C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
10-10-2011, 04:19 PM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
Anybody else have issues with handling/stability after putting the C6 wheels on? I posted this in suspension but it sounds like it may be at least in some way related to the bigger/wider wheels?
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...70#post6798970
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...70#post6798970
11-10-2011, 06:11 PM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
Hello I need some help I have a 94 camaro and I'm looking to put some oem 2003-04 corvette wheels on it. I believe that I'm going to need 1.25 spacers on the back but since it is a 94 I think I have to grind some parts in the back as well...I'm not entirely sure and I'm just looking for help. After reading other forums I'm convinced that they will fit with spacers in back and probably gringing something...
11-16-2011, 04:24 PM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
I have 1.25" adapters/spacers and my passenger side wheel rubs the inside of the fender well slightly at bump-stop. However, the rear end of my car is clearly not centered under the body. Since it only rubs a little, I was waiting until I lower it 1" to get an adjustable panhard rod. Sounds like your rear may not be centered properly?
12-14-2011, 07:17 AM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
Any chance anyone here squeezed a 315/25/19 onto a C6 19x10 without it rubbing on the rear? I found a great deal on 2 used tires locally but I guess if they both rub they won't last long!
10-09-2012, 12:52 PM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
Here are my C6 Z06 replicas that I just put on today...
link to my other post about them:
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/whe...-heavy-869537/
link to my other post about them:
https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/whe...-heavy-869537/
05-07-2014, 06:27 PM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
I made some updates to this article and thought I'd paste it here too...
Putting C6 Corvette Wheels on Your 4th Generation Camaro/Firebird ? Akashic Asymptote
Putting C6 Corvette Wheels on Your 4th Generation Camaro/Firebird
I’ll put all the technical stuff up front for those of you looking for the details you need to know for this wheel and tire combination.
Summary: This is a set of OEM C6 Corvette Wheels on a 4th Generation Camaro. The rears are 19x10” (+79mm offset) and require a 1.25” adapter to compensate for the deep offset on them. The fronts are 18x8.5” (+56mm offset) and are a direct bolt-on.
Wheels: C6 Corvette Wheels span from 2005-2012 and came in several designs and finishes. Note that the Standard-C6 and Z51-C6 wheels are the most common, as well as easiest and the most popular, for swapping onto older vehicles. C6 Z06, ZR1, and Grand Sport wheels are larger, and more difficult to swap. (See dimension chart below for all C4, C5, and C6 Corvette wheels.) This article and pictures cover the Standard-C6 and Z51-C6 wheels.
Camaro: The 4th Generation Camaro/Firebird spans from 1993-2002 and regardless of the model, whether V6 or Z28 or SS, Formula or Trans Am, the bolt pattern and track width of the car are the same, so the information here applies to all F-Bodies of these years.
*see note below regarding variations in hub diameter sizes.
Adapters: Both the Camaro and the Corvette use a 4.75” bolt circle with 5 mounting bolts. The rear Corvette wheels require a 1.25” adapter to fit the Camaro. Be certain that you get adapters that have the center hole machined to fit the hub on your axle flange. The adapters are very simple: They bolt to your existing wheel studs, and have a 2nd set of studs which you then bolt your wheel to. You can find these on ebay for as little as $50. Buy American made parts folks!!!
Note on Axle Hub and Wheel Bore Sizes: Factory ’93-’96 Camaro/Firebird rear axles have a 70.75mm center hub diameter. C6 Corvette wheels have a 70.5mm diameter hub bore. It is important to get adapters which will fit over your rear 70.75mm hub if you have a ’93-’96 car, and also accommodate the 70.5mm hub bore of the C6 wheels. This is also important if you choose to take the optional step (outlined below) of putting adapters on the front.
Tires: These photos show 295/30-19’s on the rear wheels and 255/40-18’s on the fronts. Both of these tire sizes calculate to a 26.00” diameter in spite of the staggered 18/19” wheel sizes.
Speedometer: Base Camaros were programmed for 26.17” diameter tires, while Camaros with Z-rated tires were programmed for a 25.66” tire diameter. With the 26.00” tire diameters above, you’ll need to reprogram your computer for speedometer accuracy. This will only affect your speedometer, not engine performance, so if you can’t reprogram right away just remember that your speedometer is a little off. With larger diameter tires, you’re going a little faster than your speedometer indicates.
