Any advice regarding OE Wheels - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

MarkSS · 01-12-2017

I am looking for some A mold style wheels for my 1990. I have tried to find reasonably priced originals but that is hard to do. I have looked at OE Wheels, and their prices are great, but does anyone have direct experience with their wheels? Any fit, safety or finish concerns? I am not sure what finish I would go with but would avoiding chrome be a good idea for long term reliability of the finish?

The original tires with 15,000 miles came with the car when I bought it so my plan is to remount those on the stock wheels and buy a new set of tires to mount on the A molds for driving.

While I am at it, any tire recommendations. I am considering Nittos.

Thanks.

Kevin · 01-12-2017

I'm running nittos now and while they don't seem to stick as well as my old gsd3's they aren't bad

-=Jeff=- · 01-12-2017

Have you considered stepping up to 18" wheels? If the Shelby wheels can be found for a decent price they look awesome on a Z

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rush91 · 01-12-2017

Just my 2 cents.....when I bought my Z it had the original Gatorbacks on the front. I had to drive 2 hours home so knew I wasn't going to press my luck on 25 year old front tires. The previous owner had just put Sumitomos on the back, so I just went with those for the front. I love them, very smooth ride with no road noise.

conesare2seconds · 01-12-2017

I've used OE wheels. They were super heavy and I wasn't impressed with the casting quality. I'd trust them for the street or maybe low speed autocross, but probably not for track days, HPDE or the like. For tires, look at the Nitto NT05. I put them on my Callaway twin turbo and they are my first choice for the ZR-1. Discount Tire Direct stocks the NT05.

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MarkSS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: MN Posts: 75	Any advice regarding OE Wheels I am looking for some A mold style wheels for my 1990. I have tried to find reasonably priced originals but that is hard to do. I have looked at OE Wheels, and their prices are great, but does anyone have direct experience with their wheels? Any fit, safety or finish concerns? I am not sure what finish I would go with but would avoiding chrome be a good idea for long term reliability of the finish? The original tires with 15,000 miles came with the car when I bought it so my plan is to remount those on the stock wheels and buy a new set of tires to mount on the A molds for driving. While I am at it, any tire recommendations. I am considering Nittos. Thanks.

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Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,633	Re: Any advice regarding OE Wheels I'm running nittos now and while they don't seem to stick as well as my old gsd3's they aren't bad __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

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-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,135	Re: Any advice regarding OE Wheels Have you considered stepping up to 18" wheels? If the Shelby wheels can be found for a decent price they look awesome on a Z Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - 3" Magnaflow Bullet cats - LT4 Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

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rush91 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Carterville Illinois Posts: 845	Re: Any advice regarding OE Wheels Just my 2 cents.....when I bought my Z it had the original Gatorbacks on the front. I had to drive 2 hours home so knew I wasn't going to press my luck on 25 year old front tires. The previous owner had just put Sumitomos on the back, so I just went with those for the front. I love them, very smooth ride with no road noise.

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conesare2seconds Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater St. Louis Posts: 478	Re: Any advice regarding OE Wheels I've used OE wheels. They were super heavy and I wasn't impressed with the casting quality. I'd trust them for the street or maybe low speed autocross, but probably not for track days, HPDE or the like. For tires, look at the Nitto NT05. I put them on my Callaway twin turbo and they are my first choice for the ZR-1. Discount Tire Direct stocks the NT05.