Summit Legend 5 wheels - anybody using them?

[69LT1Nova]

Wow, good looking and super cheap - $135/ea! They even have tons of backspacing on their 17x8 (5.25"), just what I need for the rear. The front I'd be running a 17x8, 4.5" BS. 245/45 Nitto 555 tires on all 4 corners.

Anybody running them on their ride that wants to admit it? I've come to the conclusion that high dollar wheels are not an option for me in the near future.

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[ponchopwr70]

I'm not but if you run those bs numbers your front wheel will have a deeper lip and look funny compared to the rear.

[69LT1Nova]

I'm not but if you run those bs numbers your front wheel will have a deeper lip and look funny compared to the rear.

That's what fits according to my measurements. :dunno:

Would 3/4" really make that much of a difference visually? :confused:

[JHamister]

I just ordered a set. It's hard to pass up that cost, and I wanted to upgrade from 14" rally 2's. Hope they work out.

[69LT1Nova]

Bump - anybody using these wheels?

[mrn2obelvedere]

I like them I've been thinking about them myself. Post pics when you get them installed!

[69LT1Nova]

I want to see if they suck or not... kinda hard to find that out if nobody has them yet. :rolleyes:

I'm also wondering about the above post about different lip widths... 3/4" doesn't sound like that much, but it may look awful in person.

[JHamister]

Just delivered. They look very good to me. I'll post pics when I get tires mounted.

[69LT1Nova]

Just delivered. They look very good to me. I'll post pics when I get tires mounted.

Heck, post pics now and when you have tires mounted and when they are on your car! :)

I'm interested to see if the stock picture for Summit is a true representation of the wheel, or if the center paint is lighter or darker in color.

[BonzoHansen]

Just delivered. They look very good to me. I'll post pics when I get tires mounted.

and weigh them before you mount them :)

[Jeffrotech]

x2 for checking the weight!!! Thank YOU.

[JHamister]

Can't seem to find my camera...

[Rick Dorion]

Once we know the weight, perhaps TonyL can add to the sticky. I wonder about the Year1 wheels too. Although not real wild about there new 'interpretation' of the 2nd gen wheel, it's an affordable entry to get some 17"s for larger brakes.

[BonzoHansen]

Once we know the weight, perhaps TonyL can add to the sticky. I wonder about the Year1 wheels too. Although not real wild about there new 'interpretation' of the 2nd gen wheel, it's an affordable entry to get some 17"s for larger brakes.

to bad they don't fit lowered 2nd gens....I do like the looks of them.

[JHamister]

Well, all that I could find was a cell phone for these pics. 25 lbs, 17 x 8, 4.5" BS.



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[mc84_zz4]

Well, those look better than the pic from the catalog, I like how they rounded out the centers, the older pic shows some bumps out from the lugs.
Really a nice deal. :1st:

[Rick Dorion]

I want to see if they suck or not... kinda hard to find that out if nobody has them yet. :rolleyes:

I'm also wondering about the above post about different lip widths... 3/4" doesn't sound like that much, but it may look awful in person.

I like them. I wouldn't be concerned about the different lip width. People run different sizes front/rear all the time.

[mrn2obelvedere]

Is 25 lbs considered heavy for a street going wheel?

[nowukno]

Just ordered a set myself this morning

[69LT1Nova]

Wow, those look really nice! Too bad Summit recently axed all their 10% internet discount codes...

Lots of people on other forms bitchin' about Summit discontinuing the 10% discount.

[Jasons72]

Why not go with a 17x9 for the rear? you will keep the lip and can go with a wider tire. Be honest wouldn't you rather see a 275 :)

[69LT1Nova]

You of all people should know that a 17x9 with a 275 section requires exactly the right BS on a Nova. Picky arse Novas...

[Rod]

From what I can see about the 10% summit discount, Im guessing they discontinued that because they lowered there prices and any thing that is summit brand there selling at jobber(shop price) to the public or very, very, very close to jobber, that what i see when i look at my dealer catalog

[nowukno]

got my wheels in today,very nice for the price 17X8 4.5" b.s 5X4.75 bolt pattern sweet

[86Cutlass383SR]

Those do look sweet. And they're in my price range, too.

Now, for the obvious question. Does it look like they'll clear a 13" C5 caliper?

[mrn2obelvedere]

When do we get some pictures? I have been waiting for some time to see how these look installed on a car.

