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2000 Chevrolet Corvette Wheel Balancing
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2000 Chevrolet Corvette Wheel Balancing
Once all four tires and wheels are united, it's time for high-speed, computerized spin balancing. The John Bean VPI balancer pinpoints exactly where any imbalance is located and how much weight is required to eliminate the imbalance. In this view, you can see where the wheel center is bolted to the inner- and outer-wheel halves. Forty high-strength stainless-steel nuts and bolts are used to secure the three parts that make up each HRE modular wheel together as a unit.
2000 Chevrolet Corvette Wheel Weights
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2000 Chevrolet Corvette Wheel Weights
Weights are affixed to the backside of the wheel (where they're out of sight) with high-strength pressure-sensitive adhesives. An arm and roller on the balancer actually pushed the weight into place with enough pressure for it to hold to the wheel.
2000 Chevrolet Corvette Stock Wheel
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2000 Chevrolet Corvette HRE Wheel
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2000 Chevrolet Corvette HRE Wheel
These are the old and new right-front tires and wheels. What a contrast-and a great example of plus sizing. The old and new combos are nearly identical in overall diameter, yet the original tire is 245 millimeters wide overall on a 17-inch diameter wheel, while the new tire is 30 mm wider (275 millimeters) on an 18-inch diameter wheel.
2000 Chevrolet Corvette Wheel Comparison
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2000 Chevrolet Corvette Wheel Comparison
These are the old and new right-front tires and wheels. What a contrast-and a great example of plus sizing. The old and new combos are nearly identical in overall diameter, yet the original tire is 245 millimeters wide overall on a 17-inch diameter wheel, while the new tire is 30 mm wider (275 millimeters) on an 18-inch diameter wheel.
2000 Chevrolet Corvette Diablosport Tuner
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2000 Chevrolet Corvette Diablosport Tuner
This is the Diablosport Predator for Gen III V-8 powered vehicles which we ordered from Granatelli Motor Sports. On C5s, it plugs in to a data port under the dash near the steering column. It offers numerous tuning and adjusting parameters that should NOT be used by anyone other than an expert with access to a dyno with air/fuel ratio reading capabilities. It also has many features, like the ability to recalibrate a speedometer for gear ratio of tire-size changes, which makes it very worthwhile for any C5 owner who's contemplating minor modifications.

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