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Old 01-17-2013, 6:45pm   #1
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I was at the show Monday & Tuesday & just got home
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You DO NOT NEED A WIDE TIRE to make your car work...........the right compound is most important AND honest lap times do not lie

There will be and all season tire offered..........details are being finalized. I have voiced what I thought would work

The torque tube will weight more and was upgraded to offset the DAD addition as it sent some unwanted harmonics to the drivetrain...

The side frame rails are 6063-T6 aluminum in case you need to mount a 6 point roll bar with swing outs

You may be able to read the OBII codes from the screen........you can have onstar do that for you now so I hope.........just like the C5s

The front license plate holder will restrict airflow..........

I like it more than the C6

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Not having seen the C7 in person, I agree with you. I also like the look of the car,except for the rearend. Don't care for the tail lights or the exhaust. Round lights would look better.

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I just like the look of wider tires tucked into the wheelwell.
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Thanks for the pics. I saw this over at CF a couple days ago and was going to post it here but in OT. I forgot all about this section.

I really miss the look of some meaty tires in the back.

I guess smaller tires help in reducing rolling resistance, weight, but increase a bit of road feel.
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Still be able to upgrade on OEM wheels............say a 265/35ZR18 front and 305/30ZR19 rear...........not much discussion yet on the front plate holder, I did ask GM. Gotta go in the grill area so it will restrict ait flow to some cooling area or ram air!
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