[nowukno]

When do we get some pictures? I have been waiting for some time to see how these look installed on a car.
Im just waiting for my tires

[Jasons72]

You of all people should know that a 17x9 with a 275 section requires exactly the right BS on a Nova. Picky arse Novas...

SUM-141-7961GM25

17x9 5x4.75 6 inches of backspacing-143.95
Proven:smoke:

If that is too much backspacing then just use a spacer to get it perfect.
You would need to move your shocks inboard though.

[Pyrotechnic]

Have any of you ordered the chrome version ? I'm really liking the way they look, but my truck stays outside and is never garaged, so I'm wondering how sturdy that chrome is.

I've got some cheap chrome steel wheels that always shine up and never rust from just being dirty, but they are chrome over steel rather than aluminum.

It seems like the old chromed Cragar S/S wheels need a lot of attention to stay good, for example you can't just leave them dirty or the chrome will start to pit and rust. Is this just the nature of chromed aluminum ?

I'm very tempted to get a set though, these wheels look great !

[Jasons72]

Bump, would love to see these mounted on something.

[Jasons72]

What happened to the guys that were going to mount tires and get them on?

[nowukno]

Im still waiting for my tires,wont be long

[rockytopper]

I already gave up on you guys. I had to see them on mine. I'm already sold. The style, backspacing & price is right just what I have been searching for.
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[Jasons72]

If i can sell my two cars i think i'm going to bite the bullet and get these, like you said, good style, right backspacing, whats not to love?

[JHamister]

Finally mounted today. There’s too much snow and salt here to try them on the road.
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[Jasons72]

Oh man i think i'm sold on these!

[jon72vega]

Finally mounted today. There’s too much snow and salt here to try them on the road.
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Those look nice!

[Jasons72]

Any pics of the whole car?

[nowukno]

I will have mine mounted on monday I will get pics up soon after.Going on my 79 malibu

[JHamister]

Sorry this took so long. I have to get better at posting, and getting this camera to work.
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[Glock 18]

Dude, the rims look NICE! Think of it this way, with the cash you saved over more expensive rims, you can put it in a Mason jar and put toward another performance part. Or, put a little extra toward the Principal on the house! :machine:

[nowukno]

Got them on today
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[JHamister]

Dude, the rims look NICE! Think of it this way, with the cash you saved over more expensive rims, you can put it in a Mason jar and put toward another performance part. Or, put a little extra toward the Principal on the house! :machine:

Spent the $ on e-heads, manifolds, and Moser 12 bolt. I can't wait for spring!

[Jasons72]

Looking great guys :cool:, hopefully i can save up for these this year.

[woody80z28]

Anyone else with pics? I see these are offered in 18" now with the correct bs for a 2nd-gen!

[woody80z28]

I found a good picture of the 18 (looks like the changed the lip and the mounting face for the bigger size). Now I'd like to see them on a car.
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[Glock 18]

You sure this picture is the Summit brand Legend rim? It doesn't have the stepped rim like in the Malibu in the pictures above. The center cap is different too.

[woody80z28]

A friend of mine on NastyZ28 gave me a heads up about them. Vision is the manufacturer of the Summit wheels. They offer a "141" Legend 5 in 15 & 17" and a "142" Legend 5 in 18 & 20".

Summit just added them to the catalog and have no accurate pictures up yet. I found the accurate pics by searching Vision wheels.

141
http://www.visionwheel.com/wheel.cfm?id=683
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142
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I like the revised mounting pad better, although I did like the previous lip. I'd like to see a set on a car before I shell out the cash for a set though.

[rockytopper]

They may be available in 18 inch with either style. If you look on the Summit web site there are 18 inch gun metal legend wheels & there are also 18 inch gun metal with machined lip listed seperately.

[rockytopper]

Nevermind when I went back and looked at the vision site and summit it looks like 18's that fit a chevy only come with machine lip. If you remove the 5 x 4 3/4 pattern from the query you get both to show up in 18 inch. My bad

[woody80z28]

Bump bump bump... haha I would buy a set myself just to see, but I've gotta wait until I get my firt-time homebuyer rebate back. Closing is sucking up all my cash.

[Jasons72]

Oh man much nicer! that mounting flange looks so much better

[woody80z28]

I guess no one has seen these in person yet.

