A $6500 C5 Corvette Project

The first in a series of articles about a 1999 Corvette:

https://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-ticket-to-dirt-cheap-v8-glory-meet-our-6500-c5-corvette-project/

Details on the tire upgrade:

https://www.drivingline.com/articles/less-weight-more-grip-new-tires-wheels-for-our-budget-c5-corvette-project/

For the magnesium wheels "the factory staggered diameters and widths that came on all C5 Corvettes, in this case 17x8.5-inch in the front and 18x9.5-inch in the rear."  The writer opted to buy another set of "rear" tires to get  18x9.5-inch rims all around.
" I could run the same size tire on each corner as well, settling on a 285-35-R18 size. A lot of C5 owners go even wider, but this would still be a substantial improvement."

Planning more work on the Corvette:
https://www.drivingline.com/articles/budget-c5-corvette-project-car-update-all-the-little-things/

A Quick C5 Z06 Buyers Guide:

https://www.drivingline.com/articles/bang-for-the-buck-vette-a-quick-c5-z06-buyers-guide/