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Old 03-19-2009, 04:04 PM
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I feel sorry for the shop that has to mount those...

It's gonna look killer when it's done though.
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Can't wait to see them mounted.

What tires are you going to run?
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315/35/17... Nitto 555Extremes.. I'll have em on next week...
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does it say on the box where they're made?
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Congrats!!
I got mine today all mounted and ready to go. Now i gotta get time to get them on. BTW they are made in china
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Very nice! I think ive made up my mind, i want some! Where do you guys get these from? And are they manufacturer direct?
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Go to Ebay my friend.. search for "Black ZR1's"... they have two different prices.. one is $429.00.. the other is $409.00... search until you find that one.. they are made by O.E Wheels Distributors,LLC... they are located in Florida, and yes, the boxes say "Made in China".. I'll post pic's once they are mounted.. Will be first part of next week,,, probably Wednesday.. Not bad, considering that i sold my 4 yr old Z06's for $425.00.. ( perfect cond. )
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What tires did you go with? Got pic's?

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Congrats!!
I got mine today all mounted and ready to go. Now i gotta get time to get them on. BTW they are made in china
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17x9.5 up front with 275/40/17 Sumitomos, and 17x11(50 mm offset) in the rear with 315/35/17 Sumitomos. I went with the Sumi's for a few reasons. I have them on my car now and they are OK, i mean they are not gonna win any priizes, but i drive the car less than 2000 miles a year, and i dont want good rubber to rot on the car. If i go to the track i got a set of DR's i can use and now the car is mostly just a show and cruise car. All i can say is these are freaking huge! hera are a few pics. THey came witrh corvette centercaps. THe rear lip is over 2 inches deep and the front is a little over 1 inch. I am happy with the quality, one rim has a little light spot on the black but is barely noticable unless you get right on them. I figure i can always repaint these red someday... LOL J/K not bad for about a grand to the door.








Will have them installed next week and add pics!!
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Be careful about hitting pot-holes with those rims, the metal is extremely soft and it's easy to bend...
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Originally Posted by slammer454
I feel sorry for the shop that has to mount those...

It's gonna look killer when it's done though.
I actually mounted mine myself,(i work at a dealership- free mounting/balancing yeah) and they actually went on easy. Believe it or not the rears were easier than the fronts. I have the 315 on the back 17X11 and 255 on the front 17X9.5. I alos have the sumitomos.

Cant wait to see those on the car, i think they will look awesome on the pewter.
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I can't wait to see them mounted
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nice......
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Can you send that Big Brown truck my way.
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Haha ya me too. I really think those ZR1's will look a lot better than your zo6's. I've always thought they weren't the best on your car, but always liked the rest of it. I think these are gonna look killer!!!
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Originally Posted by Bullet95z28
I actually mounted mine myself,(i work at a dealership- free mounting/balancing yeah) and they actually went on easy. Believe it or not the rears were easier than the fronts. I have the 315 on the back 17X11 and 255 on the front 17X9.5. I alos have the sumitomos.

Cant wait to see those on the car, i think they will look awesome on the pewter.
nice, I've installed a few sets of sumis (seemed softer and more forgiving then others) so I bet they'd go on nicely. Try mounting a runflat though...those are an ABSOLUTE BITCH.
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Those are sweet. I can't wait to see the pics of them on!
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Thanks buddy for the comment. I am really freaking out with regard to how low my car sits.. especially on the passenger side.. Gonna have to do some surgery i'm sure... But yes,they will look nice once mounted up.. Should be Tuesday, Wednesday @ the latest...


Originally Posted by Gordo78
Haha ya me too. I really think those ZR1's will look a lot better than your zo6's. I've always thought they weren't the best on your car, but always liked the rest of it. I think these are gonna look killer!!!



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