50 Years of the Chevrolet Corvette

1988

The 1988 Corvette included chassis design updates to fit the new 17 x 9.5 inch “Cuisinart” rims. The tires that housed the rims were P275/40ZR-17 Goodyear Eagle GT Tires, which got classified as “Z-rated.” This package was only available for the Z51 and Z52 suspension upgrades; however, the base model included 16 x 8.5-inch rims with P255/50ZR-16 Z-rated tires. The purpose of these new wheels was to sustain fast speeds. Chevy remodeled the suspension geometry to add a “zero scrub radius.”
Chevrolet also issued a white 35th Anniversary Edition Corvette this year. The company manufactured 2,000.