ysb02

Looks nice, if I had to hit wider wheels I'd go the minitub route. Not a fan of fender flares or making the car less aerodynamic.

VT_Z06

Well, I like the look of the flares on the C6 Z, but on the C5 I will agree that they aren't always pulled off well.

Man, winter sucks, lol. I just want to drive!

black_phoenix

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you think you have it bad? i cant hook until 3rd from a dig with my firehawk tires and im stock besides a dual cone intake and being lowered

Instead of ordering some LT's, i think imma opt for some nitto 555R's...

V-seriesTech

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drag radials are your friends.

vette0009

Dte tranny brace

http://www.eastcoastsupercharging.co...rut_Brace.html

V-seriesTech

iTrader: (5)

got that but, its only to help eliminate breakage by clamping and preload... to prevent the twisting effect,... won't aide traction but,...something like this is a good recomendation if your sticking with a c5 trans/diff config.

TooMuchMoney

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The Nitto NT05Rs is what you need this tire hooks really well. I have got better 60" out of these than I did with MT DR!

LSOHOLIC

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What size NT05R's did you try ?? Did you step back to the 17's or run the 285-18's. IMHO theres not really a good choice for us C5 guys. And if we could see a pic, I wanted to see how much side wall that looks like on the car.

TooMuchMoney

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315/18 I got a 1.62 out of them with MT I could only get a 1.69 for my best.

LSOHOLIC

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How are they on the street ?? High speed stability, hooking with a little heat in them (on the street) ?? And how in the hell did you fit a 12.6W X 28.06T tire under that ?? Like I said I'd love to see pictures with all that rubber, gotta look sexy as hell !!

TooMuchMoney

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Yeah had to cut some things here and there lol. And it hooks great on the street when it's not cold like it is now.

LSOHOLIC

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Did you mount those on a C5Z wheel (10.5) ??

TooMuchMoney

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No I have CCW's Classics.

dudeiwin86

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you were cutting 1.62's on the NT05's?

thats not bad... im trying to find some tires to plant my power to the ground and suffice on a random trip to the drag strip.

i cant decide if i want to go with a D.O.T. drag radial (MT ET Street II's) or try the NT05's....

im a little concerned about the sidewalls and how it will effect daily driving in my C5 thru the corners.

LSOHOLIC

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Not NT-05's that a DOT street tire. He's running NT-05R's, as in drag radials. The NT-05 is a 200 wear rating and the NT-05R is 0.

V-seriesTech

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i feel like a broken record over here. The Toyo, RA1....is the best tire your going to find that is a serious cross breed between drag radial and unlimited speed rated, cornering capable tire, all in one. if you thought a drag radial tire sucked at high speeds in your stock suspension Corvette....try them in a vette with coilovers,...its like death, just waiting to happen. I've never seen another tire that's worked so well on the street...plus It's a proven race approved, used tire. plenty of life on them too.

SCM_Crash

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RA1s are likely the next set I buy. I have T1Rs now, and I have been pretty pleased with them even though they don't grip nearly as well as the competition tires.

V-seriesTech

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sweet! gonna order some very soon as well.

LSOHOLIC

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I've heard rumor's of the RA1's being phased out. Something about the R888's taking the place. Do you guys know if there's any truth to this ??

SCM_Crash

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I doubt that. The R888s have been around longer than the RA1s. The RA1s are relatively new in comparison to the R888s.