Optional Front Adapters: After driving the car for a couple of years with the C6 wheels, I decided that I wanted the front track width of the car to match the rear. This is mostly a cosmetic preference… although I believe it also handles a little better with the matching front/rear track widths. It tended to understeer a little with the front wheels tucked in narrower than the rears. I put a set of 1.25” adapters on the front to match the rear, and I prefer the looks of the car this way. The front wheels fill out the fender wells better, and the wheels show more when looking down the side of the car. As stated above, the front wheels will fit and function just fine without adapters.
Lowering: When I initially put the C6 wheels on this car, and wrote this article, the car was stock height. Since then, I have lowered the car 1.5” and added the 1.25” adapters to the front wheels as mentioned above. The front wheels never rub at all. The rear wheels rubbed badly after lowering the car, and I finally had to roll my rear fender wells. My advice is that you should expect to roll your rear fender wells if you plan to run the 19x10” C6 rear wheels under a lowered Camaro/Firebird. It is more than nuisance rubbing… it was cutting through my sidewalls.
My Personal Take: I really wanted GM wheels for various reasons, and the style of these wheels is very similar to the stock SS wheels. I thought over various styles and colors, as even this wheel design is available in silver painted, polished aluminum, and chrome, stock on the Corvettes. This set is the polished aluminum variety. With the car now lowered and with matching front and rear track widths, it now looks very ‘low and wide’, especially when viewed directly from the front or rear!
More Pictures: If you search google images for ‘c6 vette wheels camaro’ you’ll find at least eleventybillion pictures of different Camaros with the various Corvette wheel designs on them!
Corvette C4, C5, and C6 wheel dimensions:
Size Offset Application
17" × 8.5" +56 88-96 front/rear, 97-04 front
17" × 9.5" +54 88-96 front/rear, 97-04 front
17" × 11" +36 90-95 ZR1 rear
17" × 11" +50 96 Grand Sport rear
18" × 8.5" +56 88-96 front/rear, 97-12 front exc. C6 Z06, ZR1, Grand Sport
18" × 9.5" +40 84-87 front/rear, 06-12 Z06 & Grand Sport front
18" × 9.5" +57 97-04 rear, 05-12 front
18" × 10.5" +58 97-04 rear
19" × 10" +40 C6 Z06, ZR1 & Grand Sport front
19" × 10" +56 97-04 rear
19" × 10" +79 05-12 rear
19" × 11" +64 97-04 rear
19" × 11" +79 05-12 rear
19" × 12" +59 C6 Z06 & Grand Sport
20" × 12" +59 C6 Z06, ZR1 & Grand Sport rear
Cheers from The ThreeFiveZero Auto Shop
Putting C6 Corvette Wheels on Your 4th Generation Camaro/Firebird ? Akashic Asymptote
Putting C6 Corvette Wheels on Your 4th Generation Camaro/Firebird
I’ll put all the technical stuff up front for those of you looking for the details you need to know for this wheel and tire combination.
Summary: This is a set of OEM C6 Corvette Wheels on a 4th Generation Camaro. The rears are 19x10” (+79mm offset) and require a 1.25” adapter to compensate for the deep offset on them. The fronts are 18x8.5” (+56mm offset) and are a direct bolt-on.
Wheels: C6 Corvette Wheels span from 2005-2012 and came in several designs and finishes. Note that the Standard-C6 and Z51-C6 wheels are the most common, as well as easiest and the most popular, for swapping onto older vehicles. C6 Z06, ZR1, and Grand Sport wheels are larger, and more difficult to swap. (See dimension chart below for all C4, C5, and C6 Corvette wheels.) This article and pictures cover the Standard-C6 and Z51-C6 wheels.
Camaro: The 4th Generation Camaro/Firebird spans from 1993-2002 and regardless of the model, whether V6 or Z28 or SS, Formula or Trans Am, the bolt pattern and track width of the car are the same, so the information here applies to all F-Bodies of these years.
*see note below regarding variations in hub diameter sizes.
Adapters: Both the Camaro and the Corvette use a 4.75” bolt circle with 5 mounting bolts. The rear Corvette wheels require a 1.25” adapter to fit the Camaro. Be certain that you get adapters that have the center hole machined to fit the hub on your axle flange. The adapters are very simple: They bolt to your existing wheel studs, and have a 2nd set of studs which you then bolt your wheel to. You can find these on ebay for as little as $50. Buy American made parts folks!!!