[Glock 18]

Go to visionwheel.com where you'll find several different styles. Go to Legend 5 and there's the 141 smaller diameter and 142 larger diameter. Look near wheel specs and there's a few pictures of customer's cars with these rims. One is a Nickey '10 Camaro with the chrome 142s. Good luck!

[firewood]

You'll see the 142's on my s10 in a few days. Got 'em in the basement right now, 18x8.5's. THey look EXACTLY licke the picture, and FWIW, I think the 18's look muuuuuuuuuuuch better. I got them so cheap I can't say, but I got them for wholesale since I work @ a tire store:)

[steve g]

The 142's look nice with the curved spokes. I'm worried about a 4.5"bs on an 8.5" wheel though up front. The other choice is 5.125, which seems a little much. Doesn't anyone do a 4.75 or 4.875?

[woody80z28]

You'll see the 142's on my s10 in a few days. Got 'em in the basement right now, 18x8.5's. THey look EXACTLY licke the picture, and FWIW, I think the 18's look muuuuuuuuuuuch better. I got them so cheap I can't say, but I got them for wholesale since I work @ a tire store:)

Let's see some pics!

[Jasons72]

Let's see some pics!

Agreed! Let's see some pics!!!

[woody80z28]

Hey Firewood, any pics yet?

I found a cool 360 view on Summit, but it's a 20":
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-142-2990GM12/?rtype=7

[Ishmael]

Oh man, I would have went this direction if the 18's were out when I bought my rims.

[Jasons72]

Well when i can save up this will be the route i go instead of the 17's

[woody80z28]

Anyone with installed pics?

[Not puke green 71]

I was just looking at Summits catalog and the Legends are on SALE right now....
Eric.........

[Spitfire44]

I want to get a set of these in gray, but they don't have the right backspacing for my '69 Camaro.
17x8 4.75 backspacing and 17x9.5 5.5 backspacing.

Price is right. Even better with them being on sale.

[MarkM66]

I want to get a set of these in gray, but they don't have the right backspacing for my '69 Camaro.
17x8 4.75 backspacing and 17x9.5 5.5 backspacing.

Price is right. Even better with them being on sale.

Do you want Gunmetal?

5.25" bs will work on the front with an 8" wheel. I ran that on my old '68 Camaro.

And 6" of bs will work on a 9" wheel in the rear. You may have to ad a small spacer, but that's no biggie. Put a 275 or 285 tire on it.

If that's what you want, I'd get them.

[Not puke green 71]

Im looking at a set of 141s 17x8 and 17x9 gun metal w/ nitto 555 245s & 275s for around $1200 for my 71 Nova

[woody80z28]

I was just looking at Summits catalog and the Legends are on SALE right now....
Eric.........

I see that, I hope it lasts! I'm closing on my new house Friday so until at least then I really don't have the cash to blow on them...

[mrn2obelvedere]

Man that 360 deg view is great for photoshopping the wheels! You can get a lot of different views really easily!

One thing I've noticed about summit that I'm not sure if I like too much...they tend to put things on clearance right before they are ready to release something new and cooler.

[Jasons72]

Alright why hasn't anyone manned up and posted installed pics yet?

[Not puke green 71]

Alright why hasn't anyone manned up and posted installed pics yet?
Aaaaaaa, waiting to see if i still have a job after our fisical year ends on the 30th.,

[68400BIRD]

I'm looking at buying a set from a local dealer in my area. Just waiting to save up the funds. The wheels that I buy will have the Legend center cap on them which looks better in my opinion. I was quoted $1,160.00 for the chrome141's in 17x8 and 17x9 with 245-45-17,275-40-17 Nitto 555's $1,000 even for the gun metal.

[dlouie87]

will the these rims clear with the wilwood sl-6 front brake package?

[woody80z28]

Ok, I couldn't take it any more! Just ordered a set, they should be here Monday.

[ededh11]

I have been considering these wheels also. Last time I swung by Summit a couple of months ago I remember that they had the 141s on display and that they looked pretty nice in gunmetal.

But I haven't seen the 142 series wheels in person yet. I may swing by the store here in Reno and see if they have them on display. If so, I'll be happy to take some pics and post them here.

If they had the 142 series in a 17" wheel I'd be instantly sold - they look awesome. Now I'll have to consider going up to 18", which I wasn't planning on. But $150 for a 18" wheel that looks that nice is something that might make me change my mind.

