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The wheel choice for my C5 FRC Corvette were the HRE 547s as shown above. These wheels were as expensive as diamonds, but the wheels I liked the best. After pricing around, I found the best deal at Xtreeme Motorsports. These wheels were made with Mallett's offset numbers.Here are the offset numbers: Rear Wheels The tires are Michilen Pilot Sports. To get the rear wheel/tire combination to fit I had to tubb the car. I now have plenty of room to go with a 345 or 355 size tire if I decide to in the future. An important note. When you go with a wider wheel and extend it to the inside, the inside edge of the wheel comes closer to the upper control arm. The stock shocks let the wheel hang quite a bit so it is possible for the inside of the new rim to come in contact with the upper control arm. Fortunately for me I am using Penske Shocks which only allow the wheel to drop a small amount (the way it should be).
Rear Michelin Pilot Sports are 335 30 18 Front Michelin Pilot Sports are 275 35 18 Here are the numbers for the Y2K C5 Corvette stock tire configuration. Rear Stock Tires are 275 40 18 Front Stock Tires are 245 45 17 Below is a shot of the left rear. When I get the engine back in the car I will put up some good shots of the wheels and tires on the car.
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