Brian

Any pictures or experiences with GS wheels on a base coupe. Any issues?

speedraider

here is what the front will look like with GS wheels on a base front end. Stuck out about a half inch, never had a problem with the car lowered.

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

You don't want to have OEM GS wheels on a base coupe. The rear wheels will definitely stick out past the edge of the fenders.

You can get aftermarket GS wheels that are made for a narrow body though.

teenVette

Wow that looks good.

revo1059

Black on black

hawkgfr

What this man says....

Give House of wheels a call Bob can hook you up...

chevyc6z51

Couldn't you get a dif tire offset to have them fit better ? Also if you where any lower would you hit ?

Top_Fuel

Check out THIS post that has pictures of Z06/GS-sized wheels and tires on a non-widebody C6.

speedraider

Mine are OEM grand sport wheels.Not reproductions

haljensen

There's no such thing as "tire offset". The offset is in the wheel and the C6 GS wheels have the wrong offset for a C6.

The link in post 8 of this thread is a good example of how poorly the C6 GS wheels fit a C6.

Brian

Just wondering what problems could arise: debris thrown up from wheels, turning and clearance issues with front tires, etc.

Thank you for the link to the photos.

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

If you plan on using OEM GS wheels on a base coupe, the problems will be more with the back wheels/tires than the front.

If you use your OEM size tires on the front (245), then you can get by with GS wheels (on the front) just fine.

The problem is with the back. The OEM GS wheels are 12" wide with a different offset so they will stick out past the fenders about 1/2". It looks bad and if you hit a pot hole or a big dip in the road, you are taking a chance that the tires will hit your fender lips and possibly do some damage.

JoesC5

In many states, having the tire sticking out past the fenders will not pass inspection. Some states require the fender cover the complete tire and some states require the fender to cover the tread of the tire. Also many states say that the tires can not touch the fenders.

Scruff Vette

Perfect!

Brian

Perhaps I could run the GS wheels on the front with stock fenders, and run the rear GS wheels with wide body rear fenders.

speedraider

that's what I did, until I gathered enough parts to do the front widebody

Brian

If those are OEM fenders on the front, then this may be an option for me.

speedraider

went from this



to this

Brian

Yup, that will work!

BoogerM

I had some on my base C6 but was nervous about the potential for hitting the fender. However, if you need some GS wheels with runflats, mine are still for sale:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-p...es-w-tpms.html