Wheel Setup Q & A

My Corvette Life: Episode 254 - Wheel Setup Q & A
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422 RWHP, 381 FT-LBS
1998 C5 Corvette Coupe - Modifications List
Corbeau A4 Seats
Thunder Racing T-Rex Cam TR224: 224/224 563/563 114LSA
Kooks 1-3/4" x 3" Long Tube Headers
Kooks Catted 3" X-Pipe
Corsa Indy Pace Car (Corsa Sport) axle-back exhaust
Casting 799 - LS6/LS2 Cylinder Heads
BTR .660" Lift Dual Valve Springs
7.375" Pushrods
LS6 Intake Manifold
Vararam Lower Ram Air Intake
Vararam Power Duct (Air Bridge)
Mike Norris Motorsports - Billet PCV Oil Catch Can
C6 Z06 Shocks
C6 Z51 Sway Bars
BrakeMotive Drilled/Slotted Brake Rotors
C5 Z06 Mesh Intake Grills
C6 Z06 Shifter
C5 Stainless Steel Dash Trim Kit by American Car Craft
RaceGrip Suede Steering Wheel Covers
Corvette Envy LED Halo Tail Lights
Corvette Envy ACA Projector Headlight Housings
Clear DRL Housings
Vette LEDs DRL Switchbacks (Use code "MCL5 for 5% off)
Vette LEDs Reverse Lights (Use code "MCL5 for 5% off)
Vette LEDs Cabin Lights (Use code "MCL5 for 5% off)
C7 Carbon Vented Front Splitter - Gloss Black
C7 Carbon ZR1 Style Side Skirts - Gloss Black
Corvette Creationz TPE 2" Flared Rear Quarter panels
C6 Z06 Rear Splash Guards
Forgestar F14 Wheels
(18x9.5 +49 Concave front, 19x12 +23 Super Deep Concave rear)
Tires: Bridgestone (Front) 275/35/18, (Rear) 325/30/19

[@kennethbowling7350]

Chris, thanks again for the effortlessly in detail description of your changes to YOUR Vette! Never ever worry about what others might think or say. It is YOUR Corvette and it looks and runs great!

[@tonywestbrook6436]

Hey Chris, for all the arm chair quarterbacks you have to tolerate, let me tell them from the rest of us to feel free to start their own channel. Your vids are always tastefully done and respectful of others. Everyone should return the favor. Case closed!

[@mycorvettelife]

Thank you.

[@dalescaglliotti2141]

No need to apologize. You can’t please all the people all the time. Great content 👍

[@y.u.doodat9133]

You've got your car looking great! It's been five or six months since I've seen any of your videos, and the care you've put into it shows!

[@TheBlkac1]

YOU DID GREAT! EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD!!! I couldn't really see how good your tires were on the first video...thumbs up!!

[@thefrankensteinbrothers4763]

Setup looks amazing add a couple of C-5 that's the best look for them

[@John-qz4cv]

Just ordered a set of these 18x10 deep fronts and 19x12 super deep rears and I paid well over 1700 more like 2300. You got a good deal!

[@Glide1992]

It is amazing that you had to explain the spacers. It was all covered well before.

[@mycorvettelife]

I know.....multiple times....

[@robertsilverman9937]

Your Corvette has come a long way from when you purchased it! Great job and I love your new wheels!

[@lionelruningen6087]

Great job. Even as a C6 owner I enjoy your channel. Also agree with you to keep tires until they are worn, why waste money.. plenty of other things to spend it on.

[@haromaster6086]

Very nice spec you built. Love those wheels and width. Super deep was the right choice to me.

