hit fair sized dips in the road. I was able to round off the shape of it and remove the unnecessary extra material from the braket. After that, I had zero contact issues, even with the car lowered an inch or so.

The next time I have the custom trailing arm brackets off of the car, I'm going to have them blueprinted so anyone wanting to do this mod can just come to this website and download the specs. They are very simple brackets made out of standard U-channel steel, and pretty much any local fabricator/metal shop would have no trouble knocking out a pair of them in no time using a ban saw and a drill press.

JB666

I am curious about something - If one were to use 18X10 in the rear running a 315 or 295, would this fit without modification?

Those wheels are GORGEOUS! I'd have passed on my last 4 sets for them.

STREETKNIGHT

The next time I have the custom trailing arm brackets off of the car, I'm going to have them blueprinted so anyone wanting to do this mod can just come to this website and download the specs. They are very simple brackets made out of standard U-channel steel, and pretty much any local fabricator/metal shop would have no trouble knocking out a pair of them in no time using a ban saw and a drill press.

Thanks! That would be great

stinger95

ROME

I would think so. I previously had 17x11 GS wheels on this one with 315's and they fit great. It's a standard swap for a lot of C4 owners. Stepping up the diameter of the wheel height shouldn't change things too much IMO, especially if you drop down to a 295 tire, or go from a 35 series to a 30 series. That's just my opinion though.

Jet-Jock

Guess I'll add mine to the stack. Especially since they are new.

kopbet89c4

I went retro on my 89. I traded up my 93 crappy condition sawblades /w crappy tires + peeling clear coat for these 100% perfect 84-87 16" wheels. I actually like these 255/50/16 tires because the ride feels a lot softer.

steve40th

C4forlife

Rome do you have any pics of the suspension mods that you did in the rear? Also are you experiencing any rubbing with the 315 up front under hard cornering or big bumps?

Milktruck

dnut24

huge gap! lower that thing and it'll look killer!

Milktruck

Haha, thanks, I already have a post going on the lowering issue...

86VX1

hey milk truck, can you tell us what size and back spacing you are using to fit those killer wheels? who makes those wheels. i pm'd you but i don't think it's working

Milktruck

They are american racing rebel's, 18x10 back, 18x9 front.

http://www.americanracing.com/wheels...lloy&section=A

Thanks for the compliment...