I know this has been done many times on the board, but I just put a set of 17" polished ZR1 rims on my 2002 Z28. They are 17X11 in the rear, 17X9 front. I really like the Nitto Drag Radials, they hook like crazy. Heading to MIR on Friday night and I can't wait to see my 60 foot! It looks a bit high to me, I like lower cars, but I don't want to mess up my launches with stiffer springs!

ZR1's pic 1

ZR1's pic 2

Factory 16"

Ed

 

looks good

 

Just out of curiosity.... which offset did you get for the 17x11's?

I have the same problem with excessive gap over the rear wheels, but use Eibach Drag Launch springs, that raised the back end about 1/2". Your clearance looks very similar to mine....

17x11 50mm offset, huge wheel gap

 

What 16's

Nice looking car!

 

I didn't have any clearance issues. Those are factory springs. It is probably the difference in offset: 17" x 9.5" wheels for the front and two 17" x 11" for the rear. They are 5-lug (5x120.65mm). The 17" x 9.5" are a +38mm offset (6.7 inch backspacing) and the 17" x 11" are a +36.5 mm offset (7.397 inch backspacing). The setup was recommended by some successful LS1 racers I know

Ed

(Thanks for the comment about the 16's, for more, click the hottie video in signature!)

 

Great looking car man. How much do those wheels cost? I'm looking for some wheels a little wider then the usual 17x9.5's. What other kind of wheels come in that size?

 

$800 used, with tires! Brand New on front and like 60% on back. It was a sweet deal. I have seen them on E-bay for close to that. Brand new, a package is over $1500 or so. No idea what other rims you can find in 17X11, but these look good to me!