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Old 07-03-2010, 09:44 PM
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Default C5 wagon wheel durability/strength?
For the most part, I'm a one and done TT guy so I try to conserve my tire useage. I picked up a few 18" wagon wheels to mount my scrubs so I can at least cut some laps and practice with the DE guys. Question is how durable/strong is a C5 wagon wheel?
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Old 07-04-2010, 01:04 AM
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I did quite few HPDE events with a set of wagon wheels on my 97. Never had a problem with them.

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I ran an 18x9.5 wagon wheel setup on all four corners for about 3 years (25 - 30 trackdays/year) and had no issues.
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they are beefy, I would trust them as much as any wheel I've ever run.
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Thanks guys.
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ugly as sin, but good for a hpde wheel and weight isnt bad either.

goto the tire/rim section and see the weights vs other C5 wheels.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...e-learned.html
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