[@allantaylor3288]

Your Vette looks fantastic with those wide guards and wheels Chris, job well done👍

[@rogerpescoran7870]

Very direct and informative video on the F14’s. Great contact. And I’m also going to be installing this same wheels on my c6z06. Keep up the great work! 🏎🔥

[@ajcates9136]

Thanks great info

[@dmoneyy7409]

Buying the exact same wheels for my torch red 98 pretty excited about the rims. Not to excited about dropping 2 grand on the wheels

[@1wtrahan]

Awesome awesome awesome Chris you did it again keep them coming Happy New Years and the family

[@derricktaylor6134]

Chris,keep it coming ...the transformation is absolutely awesome!👍🏽💯

[@jeffpattison6740]

I am a C6 owner but I still like the content you put out. Good job!

[@markdupre4854]

I have the same wheels in silver on my 99. I love the look! Great choice!!

[@SteveAZ711]

Chris I think the splash guards, when they are installed, will really accent the body wheel combination even more.

[@paulbarber1077]

I saw your Corvette on Rick Conti's site. Captioned Chris Arizona

[@mycorvettelife]

👍

[@jamesonhumphries4502]

Thanks for sharing, just ordered a similar setup for my c5

[@mikelenth1627]

Your car looks great!

[@thabishhayat1735]

I love the “it’s not your car” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sonorkmf]

Really love the wheel setup brother. I have a c6 z06 and I think I'm going to consider those as well.

[@jermainephillips5179]

I like the poke.im gonna do the gs wheels with the 325 tires in rear.i like the look.want conservative drive a corolla

[@pjfan173]

My Quickjack was delivered yesterday. I went with the 7000 LBS, because I have Ram 1500 as well as my 2017 GS

[@mycorvettelife]

Does the Vette fit under it? I thought the 7k was too long to lift a Vette.

[@pjfan173]

My Corvette Life the 5000 and 7000 are the exact same length, the 7000 is 1.5” wider and .25” taller with the 2” rubber block.

[@dipmyryde]

Man, that's crazy you got your wheels in 3 weeks! I ordered the new "ultra" deep concavity over 7 weeks ago. They gave me a 4-6 week lead time and are still dragging their feet...

[@mycorvettelife]

I'm sure with it being a new product they are backed up. They are also probably running limited staff with COVID. Lead times for all manufacturing are up right now and have been for 10 months now.

[@ArcticVette]

I love the deep dish in the rear. Goals! 🙌🏼

[@robertoferrari5397]

..can you get an offset for the rear Forgestar wheels with your current tire size that will have the tires flush with the edge of the new wider fenders.. and still clear a c6 z06 brake setup? ....your car looks great by the way...tastefully done.

[@twinflag821]

I was super disappointed with my f14s. 11 week wait and absolute trash powder coating and the cherry on top is they hang up on me and stopped responding to my emails. Stay tuned for my video about it.

[@45scoot]

Like the new wheel set up...

[@infernoleviathan8868]

OMG! been looking for something like this for my C5 they look FENOMENAL! I have a stock rear fender, do you think they will fit without damaging something?? I'm about to buy them 👏👏👏

[@petercarey6883]

Nice Q and A upload Chris. FWIW, one reason I subscribed very early on was because you had email address for private correspondence. Also, you had too many apologies in this upload. They are not necessary. Lastly, congrats on your closing in on the 10k subscriber mark. Save the Wave.🙋‍♂️ P.S. I like the fact that you number your Episodes in that many times I'll make notes on a specific upload and it makes it easy to find same and go back and replay it just for my own enjoyment and/or to refresh my memory on how you did something.

[@ctweedel]

Looks killer!!!!!!!

[@emhamontage9098]

Great wheels Chris, but stil look out, when jou drive in wet weather, yesterday i drove by wet weather on the highway 60mph, i accelerate a little more speed, and the rear end starts to swing, Lucky it was not that busy on the highway, but hell, greets from The Netherlands Europe.

[@jaedin716sw]

Could i ask your advice on the best headers and exaughst for the best sound,also were did you get your fender flares?

[@braddokken9191]

Looks good! I like the design of those wheels. Black wheels on a white 'vette looks great.