Note on Axle Hub and Wheel Bore Sizes: Factory ’93-’96 Camaro/Firebird rear axles have a 70.75mm center hub diameter. C6 Corvette wheels have a 70.5mm diameter hub bore. It is important to get adapters which will fit over your rear 70.75mm hub if you have a ’93-’96 car, and also accommodate the 70.5mm hub bore of the C6 wheels. This is also important if you choose to take the optional step (outlined below) of putting adapters on the front.
Tires: These photos show 295/30-19’s on the rear wheels and 255/40-18’s on the fronts. Both of these tire sizes calculate to a 26.00” diameter in spite of the staggered 18/19” wheel sizes.
Speedometer: Base Camaros were programmed for 26.17” diameter tires, while Camaros with Z-rated tires were programmed for a 25.66” tire diameter. With the 26.00” tire diameters above, you’ll need to reprogram your computer for speedometer accuracy. This will only affect your speedometer, not engine performance, so if you can’t reprogram right away just remember that your speedometer is a little off. With larger diameter tires, you’re going a little faster than your speedometer indicates.
Optional Front Adapters: After driving the car for a couple of years with the C6 wheels, I decided that I wanted the front track width of the car to match the rear. This is mostly a cosmetic preference… although I believe it also handles a little better with the matching front/rear track widths. It tended to understeer a little with the front wheels tucked in narrower than the rears. I put a set of 1.25” adapters on the front to match the rear, and I prefer the looks of the car this way. The front wheels fill out the fender wells better, and the wheels show more when looking down the side of the car. As stated above, the front wheels will fit and function just fine without adapters.
Lowering: When I initially put the C6 wheels on this car, and wrote this article, the car was stock height. Since then, I have lowered the car 1.5” and added the 1.25” adapters to the front wheels as mentioned above. The front wheels never rub at all. The rear wheels rubbed badly after lowering the car, and I finally had to roll my rear fender wells. My advice is that you should expect to roll your rear fender wells if you plan to run the 19x10” C6 rear wheels under a lowered Camaro/Firebird. It is more than nuisance rubbing… it was cutting through my sidewalls.
My Personal Take: I really wanted GM wheels for various reasons, and the style of these wheels is very similar to the stock SS wheels. I thought over various styles and colors, as even this wheel design is available in silver painted, polished aluminum, and chrome, stock on the Corvettes. This set is the polished aluminum variety. With the car now lowered and with matching front and rear track widths, it now looks very ‘low and wide’, especially when viewed directly from the front or rear!
More Pictures: If you search google images for ‘c6 vette wheels camaro’ you’ll find at least eleventybillion pictures of different Camaros with the various Corvette wheel designs on them!
Corvette C4, C5, and C6 wheel dimensions:
Size Offset Application
17" × 8.5" +56 88-96 front/rear, 97-04 front
17" × 9.5" +54 88-96 front/rear, 97-04 front
17" × 11" +36 90-95 ZR1 rear
17" × 11" +50 96 Grand Sport rear
18" × 8.5" +56 88-96 front/rear, 97-12 front exc. C6 Z06, ZR1, Grand Sport
18" × 9.5" +40 84-87 front/rear, 06-12 Z06 & Grand Sport front
18" × 9.5" +57 97-04 rear, 05-12 front
18" × 10.5" +58 97-04 rear
19" × 10" +40 C6 Z06, ZR1 & Grand Sport front
19" × 10" +56 97-04 rear
19" × 10" +79 05-12 rear
19" × 11" +64 97-04 rear
19" × 11" +79 05-12 rear
19" × 12" +59 C6 Z06 & Grand Sport
20" × 12" +59 C6 Z06, ZR1 & Grand Sport rear
Cheers from The ThreeFiveZero Auto Shop
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10-31-2017, 10:34 AM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
For the C6 variant depicted in this photo, were the 18" OEM wheels only available in a 8.5" width?
10-31-2017, 06:18 PM
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Re: C6 OEM Wheels on a 4th Gen
Factory wheels were 18 X 8.5” (front); 19 X 10.0” (rear).
OE Wheels appears to sell 18 X 9.5” version. The 58mm offset should work with a 4th Gen F-Body.
https://www.oewheelsllc.com/Corvette-C6-Wheel-chrome_3
OE Wheels appears to sell 18 X 9.5” version. The 58mm offset should work with a 4th Gen F-Body.
https://www.oewheelsllc.com/Corvette-C6-Wheel-chrome_3
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