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HAWAIIZR-1 · 07-15-2011

It looks great Yun!! Nice house too.

secondchance · 07-15-2011

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Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

It looks great Yun!! Nice house too.

Tha's Phil's house. There's another red Z in the garage.

HIZNHRZ · 07-15-2011

Wheels look great Yun. Do you feel a difference in the Michelins?

ZR1Vette · 07-15-2011

I know dem wheels!

Nice purchase....

tomtom72 · 07-15-2011

Yun, great look for your car! Those wheels are sweet!

Tom

secondchance · 07-15-2011

Scott,

Answer to your question is nothing appreciable. I was concerned that going to lower profile may stiffen the ride - did not happen.

A few interesting observations:

1. The Z was definately taller after the install despite driving around before taking the pic. This morning I noticed the Z had settled down by 3/4" - 1". Driver side is still about 1/4" taller. Moral of the story is give it a couple of days after any suspension work before dishing out for wheel alignment!

2. My LTPWS was working perfect before. So, after installing new wheels minus in the wheel sensors would trip the LTPWS light - did not happen. LTPWS lights up after start (bulb check function) but stays off. I think in the absence of signals from all 4 sensors the system turns off.

3. Amount of clearance behind theses wheels for thicker and larger brake calipers is enormous - I wonder if C6 Z06 fronts would fit? Anyone tried?

And "yes", Michael. All WAZOO guys have met these wheels.

07-15-2011	#11
HAWAIIZR-1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 3,582	Re: New shoes for my Z It looks great Yun!! Nice house too. __________________ Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048

07-15-2011	#13
HIZNHRZ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 738	Re: New shoes for my Z Wheels look great Yun. Do you feel a difference in the Michelins?

07-15-2011	#14
ZR1Vette Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reston, Virginia Posts: 939	Re: New shoes for my Z I know dem wheels! Nice purchase.... __________________ Michael :cheers: [I][SIZE="2"]1990 RED on RED #566[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE="2"]WAZOO MEMBER[/I][/SIZE]

07-15-2011	#15
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: New shoes for my Z Yun, great look for your car! Those wheels are sweet! Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

07-15-2011	#16
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,723	Re: New shoes for my Z Scott, Answer to your question is nothing appreciable. I was concerned that going to lower profile may stiffen the ride - did not happen. A few interesting observations: 1. The Z was definately taller after the install despite driving around before taking the pic. This morning I noticed the Z had settled down by 3/4" - 1". Driver side is still about 1/4" taller. Moral of the story is give it a couple of days after any suspension work before dishing out for wheel alignment! 2. My LTPWS was working perfect before. So, after installing new wheels minus in the wheel sensors would trip the LTPWS light - did not happen. LTPWS lights up after start (bulb check function) but stays off. I think in the absence of signals from all 4 sensors the system turns off. 3. Amount of clearance behind theses wheels for thicker and larger brake calipers is enormous - I wonder if C6 Z06 fronts would fit? Anyone tried? And "yes", Michael. All WAZOO guys have met these wheels.