Is it just me or does the c8 look like it may need bigger wheels for proper look?
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The 2020 ME’s wheel and tire size is the only known C8 actual measurement.
Looking at other comparable equivalent brands and their tire/wheel sizes.
NOTE:Every 2019 Corvette, regardless of “entry” or ZR1, runs 19” F/20” R wheel:
Tire Size /Wheel Diameter for Common ME’s (F/R)
Audi R8: 235/35/R19; 295/30/R19
Audi R8/V10: 245/35/R19; 295/30/R19 [Opt. R = 305/30R20]
Ferrari 488 GTB: 245/35R20; 305R30/R20
Ford GT: 245/35/R20; 325/30/R20
Lambo Huracan: 245/30/R20; 305/30/R20
McLaren 570: 225/35/R19; 285/35/R20
McLaren 650: 235/35/R19; 305/30/R19
McLaren 720: 245/35/R19; 305/30/R20
Porsche GT3: 245/35/R20; 305/30/R20
Porsche 911S: 245/35/R20; 305/30/R20
https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...ire-generation
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I hope GM doesn't feel the need to go even bigger (larger diameter). Just adds unsprung weight and more rotating mass, neither of which does anything good for performance. And ever shorter sidewalls are little more than a styling exercise. Slightly taller tires work better, on the road and on the track.Delivered 5/29!: Scarlet Fever 2021 2LT HTC, Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat, two-tone Naturalw/ suede inserts, Mag Ride, Performance Exhaust, MRR 755 Gunmetal wheels
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I think the wheels sizes are the same or very similar to the cars you are comparing to the C8. I think the difference in appearance is actually the size of the wheel opening in relation to the quarter panel. The C8 seems to have more area above the wheel opening making the wheels appear smaller in comparison to the body of the car. Some of this could be the camo “flattening”out the body lines on the quarters
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Body cladding to disguise the production vehicle may create the perspective that the wheels and tires are too small ..the final production showcase should show the tires and wheels are of the correct size for the final bodywork.
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The Corvette, I think, also tends to ride higher than many of the foreign exotics. The difference between a car that can be a daily driver, and deal with driveway aprons, speed bumps, etc., and exotic cars that get driven only rarely.Delivered 5/29!: Scarlet Fever 2021 2LT HTC, Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat, two-tone Naturalw/ suede inserts, Mag Ride, Performance Exhaust, MRR 755 Gunmetal wheels
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The 2020 ME looks to have, as one CAD showed, the capability for an optional front axle lift system (FALS) and thus be able to be positioned lower. Or maybe, that would be a revised setting at the factory for those equipped with FALS, or during the PDI process for those with it to have their coil over shocks set/re-set at a lower height, e.g., moving toward slammed.
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Originally posted by meyerweb View PostThe Corvette, I think, also tends to ride higher than many of the foreign exotics. The difference between a car that can be a daily driver, and deal with driveway aprons, speed bumps, etc., and exotic cars that get driven only rarely.
ive always thought some of GM testing procedures prior to production includes snow chains or something like that and thats why the wheel gap is larger than vehicles like porsche.
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Originally posted by meyerweb View PostI hope GM doesn't feel the need to go even bigger (larger diameter). Just adds unsprung weight and more rotating mass, neither of which does anything good for performance. And ever shorter sidewalls are little more than a styling exercise. Slightly taller tires work better, on the road and on the track.
Also, the larger rim sizes are used on race cars to allow for a larger brake rotor. I see guys with 20-22 inch rims and 12 inch rotors. Looks dumb and increases the stopping distance.3LT Long Beach Red , Z51, FE4 , ZZ3, Black interior ,38S red stitching, Q8T, FA5, ER1, CFX, and R8C
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Originally posted by Racer86 View Post
Also, the larger rim sizes are used on race cars to allow for a larger brake rotor.Delivered 5/29!: Scarlet Fever 2021 2LT HTC, Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat, two-tone Naturalw/ suede inserts, Mag Ride, Performance Exhaust, MRR 755 Gunmetal wheels
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