C6 Wheels/Tires

[diamondjimtwo]

Hi guys, I have a question about fitment of C6 wheels onto my '01 WS6. I recently ran into a factory set of C6 wheels. They are the 18"/19". Will these fit correctly on my car, and if so, what size tires will work? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Injuneer]

The info I have about the factory C06 wheels:

[EDIT] Added correct C6 tire sizes

Front: 18x8.5" 58mm (or 54mm... description seems to vary) offset (=~7.0" backspace); 245/40-18 (25.7" diameter)

Rear: 19x10" 79mm offset (=~8.56" backspace); 285/35-19 (26.7" diameter)

Those wheels will sit very deep in the 4th Gen wheel wells. The 19x10's will not fit without spacers, they will be into the suspension. There's a guy on CamaroZ28.com that posted photos and info after putting them on his car. He had to use 1.25" adapters in the back.

Corvette also typically use a larger outside diameter tire in the back (~26.7"??) than the 4th Gen F-body (25.65"), so using a stock set of OEM Corvette tires may provide too large a diameter, lifting the body slightly higher above the road, closing up the gap slightly to the fender line, throwing the speedo/odometer off, and giving you the effect of switching to a slightly (numerically) lower rear axle ratio. A 285/30-19 would be a better match, but the thin sidewall is going to be rough on ride quality, and leave the rims open to damage from potholes.

This is a link to the post on CZ28.com.... its at the bottom of the FAQ that I maintain there:

http://camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=312442