Lenrock

Has anyone ran Z06 tires which recomend a 9-10.5 rim for front and 10-11.5 rim for the rim on standard C5 rims that are 8.5 and 9.5"?
I can get these tires used at a great price with over 1/2 life left and I was just concerned about the risks of running a wider tire on 1/2" less rim.

pewter99

not a good idea..

Lenrock

[QUOTE=pewter99;1581561667]not a good idea..[/
What kind of risks are we talking about?

pewter99

well I am no expert but anytime you are mounting a tire on a rim that it is not suited for you run the risk of problems...like poor handling, braking etc..probably best to ask in the wheel tire forum

C5FORFUN2

I have the 295 35's on my stock rear thin spokes and they fit, look, and wear perfectly. I ran them daily until I got new wheels/tires and still run them daily in the winter months. I would say the fronts would be fine also. I think you will find quite a few others that run them also.

jornahow

If you look at the Tire Rack website you will see that the rim width range for the 265/40 17 is 9" - 10.5" and for the 295 rears the rim width range is 10" - 11". So the stock C5 base wheels are not in the approved width range for these tires.

Vetteman Jack

There have been a number of owners who have run those size tires on the smaller coupe/vert rims, but as mentioned, they are not within the recommended sizes for those width rims. I personally would not do it.

STALION

Have you though about upgrading to z06 wheels? Plenty are available for cheap!

Patches

Here's what stock Z06 tires on stock C5 wheels look like.