CorvetteMatthew
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- Joined
- May 8, 2009
- Messages
- 19
- Location
- Las Vegas
- Corvette
- 1985 Mint C4, 2002 c5 Custom, 2003 cl600 Benz V12
I got tired of cheap Made in China junk rims, ie aftermarket z06 rims. They are made of thin cheap aluminum and bend so easy, had 2 bent wheels in 1 year never hitting anything, not a single mark anywhere on rim, yet bent. So I bought a set of 2008 Z06 rims in polished, wish chrome, but I am working on that, and went to fit the fronts and perfect, they stick out a fraction and make the car look tough as hell, sweeeeet. .. The problem came in the rear, straight mount they hit inner wheel well. I tried 1.5 inch spacer and it rode like crap, it was hubcentric and all, but balance was issue, plus unsafe if the inner bolts holding spacer on come loose. So I went and tubbed out my wheel wells 2-3 inches. It was a easy but time consuming job. if you cut just right, it actually is great and looks stock to some degree. I used fiberglass resin kit with cloth and it worked like a charm, used a ruber ised undercoat over the top to water seal it more and cut road noise on the mod. This job is not for everyone, this is my daily driver, I like performance, so I did not care about modifying the wheel tubs, you cant really tell unless you look real hard. I have to say, the performance is unbeleiveable, I have also installed a 2008 C6Z06 suspension, the sway bars will fit any vette from 97-2008 are the same, the shocks are also the same from 97-2008 on all 4, and the front spring is the same, just cant use a c6 spring on a c5, size different. this car handles like a 2008 z06, if not better, since a little longer wheelbase as I have a 2008 in the family, brother went with coil overs so got his suspension parts, sweet. you can find them cheap on ebay and craigslist if you want to upgrade your c5 for low money. I tried to post pics, if it doesn't work, will repost pics after this..
try going to this site for pics, trying to get posted here though..
www.s768.photobucket.com/albums/xx325/corvettematthew/
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try going to this site for pics, trying to get posted here though..
www.s768.photobucket.com/albums/xx325/corvettematthew/