Tires and wheels......is this a good deal?

[win1876]

I need a set of tires and wheel for my ZR1 so I can keep my original ones for later.........is this a good deal? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AFS-8...spagenameZWDVW Is anyone had these tires before? Thanks, Bill

[_twisted_]

they are the wrong offset for a ZR1, they are GS offset

[Blown67427]

Originally Posted by _twisted_

they are the wrong offset for a ZR1, they are GS offset

Actually, there are not even the GS offset. Those will fit 88-96 c4's and camaros. The rears for the GS were a different offset, as the GS had the rear fender flares.

[Goldcylon]

Originally Posted by win1876

I need a set of tires and wheel for my ZR1 so I can keep my original ones for later.........is this a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AFS-8...spagenameZWDVW

Is anyone had these tires before?

Thanks, Bill

Bill great for a Camaro but won’t fit your offset without adapters

[win1876]

Thanks Guys

[terryszr1]

those tores look interesting where can one get them

[Jeffvette]

Originally Posted by Blown67427

Actually, there are not even the GS offset. Those will fit 88-96 c4's and camaros. The rears for the GS were a different offset, as the GS had the rear fender flares.

So what was the Grand Sport offset on the 17x11 rears?

[terryszr1]

isnt the offset for the zr1 36mm

[1HotZR-1]

Jeff, I thought the GS offset was 56mm? I may be wrong, but I know you can look at AFS's website. They have the offsets for all the c4s.

And Terry, yes the ZR-1 was 36mm for the rear.

[Blown67427]

Originally Posted by 1HotZR-1

Jeff, I thought the GS offset was 56mm? I may be wrong, but I know you can look at AFS's website. They have the offsets for all the c4s.

And Terry, yes the ZR-1 was 36mm for the rear.

ZR-1 = 36mm
GS= 50mm

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by Blown67427

ZR-1 = 36mm
GS= 50mm

GS offset is 50mm like stated

I have the OEM GS wheels on my 90.. they do need a spacer

I have a pair of 20mm spacers I need to install.

with the GS offset the wheels look like 9.5" when installed

[terryszr1]

Originally Posted by Blown67427

ZR-1 = 36mm
GS= 50mm

thankyou for confireming that has anyone tried the vedestron tires ? are they any good?

[Jeffvette]

Originally Posted by Blown67427

GS= 50mm

And that's what was listed in the auction.

[Blown67427]

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

And that's what was listed in the auction.

Although the specs say 50mm rears. The add says

AFS 88-96 Corvette Wheels Tires ZR1 17x11 Camaro Polish

You put 50mm rear wheels on a non GS 88-96 vette or camaro and you'll have rear tires sticking out. You have to pay close attention to the adds, as you won't be verry happy after you receive them.

[Jeffvette]

Originally Posted by Blown67427

Although the specs say 50mm rears. The add says


You put 50mm rear wheels on a non GS 88-96 vette or camaro and you'll have rear tires sticking out. You have to pay close attention to the adds, as you won't be verry happy after you receive them.

It is general knowledge that the tire/rim combo will stick out roughly a 1/4 inch when you put the GS offset package on a base 88-96 car. That is the reason why GM put the fender flares on the coupes. They had to house the tire completely.

The only wheels available for the 88-96 cars were a 56mm front, which all cars had, or 56mm rear on the base cars. 36mm on the ZR-1 only or 50mm on the GS.

[Blown67427]

A few years ago, me and some buds experimented with a few wheels. One was an AFS 11" rear wheel, made for the 88-96 Corvette. one was a factory GS wheel, and the other was a ZR-1 factory wheel. The test car was a 1996 C4 non GS. The AFS wheel was right on the edge of the wheel well, while the GS wheel stuck out about 1/2" and of course the ZR-1 wheel stuck out a full inch. I cannot remember what the AFS wheel offset was, but it was definitely different from the GS wheel. Had we gone with the AFS wheel and the GS fender flare, the car would have looked like it had space savers on. My friend ended up ordering the GS rear wheel in order to make the fender flares he was adding look right.