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Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
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Originally Posted by DannyT
Wow, what a piece of work you are
Obviously you have no sense of style judging by your comments and the pics of your car.
Who determines what a vehicle was designed for? You? Or are you saying that because it didn't come that way from the factory? Should we not have 400HP motors under the hood either?
The reality is that there are many more (nicer) rim options when you jump to 17 & 18s compared to 16s.
I agree that 18s is the biggest I would go due to driveability issues.
Bottom line is the guy was asking for pictures and all you showed him was that you're a troll
LMAO.... thanks man.. I needed a laugh...
by the way here is my car with hideous 18s on it,,, LMAO again!!!!
Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
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Originally Posted by engongam
what is the width of your rims?? I am planning on going with 9 or 9.5" front, 10 rear...
Mine are 8's on the front & 10's on the rear, if you go bigger than 8's for the front then you will have the rubbing issues on full lock...for the back you will have to shave the rear bump stops off & you will have to massage the inner wells where the rear seat belt is & that all depends on how much work you have to do on there from the back spacing...I have the factory offset on the front & 6 1/4" negative offset on the rear which still keeps it tucked under the fender, for tires I have the 245/35/18 (245/40/18 will also do nicely) for the front & 285/35/18 on the back.
Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
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Originally Posted by Sinister Z
Mine are 8's on the front & 10's on the rear, if you go bigger than 8's for the front then you will have the rubbing issues on full lock...for the back you will have to shave the rear bump stops off & you will have to massage the inner wells where the rear seat belt is & that all depends on how much work you have to do on there from the back spacing...I have the factory offset on the front & 6 1/4" negative offset on the rear which still keeps it tucked under the fender, for tires I have the 245/35/18 (245/40/18 will also do nicely) for the front & 285/35/18 on the back.
Ummmm....That's a bit misleading.
I have 9" wide up front, 5" backspacing/0 offset, w/275s & no rubbing issues.
I'm running the same wheels in the back (9" wide, 5" backspacing/0 offset) & 285s....Without ever touching the bumpstop or inner panel.
And could go a bit wider front & rear, if I played with the wheel offset & backspacing. Rubbing will be determined more by the tire height & wheel offset than anything.
Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
Perhaps I may be wrong but I am using my car to describe what I have done...also I have dropped spindles and a lowering kit in there which makes it a little tighter.
Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
Well i think your car is beautiful, and she sits nice, i have sportlines in mine but i don't have any problems yet key word lol, but i don't have a motor in it yet either, by the way you have a 383 right? what do your car run like? cause i'm getting a zz383 for mine,its weird but our cars look sooo much alike.
Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
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Originally Posted by Xlr8torZ28
You really dont need anything wider than a 9" up front and a 265 tire.
Thats funny.. Cause I have experienced understeer with my 17X9.5" wheeled 275/40 Goodyear F1s.. But then again I could probably be found legally insane by the way I drive.
( And yes I know there are other factors that can play into that happening to me.. just pointing out that one size does not fit all)
Re: 18" or 20" rim/wheel pics. HAVING a hard time here
I never said one size fits all... A 265 is plenty enough, or 255, or 245... Our cars were not made for tires that much wider, and can cause premature front end wear as we ALL know already. The wider the front tires are also takes away from your acceleration because it causes more resistance, thats why people run skinnies at the track. The new Corvettes only have a 245 up front and accomplish very good handling, but just going to a wider tire to compensate for bad suspension is useless.