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Old 04-09-2008, 02:18 AM
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Ok I have a 99 mystic teal z28 and my brother ordered a set of z06 wheels for his c5 but there not in stock didnt know this untill the auction (ebay) had ended so now i get to find something in the same price range he orderd wheels with the sell price of 415.00 and i have no clue what to get offset wise i dont wanna hammer in anything lol. and i no clue hat offsets and sizes fit right. I tried loking at the wheel size guide sticky at the top. Heres the link to the vendor let me know what will fit that they have and look good. Please I really need help soon price can very a lil.

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http://stores.ebay.com/O-E-Wheels

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C5 Z06 replicas really only come in 3 sizes that work for the F-Car (Camaro) . . .

17" x 9.5" typically a 56 mm offset. Will fit like stock SS wheels and run a 275/40ZR17 tire.

18" x 9.5" typically a 57 mm offset. Again fit like stock SS wheels and runa 275/35ZR18 tire.

18" x 10.5" are either 54 mm or 57 mm offset. 57 mm is common and will require some very minor inner wheel well massaging or a thin spacer ~1/4". The 54 mm is less common and does fit a bit better. I recommend a 295/35ZR18 tire.

Now my personal opinion . . . staggered diameters on F-Cars looks silly, reason being is the F-Car needs the overall diameter of the tire to be close to the same front and rear, so with a 17" wheel front and a 18" wheel rear the front sidewall will be taller . .

So, I would chose one of the three scenarios:

1. 17" x 9.5" w/ a 275/40ZR17 on all four corners, no mods.

2. 18" x 9.5" w/ a 274/35ZR18 on all four corners, again no mods.

3. 18" x 9.5" with a 275/35ZR18 front and 18" x 10.5" with a 295/35ZR18 rear, and doo some minor BFH to the inner wheel well. That's what I did.




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