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I'm needing help getting my '96 Collector Edition Z51 coupe back to original condition; still need one pair of A-mold 5-spoke wheels. They can be '94-95 ZR1 front wheels or '96 Collector Edition rears (or CE Z51 fronts). They will have the following markings cast into the rear of the wheels...

Thanks for that! Two of the four wheels turned out to be truly OEM; they were the JWL Japanese-made type. I kept them, and sent the other two back; one of them had a 37mm offset, so what kind of car that one was for, I have no idea (all the wheels were 9.5")! A pretty disorganized wheel retailer...

I think I know the answer to this question, but here goes: I've just received a set of ZR-1 style 5-spoke wheels from a retailer; I need that style for my '96 Collector Edition coupe. They were advertised as authentic OEM wheels, refinished. I emailed the retailer during the order process to...

Your thoughtful response is much appreciated! I'll discuss each of your ideas with my mechanic when I see him next week. During the online part of my research into the problem I did come across the ZR51 Performance people, but didn't see mention of the beam plates; will follow up on that too...

Don't know if I'm too late responding here, but I recently removed Magnaflows from my '96 LT4 because of the annoying drone at highway speeds. I liked the low-speed rumble, but couldn't live with the drone as I do a lot of highway miles on the way to our local sports car roads. I see posts about...

I'm looking here for helpful comments from someone who has experience driving a well-maintained (ideally '96) Z51-equipped car AND at least one other late C4 with standard suspension. I bought my '96 Z51 LT4 CE last summer with 44,000 miles on it. Showroom-looking condition, but with a vibration...

I'm trying to figure out if the drilled 13" front rotors on my low-mileage '96 (with J55/Z51) were original to the car. They look the same in detail to the plain rear rotors, and seem to be decent quality (the holes have bevelled edges to resist cracking). Anybody know for sure?

Well, here's the end of the thread....I took Doug's advice and emailed Betty Hardison, archivist at the National Corvette Museum, and within less than two hours(!) she responded with the information that I was looking for: my car is one of 60 CE coupes with Z51 and red interior built in 1996...

Thanks, Tuna, that's a really good start. Amazing chart. Also interesting to see the 1990 R9G cars in there, I'm surprised, as there were so few of them built. Great for comparison. Do you have any photos of your '96 that might show the front rotors....?

I'm trying to figure out if a few items on my (recently bought) '96 CE Z51 car are original or aftermarket. I received zero paper records with the car. Can anyone confirm that the '96 FE3 sport suspension package included the following, or less or more: - Bilstein gas shocks - 'heavy duty'...

Thanks for responding, G. I wondered if that was some kind of wedge, but I figured I'd rather get advice first before wrecking something.

Oh boy, this is embarrassing....I've removed and replaced plenty of shift knobs from various cars over the years, but I'm stumped about removing the knob from my '96 six-speed (I'm having to reattach a loose leather boot and want to completely remove the console/boot to get proper access; i...

Thanks for the advice, Doug. I will contact the Museum. Sounds like our cars are very similar (have you posted a picture of yours somewhere on the site?). And under-rated, you're right! How long before these cars are 'discovered' for the insane supercar bargains that they are? Another...

In the spring I decided that it was time I bought that C4 that I've been wanting, after 25 years of family cars; I was going to spend the summer looking for one....the next day, I found and bought this one, shown at the dealer's showroom, 70 miles from home: LT4 and Z51, which I wanted, but...

Now I know what all you guys felt when you bought your first Corvette. Holy smoke. After 25 years of family obligations (station wagons, SUV's), and 58 years on this earth, I finally found my Corvette. I've had XKE, 240-Z, and Lotus, way back when, but this is something new and better. She's a...