I never liked the C5 Z06 or ZR1 rims--even on a 'vette. I couldn't afford most of the better remaining rims and these seemed to look better than the normal C6 rims. I had to go 18" to fit the brake upgrades. I agree--it definitely needs lowered no matter what.

Major suspension mods are up next...

 

i think the wheels look kick-a$$. i was looking @ those wheels, but i went w/ the c6 motorsports 'cuz i wanted a 10.5" wheel in the back with a 295-35/18 (see attached and pix in my sig).

still for havin' a hard life, she still looks pretty good and like most ladies, nothin' like a new pair of "shoes" to make 'em smile.

 

Gotta love those with the rivets! Those were the ones I was split over. I even considered ones like that in black, but I went with the Z06 ones based on where I'm going with future mods. I wonder if they'll do the C6/Z06 with rivets at some point?

 

Good choice the C6 Z06 wheels look much better than the C6 Motorsport wheels IMHO. You'll like the GSD3's also

 

OK.... I've been looking at the C6 in the same size.... but have been fearing the weight factor!!!!!!!

I mean at 10lbs extra per wheel, that actually 8* that per wheel, so it is the equilavment of 320lbs!!!! That seems like a lot.

My question is, have you noticed this???

Does the car seem slower???

 

Does anyone know if those rims, C6 rims, are sold in black?

 

Nice wheels! I went with the exact same wheels but chose the BFG KDW2 tires as my car does not see the rain, ever. If it did I probably would have gone with the same tires you went with.

 

Yeah, it is a little slower on launch. But I also did a C5 brake upgrade about the same time, which added some weight too. (I'm lowering the car now and also have taken about 50lbs weight out this winter--mostly in the nose.)

The main point for me, though, is that my lap times have dropped about 4 seconds due to the massively improved cornering/braking. I can easily add more power, but it's tough to drop road course lap times that way.

None of the changes seem to affect the top end. I hit 130 the other day--just stretching the old girl's legs a bit (lol)--and it was rock solid except for a little aero-float, which lowering should help. My max in this car is 146 on a really long straight highway. It easily would have hit that with the new setup. The difference now is that I can whoa it down in about the same distance as a stock C6/Z06...as proven by radar and telemetry!

I've got some high speed oval track time this spring so we'll see what the top end really is then. My guess is about 150-155, maybe a little more.

 

I dont like the tires or the wheels.

 

How are you taking weight out of the nose????


I forgot about adding power

Guess that might be in order and maybe a brake upgrade as well.