Check out the 20 inch rims

[WONKABOY]

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[davec0_17]

I like them! Does it ride much different?

 

[Peer81]

I'm not a big fan of 18" and bigger on a C3. Then it becomes a set of wheels with a vette in between. But when your into big rims i can imagine it looks cool!

Groeten Peter.

 

[Evolution1980]

I definitely ain't feelin' it, but hey, we all got our own tastes!
It your car and if you like it, then that's what it's all about!

 

[Evolution1980]

BTW... those sidepipes may be a problem, especially for the ladies if ya plan on taking 'em out. (Or, essentially anyone that's a bit shorter.) The higher you raise your car, the closer to the pipes your legs are going to be getting out of the car. Even when these cars are low to the ground, people still burn their legs on the sidepipes.

Be very sure to warn people about that!

 

[67HEAVEN]

20" wheels on a Corvette, especially a C1, C2 or C3, just look way out of proportion to me.

First thing I think of is Tonka trucks. :crazy

 

[DRTH VTR]

No this is not my car, but i liked the look!!

I held my tongue because I did not want to criticize a fellow CAC'ers car. But I think the proportions are just wrong.

 

[craig32]

I held my tongue because I did not want to criticize a fellow CAC'ers car. But I think the proportions are just wrong.

Ditto. I don't really dig the 'stagecoach' look.

 

[Bobsvette]

I got mixed feeling's on the look, My first Impression is that I was looking at a buick riveria from the back, but the more that I looked at the pic those wheels make the car look intimidating. The main thing is what YOU like!

 

[KANE]

I definitely ain't feelin' it, but hey, we all got our own tastes!
It your car and if you like it, then that's what it's all about!

Yup. Me too. I think the proportions get skewed with wheels larger than 17".

I test fitted 17"s and 18" to my old C3 and it looked... lets just say "off".

However, some guys get it right. One of the Vettes that comes to mind (Killer- 69MyWay's beast) hits the nail on the head as far as the look goes.

http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/files/vatv6.JPG
(more- http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/Photo_Album.html )

My first Vette was also a black Vette. I started my 1978 years before Killer was completed and I didn't join the CAC until after I was done with the major exterior modifications (paint was completed in 1996). I say this because these Vettes (DarkShark and Killer) are both black, have sidepipes, big block hoods, and have chrome trim.

Evo80's Vette looks fabulous. His car is not over-the-top with the paint scheme but it strikes a great balance and looks tough. The stance is dead on. The wheels on his Vette are a nice accent and aren't the overwhelming feature on the car.

67Heaven is the same story. The totality of the pieces make an awesome finished image. The hood, the pipes, the wheels, the motor, and the stance are perfect.

The main point here is the WHOLE car is a canvas. I wouldn't just paint some pretty, Bob Ross trees and then draw stick figures, a blue bird in a tree with a hole in it, and a yellow sun in the corner.

Just my $.02- Fill the whole canvas with a look that strikes a balance in harmony.

 

[Pseudomind]

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Quite some time ago I started a thread about spinner's for a Corvette. :L This is a good candidate.

I will state this though, "to each their own." For my taste it looks wrong, no "Harmony" or "Balance" as was stated previously in this thread.

 

[XLR8]

Sorry, I don't care for the look. But then I don't care for those giant sized rims AT ALL. Even on an SUV.

However........ to each his own.

Jane Ann

 

[Daryllawman]

:ugh Not my cup of tea either.......

 

[WONKABOY]

HOPEFULLY IT'S A BIGGER PHOTO

 

[DRTH VTR]

 

[XLR8]

Note to self:
Do NOT take sip of coffee and simultaneously click on "View First Unread".

 

[67HEAVEN]

Note to self:
Do NOT take sip of coffee and simultaneously click on "View First Unread".

 

[67HEAVEN]

 

[XLR8]

otfl

I'll be right back... I'm going to pour out this cup of coffee.

 

[67HEAVEN]

Wonkaboy,

We, of course, understand that you will do what appeals to you on "your" car.

However, to some of us, proportion is a valuable consideration. Here is a photo of my car with 15" original-style rallye wheels front and rear. The fronts are 8" wide................the rears 10". But the diameter is as original. It's in proportion to the body.

To me, at least, the 20" wheels overwhelm the beauty of the shark body and draw the eye to nothing but the wheels.

If you are determined to exceed the original 15" diameter, 16" or 17" would be a far better choice than 20".