I have the stock 5 spoke chrome 16" wheels on my Z & 2 of them are starting to pit where the tire bead seats.They had slow leaks so I had them checked out & the pitting is not allowing the tire bead to seat correctly.They did a temporary fix & they are ok for now but I'm thinking I may need to ck out new wheels for my car.
I'm looking to replace them with the same size chrome wheels as my tires are fairly new,but also considering stepping up to 17" chrome wheels if I can get a good price on a tire/wheel pkg.I like the SS wheels & the Vette wheels also.
Any ideas from anyone ? Also if I go with a 17" wheel will I have to have the computer flashed for the new tire size ? Thanks to anyone who can offer some guidance.

 

Well you have two options:

A) Go steal Ed's, he won't notice for a few months until the snow melts.

B) There is actually a GP going on in the vendor section for SS wheels.

I keep trying to talk myself into getting the 17X11!

 

That will require the 10lb sledge mod to the wheel well first.

 

Find a group purchase, or try ebay. Ive seen Z-06 motorsport wheels go for 400 bucks

 

yes rick, you will need the new wheel size programmed in

 

Check out TomZ Wheels for some great wheel/tire package prices. You could always sell the old 16" tires for a couple $$$ down the line.

You shouldn't need to have the PCM reprogrammed, as long as you match the tire sidewall to the new rims. The difference between actual speed and speedometer would be minimal.

 

Hmmmmmmmm......Are you sure Ed won't notice right away ?Maybe I'll pick them up Friday night,real late ,I sure hope he doesn't read this LOL
I'll ck out the vendors section,thanks

 

Thanks for the TomZ wheels idea,I never heard of them,I'll ck them out & thans for the info on reprogaming the computer,which I assume would be if I go with 17's but can get a tire size that matches the height of the 16's with tires I'll be okay,otherwise as myslowcamaro says,I'll have to reprogram

 

read thru the stickies in the wheel section, injuneer has a nice write up. i didnt even consider matching up wheel sizes, but he has the formula to figure it all out in "tire faq's"

 

And a grinding wheel

 

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Yeah, common tire size for a 16" wheel is 255/50/16 and stock 17"s come with 275/40/17s. The shorter sidewall makes up for the bigger wheel diameter. Check out Injuneer's FAQ though for the final word

 

i saved the link before you removed it. nice stuff, good prices. im going to order some stuff from there. tl z-06 wheels

 

"Go steal Ed's"??!!

I was in Fla. all last week...you had your chance!

Be sure and let me know asap what wheels you decide on.

 

Just trying to help you all out. Figured in turn you could steal Bob's wheels off the vette, those tires are probably like new! Has his mailage caught up to Big Show yet? ( yuk yuk yuk )

See, I'm always trying to help my F-body brotheren out!

 

You're a good man.