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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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Help! Need Tire/Rim Advice!

I have looked around and found these wheels: http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels-fo...-p6901928.html . Which are 17x9.5 w/54mm offset in the front & 18x10.5 w/58mm in the rear. Since this is a staggered set up I've decided (after long internet searches and price discrepancies) that I would like to run these in the front: 245/45-17 Hankook Ventus V12's, & in the rear: 275/40-18 Hankook Ventus V12's as well. My understanding about the rims are that you need 2in spacers all around which I have also found. But my real question is if I will run into ANY problems doing this, such as fender rubbing & so forth. Advice on the set up would be great, because with the money I would be paying for this I wouldn't want to buy wheels & tires that I couldn't run, thanks. - Chris
P.S. I think this combo would look amazing on my 1991 Camaro . (I love using these smileys!)
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 11:36 AM
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Re: Help! Need Tire/Rim Advice!

wow, only $495? id say thats a pretty good deal. what tires you gonna run on them? those rims look excellent on our camaro's not so much the firebirds..ecspecially if u have a black or red car.
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Re: Help! