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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 04:00 AM
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From: Duncansville, PA
Car: 91 Z28
Engine: LT1
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What Wheel Size?

ok guys im plainning on getting some new rims for my car and im not sure on the sizes and such
i want either 17's or 18's and width 8-9. would i have to modify anything on my car to fit 8-9 inch wide tires?
sorry but when it comes to wheels i know nothing about the numbers like ???/?? can soimebody clue me in to what these numbers represent. thanks for the help
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 05:54 AM
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Any rim thats 17 X 8 or 18 X 8 with 4.5" backspacing or 0 offset you shouldn't have any problems with, although may be some slight rubbing on full lock to lock. Id use 245/45 for 17s and 245/40 for 18s. I'm not certain on 9" wide rims.
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