[doghouse]

direct from manufacture
showwheelsusa.com
17x7 4.5 BS, designed to fit older muscle cars.
$165 ea
17x8 4.5 bs $165 ea
they have polished too from $185

[ededh11]

Thanks, doghouse. Those are nice as well and very similar. Seems like a good choice for anyone looking for a similar style in 17" and willing to pay a bit more.

To anyone interested - ran by summit yesterday but they did not have the 142 series on display. Only the 141.

[woody80z28]

I have a camera phone pic, they just came in. I'll get better pics tonight.

FWIW: 18x8.5 is 27lbs, 18x9.5 is 27.5lbs. Looks like they have one casting with a deep mounting pad, and machine the depth of the mounting pad and lug holes accordingly for the different offsets.

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[Jasons72]

Oh man b-e-a-utiful! Can't wait to see them mounted, my savings has officially started!

[woody80z28]

The finish on them isn't perfect...there are a couple of tiny blems I've found, but they're good enough to make my paint job look REALLY bad now! haha

I'd love to mount 255/45 & 295/45s on them to get final fit & stance nailed down and better pics, but I need to be saving some money.

How does everyone like my new garage? haha

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[Jasons72]

They look great! What kind of blems are we talking about? Nothing that I can see from the pics.

[woody80z28]

They look great! What kind of blems are we talking about? Nothing that I can see from the pics.

The paint finish is not perfect, but for only $150 it is pretty good. I will grab a couple pics.

[SR71]

are my eyes playing tricks on me, or do those wheels have 2 valve stem holes???

also it looks like someone else is using ugly, blue using landrum springs too. :D

[woody80z28]

are my eyes playing tricks on me, or do those wheels have 2 valve stem holes???

also it looks like someone else is using ugly, blue using landrum springs too. :D

Yup and yup.

The 2nd hole is for tire pressure sensors on newer cars apparently. I'm gonna fill it with an upside-down valve stem and call it good.

My Pro-touring F-body springs came in a big Landrum box with some gloss black Krylon on them. haha

[Not puke green 71]

Wow, I really like the look of the 142s, what back set did you pick? I was looking at the 141s,,,,now i might change my mind.....

[Not puke green 71]

Any one else got a picture??? of the 141s or 142s ???
Thanks Eric............:smoke:

[firewood]

You'll see the 142's on my s10 in a few days. Got 'em in the basement right now, 18x8.5's. THey look EXACTLY licke the picture, and FWIW, I think the 18's look muuuuuuuuuuuch better. I got them so cheap I can't say, but I got them for wholesale since I work @ a tire store:)
Oops, never got around to posting this...

Here they are on Lil' Ugly.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Image0471-1.jpg
She just a beat up 230k S10, but she gets the job done. 4.3 5speed extended cab. Allegedly a hard to find combo. Whatever.

Surprisingly, it rides BETTER with the 18's.

more:
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[liquidh8]

Love the 18's. Not a fan of the round center cap though. I need to sell my BULLIT wheels and adapters and but these!

[Jasons72]

They look great! I think i'm sold, just can't beat the price imo, on my budget i could never afford $3000 on wheels.

[Jasons72]

Just ordered 18x9.5 rears and 18x8.5 fronts, i will post pics when they come but the fronts are on backorder until the 20th, then i will still need tires.

[LS1NOVA]

Thats going to look good with your low ride height! What backspace on the fronts clears an 8.5" ?

[Jasons72]

I'm going with 5.125 up front and 6 in the rear (i think i should have gone with 5.75) but i can space it out. I'm going with Nitto 555s with a 245/40 up front so i will only have the tiniest overlap of tire on the rim and either a 255/45 or a 265/50 for the rear, not decided on that yet, do i go with a 27 inch tall tire or a 28.4 inch tall tire?

[LS1NOVA]

27 for sure, that 40 series on the front is short, it would look odd with a 28" on the back. How about Nitto NT05's?

[cheapthrillz]

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[Jasons72]

cheapthrillz they look great on that car.


27 for sure, that 40 series on the front is short, it would look odd with a 28" on the back. How about Nitto NT05's?

I would go with them in a heartbeat but they don't have enough of a size selection, everything is shorter than what i am running in the rear right now and the car wouldn't look right if the wheel well wasn't filled as well in my opinion. If i went with anything larger up front i will probably run into clearance issues with the rear of the tire and the rear of the inner fender. Plus these tires will have to last me a while before i can afford a set of competition tires and wheels specific for racing.

