Corvette Chrome Wheels - Custom Alloy Wheel
Get top quality Corvette wheels in 3-piece alloy construction. Custom Corvette rim and tire packages with wide style and finish options plus fitment guide.
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Vette owners like yourself know that a set of custom Corvette wheels will make a serious style and performance statement, in addition to increasing the market value of your car.
In the GM tradition of high performance after-market motor car accessories, Corvette wheels reflect the pinnacle of custom alloy rim and tire packages. Vette owners like yourself can select from a wide range of plus-size rims, ranging from 18" X 9.5" upwards to 20" X 10.5".
Sizing Guideline
Sizing for your upgrade after-market Corvette wheels is as simple as it's straight forward. Rim sizes typically fall within the industry's 3% diameter rule, which means that your replacement rims do not exceed original issue Corvette wheels and tire diameters by an amount greater than 3%.
You may ask "why is this 3% rule important?" The answer is that plus-sizing your new 3-piece alloy rims can impact your transmission's shift points. You're right to also deduce that out-sized custom Corvette wheels will alter the accuracy of both your speedometer and odometer. Last, altering diameters outside 3% could set you up for braking failure as your braking system computers and sensors potentially "crash" due to setting and programming algorithms driving the microprocessors.
Spoke Hub Design And Finish Options
In terms of style and finish, your Corvette wheels generally are 3-piece forged construction rims, finished in triple plated chrome (nickel, copper polished, and then chrome bath), black center or silver. Spoke patterns vary from split spoke designs to single spoke models in 4s, 5s and so on subject to that year's design.
Because most Corvette wheels are custom alloys unique to the Vette models, you typically don't have to resort to use of a hub centric ring in order to create a "true" fit to your wheel hub. Instead, you should expect a direct bolt on without any modification other than wheel balancing and alignment.
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