Track width alignment

[JohnUlaszek]

Moving the ball joint out is not that big a deal as I am converting over to screw-ins on the bottom anyway.



The only problem I see with the C5 and 4th gen wheels is they are 9.5". BBS's would be nice too I just don't see how I can package a 9.5" up front with the stock subframe.

[Salt Racer]

You can get C5 rims in 17x8.5, but it probably wouldn't work unless you make the hub width wider by fair amount. +0.375" offset, 8" wide rims fit good on my car, and non-Z06 C5 front rims have +56ish mm offset (~+2.205"). Assuming the section width of tire stays the same, 2.205-0.375 = 1.83" per side.

[Salt Racer]

Just some additional info about C5 replica rims...

There was a set of 18x9.5s with cosmetic blems on e-bay for $495. I wasn't sure what kind of load rating these things have, so I sent e-mail to the manufacturer. I hadn't received the reply but I bought them anyway thinking they'd at least make good mockup wheels.

I got the reply a day after I bought them. The rims are rated at 1400lb. Marginal at best for my car, as each front wheel carry 1200lb or so. Not too many people here have cars as heavy as mine, but it's another thing that shouldn't be overlooked if you intend to run your car at the track.

I think I'll live with my billet wheels until I can afford a set of Kinesis K18s.