[LS1NOVA]

How about a 275/40 on the back

[Jasons72]

It would fit and i may even go with the 275's, but the NT-05's are too expensive right now, i'm 21, work full time making barely more than minimum wage and classes start back up this month so money is VERY tight lol. This is not a cheap hobby so its tough to make larger purchases and i've been waiting 6 years to get a different set of wheels than the rally's.

[alowerlevel]

Tire rack has alot of tires listed in those sizes (245/40 & 275/40) http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?frontWidth=245%2F&frontRatio=40&frontDiameter=18&rearWidth=275%2F&rearRatio=40&rearDiameter=18&x=35&y=6

[Jasons72]

Just ordered the tires, 245/40 up front and 275/40 for the rear.

[sebtarta]

Jason, I hope you can get these mounted on the 20th when the fronts arrive!

Post pictures when you can. I still need to finish my car to mount the wheels and see what I have put my self into with the Boss 338

hahaha

[John Wright]

Yup and yup.



OK woody...give up the dimns on those rims...BS? Widths? Fit over C5 calipers?

BTW, pics of them on your car too...LOL

[cheapthrillz]

Specs on the Galaxie wheels:

Summit Legend 5 (142)
Gunmetal Centers
18 x 8.5
-6mm offset
5x4.5 BP
Clears C6 Z51 brakes all around with lots of clearance.

They only gripe I have about them is the center caps. They're very plain. The powder coating looks fine and the machining looks good too.

Hope this helps!

P.S. I ordered the 1st one seperate to make sure that it fit, and It arrived the very next day. The other three took three days to get to my house (because I ordered them on a Friday afternoon). So, shipping was very quick too.

[Jasons72]

Got the rears today and the fronts ship out on the 20th, they look pretty good, i can't wait to get the tires tomorrow and then the waiting begins to get them on!

[alowerlevel]

What kind of tires did you order?

[Jasons72]

NT555's, 245/40 and 275/40, got them for 644 shipped to my door, not too bad, by the time i wear them out i should have more money to spend on a better tire.

[Jasons72]

Rear wheels

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Rear Tires
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Front Tires
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[sebtarta]

Those look real nice!

so what is in the summit box? :)

[alowerlevel]

NT555's, 245/40 and 275/40, got them for 644 shipped to my door, not too bad, by the time i wear them out i should have more money to spend on a better tire.

Good price, where'd you order them from?

[Jasons72]

I got them through discounttiredirect.com, and they were here in about 3 days.

[Not puke green 71]

I got them through discounttiredirect.com, and they were here in about 3 days.

They look great, Post up a picture when you get them installed, let me know how much clearence you have.
Im going the same route, and Id like to see if I can squeeze the 9.5 with a 5.5 BS, It would be nice to have a little more lip on those.
Thanks.......Eric..

[Jasons72]

The lip does not change with backspacing, the backspacing is machined away from the backside of the mounting flange. And i can tell you no way will you clear with 5.5" of backspacing unless you plan on the tire sitting below the wheel well opening, in all honesty if i had more like 6 3/8" of backspacing i could fit a 10 inch wide wheel. A quarter inch more backspacing would have been perfectly centered in the wheel well. I'm taking the rears to have the tires mounted tomorrow so i will post a pic.

[Jasons72]

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[sebtarta]

NICE, how is the space in the back?

[LS1NOVA]

Its nice to see some budget wheels and tires that look GREAT!

[woody80z28]

The lip does not change with backspacing, the backspacing is machined away from the backside of the mounting flange. And i can tell you no way will you clear with 5.5" of backspacing unless you plan on the tire sitting below the wheel well opening, in all honesty if i had more like 6 3/8" of backspacing i could fit a 10 inch wide wheel. A quarter inch more backspacing would have been perfectly centered in the wheel well. I'm taking the rears to have the tires mounted tomorrow so i will post a pic.

There was about 1" more lip on my 9.5s than the 8.5s, but I see in your pic it looks less than mine. That is weird.
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John, I have pics earlier in this thread. But motortopia (the hosting site) has been down a lot lately. Maybe you missed them.
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showpost.php?p=686602&postcount=79

[John Wright]

Thanks Woody....Nice lookin wheel on your car.....what's the dimns? BS? ect.

