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Old 07-27-2002, 07:19 PM   #1
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Make the Magnesium wheels W I D E R ? They charged us 3k for them, and gave us a wheels that's puny by performance standards...(look at the sizes on ZR1's and ZO6's). It's come to a point where I want to get new wheels, but I'm in a quandary about whether or not to unload my OEM's. True, they're light and really cool looking, but I'm still unsatisfied...sorry about the rant!
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Old 07-28-2002, 02:39 AM   #2
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Is it safe to use a wheel spacer on those wheels, not a thick one, to make them stick out further and make the car look just a little wider? If so what's the maximum thickness recommended?
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how wide are they? 8.5"?
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8.5 front and 9.5 rears are all that's available because run flats are the only tire that they put on the C5.

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