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Old 04-17-2008, 01:51 PM   #1
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18x9.5 2008 c6 rims

Getting those what size tires do i need. 275/35 will they fit? I have a 85 T/A with a 4th gen rear and 2in spacers up front
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:19 PM   #2
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IIRC, C6 vette wheels wont fit, something about spacing
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:54 AM   #3
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But on thirdgen.org I have seen many cars with the C6 wheels.

iansane's car from thirdgen.org

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Old 04-19-2008, 06:24 PM   #4
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But on thirdgen.org I have seen many cars with the C6 wheels.

iansane's car from thirdgen.org

I bet those aren't actually wheels that were removed from a C6 and put on his car though - they are replicas. Are the wheels you have actually from a C6, or from another company (designed to fit 4th gens)?

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Old 04-19-2008, 08:30 PM   #5
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They are replicas that have the same offset and bs as the 4th gens do.
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Old 04-19-2008, 08:33 PM   #6
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Ok, then you are good to go.

275/40/17 = 25.7" diameter
275/35/18 = 25.6" diameter

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Old 09-03-2008, 03:16 PM   #7
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Wheels are Factory Reproduction C6s
Front: 18x19.5, +56mm offset, 275-35-18 tire
Rear: 18x10.5, +58mm offset with a 5/16" spacer (changing the offset to about +50mm), 295-35-18 tire

Rear OEM C6 wheels will not fit an F-body directly. Fronts will. Rears can be made to fit on a fourth gen with a 1.25" adapter and some massaging of the wheel well with a hammer. On a 3rd gen i'm sure it would prove extremely difficult, if not impossible, to make a OEM 19x10 C6 wheel fit. I would guess the front, 18x8.5 would fit though.
This 3rd gen has 18x8.5 fronts and 18x9.5 rears I believe. I'm pretty sure he said he had to "modify" the wheel wells.
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Old 09-12-2008, 12:03 PM   #8
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Thanks I wound up going 17x9.5 all around. I have pics up somewhere on the site. I lost interest in the site since my car is totalled! Ill be on more.
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Old 09-14-2008, 08:23 AM   #9
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yea, i didnt realize how old the thread was until after i posted. sux you car is totaled though. sorry to hear.
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Old 09-22-2008, 11:19 AM   #10
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thanks man. cost is going to be 4 gs to fix but she is well worth it to me.
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