They are cheap enough to consider swapping out my Soft 8's for.

[Brad1970]

I'm running them...

18 x 8.5 front, 4.5" BS

18 x 9.5 rear, 5.5" BS

see all the info here....

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65471&page=4

[jon72vega]

Those wheels are nice!

[Showwheels-Chris]

in 17-18-20
gray or polished

ummm, maybe user name will suggest where to get them?

[woody80z28]

Thanks Woody....Nice lookin wheel on your car.....what's the dimns? BS? ect.

They are cheap enough to consider swapping out my Soft 8's for.

There are a bunch of backspacing options. I'm running a little more backspacing than normal to be sure the tires will tuck when I drop it lower: 20mm offset front, 12 rear. The backspacing options is why I pulled the trigger. They should fit perfect for what I want to do.

[Jasons72]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/GOODGUYS10020-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/GOODGUYS10043-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/GOODGUYS10056-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/GOODGUYS10035-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/GOODGUYS10039-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/10/GOODGUYS100401-1.jpg

[Big Eddie]

Very nice Nova!

[Jasons72]

Thank you :D it always feels good to get compliments.

[DartorDemon]

Do they make different center caps for those wheels?(or are they a size where i could use a different cap?)

Those wheels are nice, but i cant stand that odd center cap.

[SLO_Z28]

I got my wheels in today. Summit shipped me some used ones, but after a phone call they were quick to fix their error so I give them credit for that. 17x8 in the front, 17x9 in the rear. Fronts rub in the inner fenders very slightly because I have too much caster, I think I can clearance the fenders with a BFH. I have Sumitomo 235-40 in the front and 275-40 in the rear. Wheels weigh in at ~26lbs.

Snapped some quick pics of them on my phone before leaving work. Iphones suck at taking pictures. Ill get some better pics weather permitting tomorrow.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img255.imageshack.us/i/060cf.jpg/)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img205.imageshack.us/i/064ht.jpg/)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/066ob.jpg/)

I just got back from seeing how well I can brake now, massive difference. I was beating the hell out of my car in front of JCG's shop lol.

[Nothingface5384]

I'm curious if you could call sumit and put in a custom order for larger width(11) and better BS?

[aronhk_md]

They are made by Vision Wheels for Summit. Vision also sells them directly under the same Legend 5 name. You could try getting in touch with them directly. My guess though is if you want a set widened you'd have to send them to some other company to do so.....but I dont know that for sure. Let us know what you find out.

[SLO_Z28]

These are cast in china by the same company that has a TON of OEM contracts. I dont think you could widen these.

Anyways here are some better pics as promised, I would have gotten even better ones but my camera batteries were defective.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/008-1.jpg

AS you can see, the deep mounting pad means TONS of brake clearance, my brakes look tiny but they work well.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/001-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/003-1.jpg

Just in case youre wondering the fronts are 17x8 with 4.5bs wearing a 235/40 and the rears are 17x9 with 5.0bs wearing a 275/40.

I got the Sumitomo HTRZIII tires for ~ $410 from tirerack.com and these wheels were $650 shipped from Summitracing.com. I work for the state so this fits my budget nicely ;)

[02WS6SSZ71]

I picked up a set of these a month or so back...just finally got around to mounting tires and doing a quick test fit. They look respectable and will fill in nice for the next year or so as I work out my suspension/brakes and decide on what wheels I'm going to run run long term. The fit is perfect as of now...new 2" drop DSE leafs and coils and Konis going on the car next free weekend I get...hopefully everything still clears then. I got these from a local Vision wholesaler (called Vision and they gave me his number) and I picked them up from him for $142/wheel, which included his freight to get them to his shop...considerable savings over Summit if anyone wants to try that route. Sorry for the crappy phone pics.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/20101204200807-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/20101204201012-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/20101229122752-1.jpg

[02WS6SSZ71]

Updated pics on the car with new suspension:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/20110317103642-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/20110317103703-1.jpg

[Yelcamino]

Updated pics on the car with new suspension:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/20110317103642-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/20110317103703-1.jpg

That turned out very nice! I like it a lot!

[BonzoHansen]

They look nice.

James in an emergency can you bang a socket over that lock lug? It looks pretty tight. If not I might suggest getting rid of those locks. If they ever strip or you lose the key the air chisel will not be kind to those wheels.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/01/001-1.jpg
Many years in the tire business tells me locks only stop owners. Just a friendly $0.02.