[@victorjohnson9672]

Great Video 👍🏿

[@jaedin716sw]

Looks awsome,i wish I could bring my car to you for headers,do you do jobs on the side?

[@MF-Rell]

Damn bro, I've been debating which wheels I have the Curva wheels that looks exactly like these but I guess I'll get these with the bronze Color FTW!! 😎💯

[@jeffhogancamp5379]

I have a simalar set up on my 2006 Vette My issue is the Rear tires hit the fender. I thought shocks but Installed new shocks and still same issue. Also what did you do for the rear Wheel wells To extend it to the new Fenders?.

[@philtroskey3454]

When I get the tire sizes down I think I'm going to get the new fenders and not paint them I like the carbon fiber look. I'm 75 retired I got little money I do one thing at a time

[@davidhofstra9095]

Now go autocross!

[@thevettboy]

All good stuff and information Chris. The wheels look great, now drop that car down again. Just my 2 cents :)

[@radrico733]

What size tires are you going with front and back?

[@jzmun]

what tire size are you running at the rear? never mind I saw it on your desc.

[@jackoff1826]

What's the side skirt ground effects you use here?

[@ljr7945]

Super deep concave FTW

[@philtroskey3454]

I put 19 275 on the front I got 305 on the back 19's all the way around

[@blackwater1828]

Niceee set up bro.. hey where can you get a those wide fenders for the rear?.

[@mycorvettelife]

Corvette Creationz

[@joeldf1969]

What size are your rear tires?

[@basiliomariconda74]

Vette looks great. Want to do same.

[@bernardrolle6709]

i.need that trim that covers the door trim. just in front of the seat belt. what is it called ? and where can i get one.(drivers side)

[@eddiesteadman5701]

I love c5s. Wheels are beautiful. Offset outside of wheelwell looks wrong for car. Welds look decent with fat tires outside wheelwell. Nice car . Thanks

[@Archerboy6228]

Love your car Cris, I have a base model C6 with 2inch wide body fenders like the z06. What size tires do I need front and rear to not have a extra poke like your. I want just a flush look level with the fenders

[@mycorvettelife]

Tires have little to do with it. It’s the wheel size and offset. Go with C6 Z06/GS size wheels and you will be fine.

[@Ramb023]

So wait...You ran 3" spacers on the front C7 stingray wheels you ran?? Im confused :):):)

[@dfhughes01]

Did you buy your wheels direct from Forgestar , or did you go through a local vendor. if so who was local? Thanks .

[@turoraego2700]

Vette looks cool with those wheels. We’re did u get the rocker panels and how much were they. Thx man. Corvette Rules.

[@mycorvettelife]

C7Carbon.com

[@JesusIsLordLasVegas]

Yup, you definitely have hokie-pokies on the rear, but I like them.

[@ChiefMason]

Hey I’m a senior in high school and I’ve always wanted a vette would you recommend because I’m saving up for one it’s either that or a challenge r or a 350z

[@mycorvettelife]

I would recommend waiting until after college. I know it sounds so party pooper, but it’s 100% true.

[@ChiefMason]

My Corvette Life dang I was hoping to get me a c5 😂 ok would you recommend another car and no NOT a Prius

[@matthewfain3289]

Chief Mason if I had to guess, the biggest reason he is saying to wait till after college is cause they turn into money pits real fast with all of the upgrades you’ll want. It starts with little things and then adds up quickly. Another reason is insurance is through the roof. For me, I was able to budget both college and my first C5 when I was 19 (I’m 21 now). The thing you have to know about yourself is how much self control you have. If you’re gonna put more time into the car than college, then don’t get it, but if you can get it and restrain yourself from it to focus on school, then get it. As for what car, I have been in 350z’s and corvettes. The corvettes are hands down a LOT better. Turn better, have more power, definitely quicker, and sound/look better. As far as a challenger goes, they look good but they are super heavy so the power they have is really not as impressive.

