Just had new wheels and tires installed will post picture's later today!

Such a tease....

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If it isn't broke, I haven't fixed it yet....

I don't see anything, but I hear a lot of crickets... 

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Ok, here's my Verde Regency 17" with Falcon Tires:

Sorry guy's having issues with pictures, I will borrow a camera and complete. again sorry taking so long

  Really....

The one pic looks pretty good tho....now just need to see the rest of the car. Hope you get your camera issue taken care of...I gotta see them now! 



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Guys I want to get my ZR1 wheels on my 96 LT4 chromed. Is there anyone around CT. that does this? If so where. Thanks

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Wingnut

I used http://www.newenglandchrome.com/  (East Hartford) for a set of ZR-1 sawblades. They copper plated them for me first so they should last (unlike Corvette Mike which lasted couple of years before they started flaking). Cost was about $300 each. Lots of "chromers" don't touch wheels. New England Chrome is in an industrial park and the first time I went they were closed. Fortunately the paving guys next door were good enough to hold my wheels till New England picked them up. They didn't charge me to strip them and mine didn't need any repairs. Expect some chemical disposal costs added to their quote (about $50 as I recall).

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When I got my 87 (I traded even for my 2003 Harley Sportster), it had 17" wheels off a 1990, or so. I often wish it had the 16" originals, which would have a taller, fatter, tire, and give a more cushioned ride. I drive daily to work, so I could use less stiffness and more comfort. My old steed is not a race horse, it's a work horse, and some good old walking sneakers would do better than the thinner race treads. Ah, someday. (here's a pic of my 87, which would have been made with the disk-like ones, such as on Adam's Apple's 85) (It's not that it looks bad, it just rides kinda hard, and old folks like less bone jarring, that's why we wear Rockport sneakers to shuffle around in...)

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Just took my stock 16's off my 85, put the 90 style 17's on. I could not tell much of a ride difference between the 2 sets.......... 

I purchased my '84 C4 from the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Fl in January. It came with Goodyear Eagles that were over 10 years old. Even though the tread was good, I didn't dare drive on highways for fear of a blowout, so I got 16" Falcons for the original rims. Very inexpensive through Discount Tires Direct (dot com) compared to what local dealers including Discount Tires wanted.

Having said that, last month I decided I wanted spiffier rims, but couldn't find any 16" rims that I liked, so I moved up to 17" (Verde Regency rims.) I had to also move up to 17" tires, so I ordered 4 Falcons again, and again from Discount Tires Direct. A bit more but still very affordable compared to what I expected for Corvette tires.

My ride was harsh last spring, so I also ordered "Easy Ride" transverse rear spring and replaced the original. I also put on relatively inexpensive Monroe gas shocks. The combination of Falcon tires with the suspension changes makes the car very civilized. I don't note any difference between the 16" Falcons on the old rims and the 17" Falcons on the new.

I do want to sell the 16" tires and preferably the rims. I've driven about 500 miles on them since they were installed and then removed. I've had one discussion already with a potential buyer on the Corvette Forum, C4 threads, but nothing firm yet. Pictures: https://plus.google.com/photos/112396878582813304182/albums/5936441386979202417?authkey=CJDh0fTqme38_wE

 Changed my mind. Had the wheels powdercoated Matt Black. It looks meaner now with the red rotors an calipers.

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Looks good.

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