C4 Corvette Wheel/Rim Guide

The C4 Corvette generation included turbine, sawblade and A-Mold style wheels. The Crew at Corvette Salvage wrote this guide to reflect the wheel/rim changes from 1984 to 1996 Corvette models.

1984 Corvette Wheels | 1985 Corvette Wheels | 1986 Corvette Wheels | 1987 Corvette Wheels | 1988 Corvette Wheels | 1989 Corvette Wheels | 1990 Corvette Wheels | 1991 Corvette Wheels | 1992 Corvette Wheels | 1993 Corvette Wheels | 1994 Corvette Wheels | 1995 Corvette Wheels | 1996 Corvette Wheels

1984 Corvette Wheels

This is a turbine style, often referred to as salad shooter, wheel. The inside surface of the turbine blades and the center section of the wheel are painted glossy black. The aluminum casting does not shine much when it is polished.

1984 Corvette	1984 Standard	1984 with Z51 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 8.5″
Front Offset	+32mm	+32mm
Front Tire	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Rear Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Rear Tire Size	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle VR	Goodyear Eagle VR

1985 Corvette Wheels

This is a turbine style, often referred to as salad shooter, wheel. The inside surface of the turbine blades and the center section of the wheel are painted glossy black. The aluminum casting does not shine much when it is polished.

1985 Corvette	1985 Standard	1985 with Z51 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Front Tire	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Rear Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Rear Tire Size	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle VR	Goodyear Eagle VR

1986 Corvette Wheels

This is a turbine style, often referred to as salad shooter, wheel. The inside surface of the turbine blades are painted glossy gray. The center section of the wheel is not painted. The hub cover has a machined finish. The aluminum casting can be polished to a high luster.

1986 Corvette	1986 Standard	1986 with Z51 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Front Tire	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Rear Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Rear Tire Size	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle VR	Goodyear Eagle VR

1987 Corvette Wheels

This is a turbine style, often referred to as salad shooter, wheel. The inside surface of the turbine blades are painted glossy gray. The center section of the wheel is painted gray. The hub cover has a machined finish. The aluminum casting can be polished to a high luster.

1987 Corvette	1987 Standard	1987 with Z51 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Front Tire	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Rear Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	16″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+32mm	+38mm
Rear Tire Size	255/50VR-16	255/50VR-16
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle VR	Goodyear Eagle VR

1988 Corvette Wheels

1988 Corvette (1 of 2)	1988 Standard	1988 with Z51/Z52 Suspension Package
Front/Rear Wheel Picture
Description	This is a razor style wheel with a complete machined finish.	This is a salad shooter style wheel with a complete machined finish. It has a center locking cover.
Front Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+50mm	+56mm
Front Tire	255/50VR-16	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Size	16″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+50mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	255/50VR-16	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle VR	Goodyear Eagle ZR

1988 Corvette (2 of 2)	1988 35th Anniversary	1988 Callaway
Front/Rear Wheel Picture
Description	This is a turbine style, often referred to as salad shooter, wheel. The surface of the turbine blades, center section and hub cover are painted white.	This is a casted magnesium alloy DYMAG Generation 1 wheel.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle ZR	Goodyear Eagle ZR40

1989 Corvette Wheels

1989 Corvette	1989 Standard / 1989 with Z51 Suspension Package	1989 Callaway
Front/Rear Wheel Picture
Description	This is a salad shooter style wheel with a complete machined finish. It has a center locking cover.	This is a casted magnesium alloy DYMAG Generation 1 wheel.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle ZR	Goodyear Eagle ZR40

1990 Corvette Wheels

1990 Corvette (1 of 2)	1990 Standard / 1990 with Z51 Suspension Package	1990 ZR-1
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a salad shooter style wheel with a complete, machined finish. This is the same design as the 1989 wheel but it does not have the center locking cover.	This is a salad shooter style wheel with a complete, machined finish. This is the same design as the 1989 wheel but it does not have the center locking cover.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 11″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+36mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17	315/35ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle ZR	Goodyear Eagle ZR40

1990 Corvette (2 of 2)	1990 Callaway
Front/Rear Wheel Picture
Description	This is a casted magnesium alloy DYMAG Generation 1 wheel.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle ZR40

1991 Corvette Wheels

1991 Corvette (1 of 2)	1991 Standard / 1991 with Z51 Suspension Package	1991 ZR-1
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a painted finish and a machine-finished lip.	This is a saw blade style wheel with a painted finish and a machine-finished lip.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 11″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+36mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17	315/35ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle Gatorbacks	Goodyear Eagle Gatorbacks

1991 Corvette (2 of 2)	1991 Callaway
Front/Rear Wheel Picture
Description	This is a casted magnesium alloy DYMAG Generation 1 wheel.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle ZR40

1992 Corvette Wheels

1992 Corvette	1992 Standard / 1992 with Z07 Suspension Package	1992 ZR-1
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a painted finish and a machine-finished lip.	This is a saw blade style wheel with a painted finish and a machine-finished lip.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 11″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+36mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17	315/35ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1993 Corvette Wheels

1993 Corvette (1 of 2)	1993 Standard	1993 with Z07 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	255/45ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	285/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1993 Corvette (2 of 2)	1993 ZR-1	1993 40th Anniversary
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.	This is the same saw blade style wheel as the 1993 Standard model. A ruby red center center cap was applied to the 40th Anniversary wheels.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 8.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	255/45ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 11″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+36mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	315/35ZR-17	285/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1994 Corvette Wheels

1994 Corvette (1 of 2)	1994 Standard	1994 with Z07 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	255/45ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 11″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	285/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1994 Corvette (2 of 2)	1994 ZR-1
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted argent gray.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 11″
Rear Offset	+36mm
Rear Tire Size	315/35ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1995 Corvette Wheels

1995 Corvette (1 of 2)	1995 Standard	1995 with Z07 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	255/45ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	285/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1995 Corvette (2 of 2)	1995 Pace Car	1995 ZR-1
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted argent gray.	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted argent gray.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 11″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+36mm
Rear Tire Size	275/40ZR-17	315/35ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1996 Corvette Wheels

1996 Corvette (1 of 3)	1996 Standard	1996 with Z51 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.	This is a saw blade style wheel with a machined finish.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	255/45ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	285/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1996 Corvette (2 of 3)	1996 Collector’s Edition	1996 Collector’s Edition with Z51 Suspension Package
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted argent gray.	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted argent gray.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 8.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	255/45ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	285/40ZR-17	275/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C

1996 Corvette (3 of 3)	1996 Grand Sport Coupe	1996 Grand Sport Convertible
Front Wheel Picture
Description	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted black with a polished tip.	This is an A-Mold style wheel painted black with a polished tip.
Front Wheel Size	17″ x 9.5″	17″ x 8.5″
Front Offset	+56mm	+56mm
Front Tire	275/40ZR-17	255/40ZR-17
Rear Wheel Picture
Rear Wheel Size	17″ x 11″	17″ x 9.5″
Rear Offset	+50mm	+56mm
Rear Tire Size	315/35ZR-17	285/40ZR-17
Factory Tire Brand	Goodyear Eagle GS-C	Goodyear Eagle GS-C