[@ChiefMason]

Matthew Adkins yeah my Mom does auto insurance, and I have pretty good self discipline. But idk I want a car I can daily and one if I wanted I could take to the track

[@matthewfain3289]

Chief Mason stock C5’s will get you the gas mileage for dailying compared to a 350z. My stock C5 would get like 28ish highway miles and an average of like 23-25mpg. My friends 350z that was also stock got high teens average mpg. Maybe 18-19. Challengers are horrible with mpg as well cause of the weight and would also be horrible at a track unless you’re talking 1/4. The other two would be great at any track. Stock C5’s are rated at 13.0s 1/4 and my friends 350z went I think 14.1 at the 1/4. I know little about the challengers times

[@darrenbrown896]

What did you do with your old z06 rims?

[@mycorvettelife]

Sold them

[@chriscase6341]

Was that the most offset you could go in the back

[@dtaylor224]

Have you heard anyone having 305/35/20 on the rear?

[@y0ungtchalla420]

Hey man thanks for vid, question why did you go with concave for the front? Was it just a style choice or did a functionality/fitment component play a part in your decision? Asking as I am wanting the Deep concave for the front and wondering if the wheels specs you have would need to be adjusted to get the same look as yours in terms of fitment and poke.

[@mycorvettelife]

The wheel offset won’t allow for a deep concave front wheel.

[@y0ungtchalla420]

@@mycorvettelife exactly the answer I'm looking for thanks. and from my understanding of the video the purpose of that offset is to clear a big brake kit

[@Ricovette]

Hey Chris... Why didn't you just get a ZO6 to begin with? Just curious... Stay safe... Rico

[@mycorvettelife]

I like the coupe design better. And I’m far beyond Z06 now.

[@Ricovette]

@@mycorvettelife - No doubt you've done an awesome job with your coupe! I'll be keeping mine for at least a couple of more years or at least 'til they fix all the bugs the new C8 is going to have. You know there are definitely going to be some bugs...lol. Stay safe man... Rico

[@carlosbarragan1673]

Maybe if lower it would look nicer.. ,11 inch wide instead of 12 And those rear would look sick ,the rim design is great

[@johnnywells3000]

I'm 6'4" and I don't fit in the C6 or C7. I fit awesomenessly in an automatic C5! I like the look of the C6 but I need more leg room to fully enjoy the car. Can you recommend a person who can help me get more leg room in a C6.

[@davidriley6099]

Love all your content. Your car is getting sweet.

[@superstallion316]

Hi Chris, what sizes of tires did you go with front and back ?

[@mycorvettelife]

Check the mods list in the video description.

[@Subarashii-naniii]

The most important question is how much do they weigh? Sick wheels though

[@agustincuellar8368]

Any rubbing? im looking at getting 19x9.5 for the fronts but would prefer not to rub on stock suspension

[@mycorvettelife]

I don’t rub, but I have 18x9.5 front

[@vincentfallacaro9205]

Hi I got a question on the c5 climate control system my dam light display is going very dim is it hard to pull that thing out to replace with another one.thanks

[@mycorvettelife]

Never done it before but it shouldn’t be too hard. Just takes patience.

[@OMEGATECH]

LoL, hey Chris it's your Vette it's looking good and you do what you want, I've noticed there's way too armchair Corvette quarterbacks that feel they need to point out the way the car should look I know I've experienced idiots like that, anyway I'll looking forward to the big brake installation😎

[@jcloud96]

was there any issue with the center haps not going on because of the axle

[@mycorvettelife]

No

[@tommyt242]

Hey corvette bro, where did you find those rear fenders?

[@mycorvettelife]

Corvette Creationz. I have several videos on the install.

[@redst9364]

Chris thank you so much for doing this video helped solve some issues and gave me a lot of good info been planning on doing the same thing with my brakes on my c5 z06 , do you have any problem with your fenders rubbing the back tire ?

