Does anyone know of where I could get 17" steele wheels ( 7" to 8" wide ) which would also fit over the C5 brake upgrade I have done ?
I am looking to put snow tires on them.
The only downside I have found with the C5 upgrade is that you can no longer use 16" wheels
Anyone have any good ideas?
Thanks folks.
Kris


P.S.
If by some miracle anyone has two 255/50 17R Dunlop Winter sport tires it Great to new condition let me know.

 

suggestion...find some cheap used ws6/ss wheels

 

Wouldn't 245/45 be a better size (height-wise)?

Agreed... that might be your best bet, plus they wouldn't look so bad.

I run 215/60-16 Blizzaks in the winter on the stock wheels. They're not a perfect fit for the wheels (a little stretched) but they've worked well. I haven't actually installed them yet this year, so the Camaro hasn't been driven in about a month.

 

Just had a thought...

Are you certain that you can't go 16" with steel wheels, for a better (and cheaper) selection of wheels and tires?

In the past (with other cars) I've found that often a smaller diameter steel wheel will fit where an aluminum wheel wouldn't, due to the fact that the steelies use a much thinner material.

BTW, I once looked at ordering some 16" steel wheels for my Camaro at Canadian Tire... they found 2 in Montreal, and 1 in Vancouver... I told them no thanks, my car wouldn't work too well with 3 wheels. That was a few years ago, though; they might stock them now.

 

Hey Dave,
Thanks for the idea of trying 16" steele wheels (you are right, I should not assume they won't fit) and if it worked the tires would be much cheaper as well.
The reason I asked about the 255/50 is that I do have two of them on a set of extra (well sort of extra, they are my original WS6 wheels as I currently use 2001/2002 WS6 wheels for the summer), anyway those tires work great but the other two tires that came with this great deal (205/50) are way to skinny and don't fit the 9" WS6 rim. Thanks for the advice guys!

 

A 16" wheel will not fit on a car with a C5 brake upgrage. Even some 17" wheels won't fit with the C5 upgrade. So, I would just find some cheap 10 spoke SS wheels. I think you can find a set of those 10 spoke wheels for $200.