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Old Jul 31, 2018 | 08:06 PM
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Staggered 18/19 or at least 18's all the way around. But that's just me
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 11:41 PM
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Staggered 18/19 or at least 18's all the way around. But that's just me
What tire size are you running, front and rear?
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Old Aug 6, 2018 | 01:04 PM
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285/35/18 front, 325/30/19 rear
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Old Aug 6, 2018 | 09:27 PM
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I think it depends on the car. Personally I feel my 18’s look the same size as my chrome 17’s before.
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Old Dec 27, 2021 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cancam99ss
i have 19's in the rear... and want 18's
What wheels are those? Looking for a set for my ss
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Old thread but pretty cool read. Seems most guys are on the fence about which is ideal. Personally, it could be either way for me as well. Some wheels look good being 18/19, some don't. I would prefer the 17/18 stagger.

Getting C6Z06 wheels to fit require spacers? I never use to like them but since seeing them in different colors, lowered etc they have definitely grew on me. I have a red '99 SS and I'd totally rock them in silver or black. Not sure about chrome.
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Old Dec 29, 2021 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt45
What wheels are those? Looking for a set for my ss
These are c6 spider spiders…I loved the wheels but love needed a new setup for my widened rear





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Old Dec 29, 2021 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Reaper-Z
Old thread but pretty cool read. Seems most guys are on the fence about which is ideal. Personally, it could be either way for me as well. Some wheels look good being 18/19, some don't. I would prefer the 17/18 stagger.

Getting C6Z06 wheels to fit require spacers? I never use to like them but since seeing them in different colors, lowered etc they have definitely grew on me. I have a red '99 SS and I'd totally rock them in silver or black. Not sure about chrome.

I ended up going 18 all the way around, I think 17 are too small, especially for my brake set up . I did like the fact that there are more options if or tires in 17 but whatever…
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Yeah I'm either just going to buy 17x11 chrome ZR1 wheels to match my SS chrome fronts OR throw some money at either C5/C6 Z06 wheels. Just wanted to make sure the rear 19s would fit the car. Was getting those 325s to fit a pain?
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Old Jan 6, 2022 | 10:42 AM
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It wasn’t that bad,
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I'm lowered on Strano's right now. Obviously I would need a few suspension pieces to go with lowering and running a 19" in the back. Lots of BFH mod in the inner wheel wells? Do I have to roll the fenders? Pics of the 325s installed?
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Old Jan 16, 2022 | 08:30 AM
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I'm lowered on Strano's right now. Obviously I would need a few suspension pieces to go with lowering and running a 19" in the back. Lots of BFH mod in the inner wheel wells? Do I have to roll the fenders? Pics of the 325s installed?
I would say yes to having the fenders rolled. It's some work involved in it. It's one of those things where for me I was like I'm never going to be able to beat this area around where the LCA mounts to the chassis in enough to fit these tires without a spacer. That area is beefed up on the chassis and doesn't want to move easily and at first it appeared that even if I beat it to the point of being pushed against the LCA that it wouldn't be enough to clear the tires, but as you start making progress your worries start to clear up. The biggest thing I didn't like was there was just no way to run these wheels/tires while keeping the OEM bumpstops. Not even close. I cut the off and welded some flat plates in there place to fill the cavity they left behind. I had planned to fab up some bumpstops but never did.




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