[@mycorvettelife]

No

[@anthonymarkiewicz8653]

Chris, great videos. You stated that you kept the same tires that came with car. But you increased the rear wheel width by 2”. Because you purchased new wheels to match your old tires, I would assume that you don’t plan on increasing your rear tire width. So, why wouldn’t you want to increase your rear tire width bu two inches? Thanks

[@mycorvettelife]

No, I increased the body width by 2”. The wheels are still 12” wide. I’m already running 325 wide tires.

[@anthonymarkiewicz8653]

My Corvette Life , so does it add 1” to each side

[@matthewfain3289]

I love the aggressive look with the wheels sticking out. I bought my own C6 Z06 wheels to go on my C5 just cause of yours. Now, did you also get these new wheels because of weighing less, or was it purely cosmetic and setting up for brake upgrades?

[@mycorvettelife]

Cosmetic and function. My last video actually shows the weight.

[@matthewfain3289]

I must have missed it! I usually get notifications when you make videos. Going to check it out now

[@svein4785]

hi man.great videos :)i just bougth a 1999 corvette with 36 039 miles.what is the first mod i should do? greatings from norway :)

[@mycorvettelife]

Exhaust

[@crazysaint931]

Any ideas if a c5 z06 wheel will fit a c5?

[@mycorvettelife]

Yes they will.

[@charlesbickel4295]

I just bought a set of 18/19 from get your wheels for 1435

[@aathwal8989]

Used?

[@charlesbickel4295]

aathwa l new.

[@twrzenski]

Awesome content! What cats are you running and do they eliminate the exhaust fumes in the cabin? Im over my long tubes

[@mycorvettelife]

I have a catted x-pipe. And no, I still get some fumes.

[@twrzenski]

@@mycorvettelife did you go with high flow cats? Oh, i see. Thank you.

[@GearHead704]

Congrats on 10k subs! I hadn't seen the new wheels yet but they look great. I had a question. Do you recall how long it took you to grow from 2,500 subs to 10k? I'm doing a similar channel to you although for older mustangs instead of Corvettes and I'm trying to gauge other channels that I feel are a bit similar versus comparing the mega sized channels. Keep up the good work Chris!

[@mycorvettelife]

Roughly 18 months and 200+ videos posted.

[@slswisher]

Looks like they don’t fit sticking out. I try to avoid that.

[@thedriverscorner]

Sorry if I missed it.. Can you share the side splitter product name/Supplier? I want that exact look.

[@mycorvettelife]

C7Carbon.com

[@thedriverscorner]

@@mycorvettelife thanks brother! Trying to get my car looking right!

[@mycorvettelife]

I have install videos for both.

[@thedriverscorner]

My Corvette Life awesome! I’ve been checking out your content for sure! Felt like I missed that episode! I’ll revisit.

[@TheTdriver9]

I think some white tire letters would pop with the black wheels and white body. Would be a nice way to break up just straight black on black. Regardless it’s a clean setup

[@casino8857]

I know its your car but please lower it at least a 2 finger(medium size hand) gap

[@mycorvettelife]

You would be surprised. It already does have a 2 finger gap from and back.

[@davidrios5876]

It a good thing it’s not your car 😂😂😂

[@armandobaca8703]

I think your rear wheels are about an inch too wide to match your wider fenders, they're sticking out a little. But other than that they really look great

[@matthewfain3289]

Armando Baca he prefers it that way. They give a more aggressive look to the car.

[@toodanderson351]

You can fit a 13inch wide with a good offset and not stick out but ok.

[@philtroskey3454]

Probably didn't know all this stuff before you bought your car that's why you didn't by 1.

[@cpnolto]

What? You don't want to be my "friend" on Fake book? I am so hurt. Good decision to not friend all these people on your personal FB page. Have you seen some of them? Scary. I'm just here for the content - which is good btw. Thanks.

[@Multi8384]

dude talks like he's addressing a 2nd grade classroom.... ta ta ta today jr

[@mycorvettelife]

Ba ba ba bye douche bag.