[SLO_Z28]

They look nice.

James in an emergency can you bang a socket over that lock lug? It looks pretty tight. If not I might suggest getting rid of those locks. If they ever strip or you lose the key the air chisel will not be kind to those wheels.
Many years in the tire business tells me locks only stop owners. Just a friendly $0.02.

I cant even fit a regular socket in there LOL. If it stripped I would weld another nut on top of it, done it a few times. When I go to the 1LE front rotors I am going to get longer ARP 12mm or 1/2 inch studs that are about flush with the wheel, and get some longer open ended lug nuts. Same with the rear, im gonna head out here and start work on a Firebird rear posi setup I bought disc to disc, ill put longer studs in.

[BonzoHansen]

Cool. Didn't want to see you damage them nice wheels!

[cheapthrillz]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/0313011709a-1.jpg

[Nothingface5384]

I Think i'm going to go with some coys since they atleast make 9.5s...still no 11s but they'll fit the 275-45-17s better...dont want to pay over 350 each for some 11s...

[sam 74]

i've been eyeing these, i like the 5 spoke look and i've always been a fan of the grey center torque thrusts so these seemed like a good budgeted way of getting that look.

[woody80z28]

I Think i'm going to go with some coys since they atleast make 9.5s...still no 11s but they'll fit the 275-45-17s better...dont want to pay over 350 each for some 11s...

You can get a 9.5 in 18".

[woody80z28]

Updated pics on the car with new suspension:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/20110317103642-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/20110317103703-1.jpg

That looks awesome! I need to get some rubber for mine and throw them on.

[woody80z28]

Those lug holes are really tight! Especially with my 1/2" studs in the back. I need to find another option for lug nuts.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/IMG_5938JPG_Thumbnail1-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/IMG_5926JPG_Thumbnail1-1.jpg

I'll put the rest of the pics in my build thread:
https://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.php?16661-It-lives!-The-motor-is-done....-for-now/page2

[nowukno]

heres mine with updated photo's
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/50cb66db-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/04/1e5f6a6d-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/03/bb9967fb-1.jpg

[woody80z28]

Has anyone found a better center cap for these? I see Summit also sells the caps like 02WS6SSZ71 has and also a spinner...but I am not a fan of chrome, and would rather go with something totally different. According to Summit they are 3.268 in.

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[02WS6SSZ71]

Man, hadn't been on here forever...dirt bikes and car trips have limited my forum time...but I sure can't complain! As far as the center caps, Vision has several options on their website, but when I ordered my wheels I was told most of them were not available yet. The cap is just so damn big, it looks awkward. Your car looks really good Woody. What size tires did you with on yours? Looks like you have even more side wall than I do. I didn't want to go too low profile on mine...just not fitting for my mullet machine.


Has anyone found a better center cap for these? I see Summit also sells the caps like 02WS6SSZ71 has and also a spinner...but I am not a fan of chrome, and would rather go with something totally different. According to Summit they are 3.268 in.

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[badazz81z28]

I go them too, My car is lowered. Nice budget wheel if I may say so! Check out avatar

[woody80z28]

Man, hadn't been on here forever...dirt bikes and car trips have limited my forum time...but I sure can't complain! As far as the center caps, Vision has several options on their website, but when I ordered my wheels I was told most of them were not available yet. The cap is just so damn big, it looks awkward. Your car looks really good Woody. What size tires did you with on yours? Looks like you have even more side wall than I do. I didn't want to go too low profile on mine...just not fitting for my mullet machine.
I went 255/45 front and 295/45 back. I also picked up some black splined lugs for the small holes.

I didn't find any more options for centers on the Vision website. Have a link to where you saw them? I'm thinking about fabbing something up.

[02WS6SSZ71]

They are basically just the caps you have pictured above, w/ some different logo configurations.

[sebtarta]

Anyone willing to help me out and print the C6 fitment template from Kore3, here (http://www.kore3.com/downloads/fitment_templates/DOC0004.pdf), and test fit.

I am looking on the 17x8, if the front C6 template fits the rear should have no problem. Thank you for your help.

I should have listened to Jason when he said that the Boss 338 would be no good for the back, so I am in the hunt for new wheels. :nopity:

[CanyonKiller]

Im not sure about the 17" wheels but my 18" summit wheels clear the c6 z06 brakes just fine.