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OEM and OEM style wheels on alternate year cars

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Vette Obsessed:
One of the most frequently asked questions is "What wheels will fit my C4?"  This being the case I have put together a thread with the aim of providing answers as to what respective wheels (OEM and otherwise) will fit on various years of C4 - along with pictures where possible.

This thread is a work in progress - updates will be made as I get suitable pics of other cars and get other info together.

1984 - 1987 Corvettes have different suspension geometry front and rear to 1988 - 1996 Corvettes and as such, wheels that fit an 84-87 Corvette will fit an 88 - 96 Corvette differently (and vice-versa)

To start off I'm going to show the various types of wheels offered by the factory for each year of production, showing custom variations of the factory wheel where possible.

OEM wheels
1984 16"

Aftermarket polished factory wheels (note black painted centre standard for 1984)





1985 16"

1986 16"

Aftermarket polished factory wheels





1987 16"




1988 16x8.5" (pictures by Thunder Kiss ;42)
(wheels mounted in opposite direction to factory fitting)




1988 17" (factory fitted on Z51 and Z52 cars)

Factory supplied white painted wheel exclusive to 1988 Anniversary Models





1988 17" (factory fitted on Z51 and Z52 cars)



Aftermarket polished





1989

1989 Factory wheels brush finish




1989 factory wheel with aftermarket polish



1990 (factory machined finish with clearcoat)





Aftermarket polished stock wheels





1990 ZR1

1991

1991 ZR1

1992

1992 ZR1

1993

1993 aftermarket chromed wheels with ruby red anniversary package centre caps



1993 ZR1

1994

Standard factory supplied machine finish with clearcoat wheel





1994 ZR1

1995

1995 ZR1

1996

1996 Grand Sport

Factory supplied 17 x 9.5 front and 17 x11 rear gloss black painted wheels (supplied with 1996 Grand Sport option only)





1996 Collector Edition



OEM and OEM style wheels on alternate year model Corvettes

1996 style "ZR1 style" and "Collector Edition" style wheels on 1984-1990



OEM 1996 "Grand Sport" wheels on 1992
(17x9.5" front and 17x11" rear with 50mm backspacing)

Vette Obsessed:
Simmons FR17 17" wheels on a 1985 Corvette with "update" bodywork


1988 with 18x9.5 front and 18x11 ROH Modenas




1989 with 18x9.5 front and 18x11 Work Meister



1994 ZR1 with 19" front and 20" rear CCW wheels



C4 Corvette Coupe with 22" wheels (tyre specs unknown)

Cameron 77C3:
Well done squire

jolinari:
like the 1990 (factory machined finish with clearcoat)

Thunder Kiss:
Early 1988 16x8.5 wheel:


Yes, they're on the wrong side (it looks better that way):


91/92 wheel:

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