Zo6 Wheels On Stock C5 Tires???

[ocguy]

Hey everyone! Please give me some guidance with this asap, all my CORVETTE buddies. I recently bought some '03 ZO6 forged wheels that are one inch wider all the way around, and I'm not sure if I can mount stock C5 tires to these wheels. Is it unsafe, and / or will it look ridiculous?? I'd love to get some mileage out of the "run-craps"... so let me know if its realistic before I lug all this into America's Tire, and they laugh me out of there! Thanks in advance, and happy motoring!!!

Steve

 

[JBsC5]

I would suggest you buy Firestone Wideovals in Z06 sizes(non runflats) @ around 700 delivered from tire rack.


The runflats will not fit right on the wider Z06 rims. The rims will protrude outside the tire and it won't ride right. If I remember correctly I saw this on a 99FRC years ago...

It was not a good way to go.

Better to buy new tires...and the Firestone wide ovals are among the best priced recently.

Quite a few Z06 vette owners over at z06 vette.com have put these on and they report they are pleased with them expecially at their price.

HTH....

 

[bluecoupe]

Look at this spec chart for the rim sizes:


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Goodyear&model=Eagle+F1+GS&partnum=445YR7F1GS&partnum=74ZR8F1GS&vehicleSearch=true&index=2&place=2

 

[ocguy]

Thanks for all the help. I will get these tires (Firestone Wideovals) to properly accomodate these wheels. See you all on the road. Keep waving brothers and sisters!!

Steve

 

[atmmac]

you can get the Z06 wheels in stock sizes and have the runflats thats what i have.