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Old 03-06-2011, 02:38 PM
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I just picked up a moded C5Z06 that i will be running in the NER SCCA in SSM. I need to figure out what to do for wheels and tires. I currently have 4 17x11 Grandsport wheels(50mm offset) with 315 Hoosier A6's that I used on my camaro. Will these fit the vette?

I also have 4 18x10.5 C6 5 spoke replica wheels that have 305 toyo R888's on them that i was using as street tires on the camaro. Will these work on the C5Z06, and if they do I can get some 18 in hoosiers, but what width?

The car is coming to me with OEM 18x10.5 rear wheels and a replica front wheel in 18x9 with 315 BFG DR's on the rear and 265 BFG street tires on the front.Any help in wheel choice would be great

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Old 03-08-2011, 02:00 AM
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I've been running 315/30/18's kumho 710's on rear Z06 wheels that are 10.5 wide all around. I had to removed the brake ducts to clear under heavy braking, could've just trimed them but I tookem out. Your GS 17's might hit the swaybar under full lock, but may clear the brake ducts better. This year in going to run 295/30/18 A6's but haven't got them mounted yet.



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Try the combo in my sig. CCW can set you up. Then you can mount 18/30/315s Hoosiers up front and 18/30/335s out back using a 1/4 inch spacer
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OEM C5 Z06 rears and 315/30 Hoosier A6 square is what I run on my SSM Z06. It works pretty good especially if you stiffen the front to balance it out.
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Originally Posted by JiminVirginia
Try the combo in my sig. CCW can set you up. Then you can mount 18/30/315s Hoosiers up front and 18/30/335s out back using a 1/4 inch spacer
I'm running the same CCW wheels and sizes you are. I've only run 315s in the back with 285s in the front. I do have 4 335s and I'm definitely gonna put two of them in the rear but I was curious about trying to put the other two up front. I know they'll fit on the wheels but I'm guessing they'll rub too bad up front? Have you ever tried this? And I didn't know I need to run spacers in the rear with the 335s....do they rub that bad?

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