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Old 06-30-2007, 11:36 AM
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Lightest 18X9 front and 18X12 rears? I know CCW 505 are very light. I have the crome Z06 wheels with 345 BFG Drags and they are heavy.
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How much money do you want to spend?

DYMAG (carbon, magnesium)
FIKSE(every road race car in the world runs these)
BOGARTs
CCW
KINESIS
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Less than $3,000?
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Bogart d-10s 17x4.5 and 17x.10.50( For street ) and 16x 9.75 Track
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Originally Posted by 1BadZo6
Bogart d-10s 17x4.5 and 17x.10.50( For street ) and 16x 9.75 Track
Does frt tires stick out frt fender with those wheels??
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Id like to see some pics of vettes with FIKSE wheels
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Cousins car. mini tub'd... 345's,...18"




No real good shots...but, the car looks sick in person.
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that z06 looks amazing!!
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I'll relay the message.

I agree... that car is my cars hero.
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My consolidated list of my personal stock
Wheel size,type, & weight in lbs ea
OEM MAG 17 x 8.5, 17.5
OEM MAG 18 x 9.5, 19.5
OEM MAG 18 x 9.5 w/ new Yoko 295/35-18 AVS sport non-runflats, 50
OEM MAG 18 x 8.5 w/ new Yoko 275/35-18 AVS sport non-runflats, 46

PWO 5 spoke Y2K repos 17 x 8.5 +58mm, 20
PWO 5 spoke Y2K repos 18 x 9.5 +65mm, 23
HRE 18 x 9.5 545 w/ clear center +58mm, 22
HRE 18 x 12 545 w/ clear center +74mm, 27

PWO 17 x 8.5 +58mm w/ oem runflat 245/45/17 (8/32 tread), 50
PWO 17 X 8.5 +58mm w/ new MT ET Street 26 x 11.50 x 17 with TPS & lots of weights, 45
OEM MAG 17 x 8.5 w/ NITTO 555 275/40/17 (1/2 tread), 45
OEM MAG 18 x 9.5 w/ stock OEM 275/40/18 runflats, 53
OEM MAG 17 x 8.5 w/ stock OEM 245/45/17 runflats, 47
OEM MAG 17 x 8.5 w/ new MT ET Street Radial 275/40/17, 47
OEM MAG 18 x 9.5 w/ new Hoosier R3S05 275/35/18 road race radial 4.5 32nds tread with std valve stems 42

CCW drag pack rear 16 x 10 classic full polished with well worn MT ET Street 26 x 11.50 x 16 (1/32 tread) with center cap, 34

CCW drag pack rear 16 x 10 classic full polished with 1/2 worn MT ET Street 26 x 11.50 x 16 (3/32” tread) with center caps, 38


CCW drag pack front 16 x 5 classic full polished with like new Firestone deluxe champion 5.00/5.25-16 (10/32 tread) with center cap, 33

OEM runflat 275/40/18 worn to wear bars, 29
Bridegstone expedia S-01 345/35/18 (9/32 tread), 37
New MT ET Street Radial 275/40/17 (6/32 tread), 30
New MT ET Street 26 x 11.50 x 17 tires (6/32 tread), 25
MT ET Street 26 x 11.50 x 16 tires worn out (1/32” tread) 15.75
MT ET Street 26 x 11.50 x 16 tires (3/32” tread) 18
OEM runflat 245/45/17 (8/32 tread), 29
BFG G-force drag radial 345/30/18 new, 30
BFG G-force drag radial 345/30/18 1/32nd, 29.5
BFG KDW2 295/35/19 new, 32
Yoko 295/35-19 AVS sport non-runflats (2/32 tread), 29
Toyo Proxes RA1 335/30ZR18, new, (8/32 tread in the middle & 6/32 outside edges), 33.2

Topline 5 spoke Y2K repos 18 x 10.5 +58mm offset rims w/ new 275/35/18 BFG G-force TA drag radial, 53

Bob' House of Wheels 18 x 10.5 Chrome Y2K repos widened to 18 x 12. Work was done by Weldcraft Wheels.+56mm (with the 1.5" strip inserted, they should be right at 9.375" backspace, 31

HRE 18 x 12 545 w/ 345/30/18 BFG DRS, 57
HRE 18 x 9.5 545 w/ clear center +58mm w/ new 275/35/18 BFG KDWs, 52
HRE 18 X 9.5" 545 full polished w/ Yoko 265/35-18 AVS sport non-runflats (8/32 tread), 50
HRE 18 x 12 545 w/ 345/35/18 EXPEDIA S-O1 (9/32 tread), 64
HRE 19 X 10" 545 w/ Yoko 295/35-19 AVS sport non-runflats (5/32 tread), 58
HRE 19 X 10" 545 w/ new BFG KDW2 295/35-19 (10/32 tread), 61
HRE 18 x 12 545 w/new Toyo Proxes RA1 335/30ZR18 & TPS, 58.4 lbs

My best 60' times on my 97'
New MT ET Street Radial 275/40/17 on C5 OEM 17 x 8.5 Magnesium wheels = 1.47 60'
Worn out 26 x 11.50 x 16" Mt ET Street on a 16 x 10 CCW drag pack = 1.51 60'
New 26 x 11.50 x 17" Mt ET Street on an PWO Y2K 5 spoke 17 x 8.5 = 1.53 60'
1/2 worn (3/32” tread) 26 x 11.50 x 16" Mt ET Street on a 16 x 10 CCW drag pack = 1.53 60'
1/2 worn 345/30/18 bfg dr on HRE 545 18 x 12 wheel = 1.49 60'
I have over 250 passes on these set-ups together and at different tracks....
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FYI: CCW 505s are not light. If you want light, stick with stock Z06 wheels or look into other options. Look at what the road race guys run. CCW classics are an option, they are lighter, but not by much. Can't beat a CCW drag package, now those are light. BTW I have CCW classics, 505s and a drag package and have had them all on the scale at one point. John at CCW is great to deal with. Great product for a reasonable price.
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Call Cartek and ask what rim Roy was putting a tire on last Sat. Looked kinda like a Bogart but was the lightest rim I ever held in my life. The rim on my BMX bike was heavier. I guess it depends on what you are going to do with the car. I would not want to run on drag packs all the time but that's just me.



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