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well yes to clarify,they are zr1 "style" rims.they made a big difference
in appearance-i always hated those dinner plate stock rims. as far as the ride they feel much smoother,but i attribute that to new tires - kumho extra supra's "Dad" > wrote in message ... > Be aware of what he said, if I read him right "There are wheels that are > sold that fit 84-87 vettes without an adapter." My take on that is that they > are ZR1 style wheels made to fit the 84-87 vettes, not ZR1 wheels. > -- > Dad > 04 C5 CE Z51 > 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > "Raymond Prince" > wrote in message > ... > > According to what I have been told, the error in mph should be > > insignificant > > at highway speeds. > > How do the 17" wheels feel? Do they make any difference in the ride? I > > know > > they look 100% better than those god awful 86 dinner plate wheels. > > > > "JOE ESCHMANN" > wrote in message > > t... > >> my '86 has zr1 17" wheels. as far as rubbing-no problem. also they > >> are > >> sold to fit '84-'87 vettes without an adaptor. with the > >> speedometer,it seems a bit off. that's something i didn't think of > > duh! > >> > >> "Vette88" > wrote in message > >> . .. > >> > 275 40 > >> > "Raymond Prince" > wrote in message > >> > ... > >> > > The wheels on my 86 are 16 inch and tires are 255 50. If I bought the > > 17 > >> > > inch ZR1 wheels, what size tires would I need to keep the speedometer > >> > > accurate? And will these ZR1 wheels even work on the 86 model without > >> > > rubbing the body or frame? > >> > > Thank You > >> > > R L Prince > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > |
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Now there is a good tire to talk about, what do you think of them so far?
How many miles so far? What kind of weather have you driven them in? -- Life is a sexually transmitted condition that is always fatal. "JOE ESCHMANN" > wrote in message et... > well yes to clarify,they are zr1 "style" rims.they made a big difference > in appearance-i always hated those dinner plate stock rims. > as far as the ride they feel much smoother,but i attribute that to new > tires - kumho extra supra's > "Dad" > wrote in message > ... >> Be aware of what he said, if I read him right "There are wheels that are >> sold that fit 84-87 vettes without an adapter." My take on that is that > they >> are ZR1 style wheels made to fit the 84-87 vettes, not ZR1 wheels. >> -- >> Dad >> 04 C5 CE Z51 >> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd |
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Now there is a good tire to talk about, what do you think of them so far?
How many miles so far? What kind of weather have you driven them in? -- Life is a sexually transmitted condition that is always fatal. "JOE ESCHMANN" > wrote in message et... > well yes to clarify,they are zr1 "style" rims.they made a big difference > in appearance-i always hated those dinner plate stock rims. > as far as the ride they feel much smoother,but i attribute that to new > tires - kumho extra supra's > "Dad" > wrote in message > ... >> Be aware of what he said, if I read him right "There are wheels that are >> sold that fit 84-87 vettes without an adapter." My take on that is that > they >> are ZR1 style wheels made to fit the 84-87 vettes, not ZR1 wheels. >> -- >> Dad >> 04 C5 CE Z51 >> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd |
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i only have about 1500 miles on them,but the ride is "much" better than
the goodyears i had. the car is mostly restored so normal driving here on long island is on a nice sunny day. i did my homework prior to buying these tires and i am very satisfied. "Dad" > wrote in message ... > Now there is a good tire to talk about, what do you think of them so far? > How many miles so far? What kind of weather have you driven them in? > > -- > > Life is a sexually transmitted condition that is always fatal. > > "JOE ESCHMANN" > wrote in message > et... > > well yes to clarify,they are zr1 "style" rims.they made a big difference > > in appearance-i always hated those dinner plate stock rims. > > as far as the ride they feel much smoother,but i attribute that to new > > tires - kumho extra supra's > > "Dad" > wrote in message > > ... > >> Be aware of what he said, if I read him right "There are wheels that are > >> sold that fit 84-87 vettes without an adapter." My take on that is that > > they > >> are ZR1 style wheels made to fit the 84-87 vettes, not ZR1 wheels. > >> -- > >> Dad > >> 04 C5 CE Z51 > >> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > > |
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i only have about 1500 miles on them,but the ride is "much" better than
the goodyears i had. the car is mostly restored so normal driving here on long island is on a nice sunny day. i did my homework prior to buying these tires and i am very satisfied. "Dad" > wrote in message ... > Now there is a good tire to talk about, what do you think of them so far? > How many miles so far? What kind of weather have you driven them in? > > -- > > Life is a sexually transmitted condition that is always fatal. > > "JOE ESCHMANN" > wrote in message > et... > > well yes to clarify,they are zr1 "style" rims.they made a big difference > > in appearance-i always hated those dinner plate stock rims. > > as far as the ride they feel much smoother,but i attribute that to new > > tires - kumho extra supra's > > "Dad" > wrote in message > > ... > >> Be aware of what he said, if I read him right "There are wheels that are > >> sold that fit 84-87 vettes without an adapter." My take on that is that > > they > >> are ZR1 style wheels made to fit the 84-87 vettes, not ZR1 wheels. > >> -- > >> Dad > >> 04 C5 CE Z51 > >> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd > > |
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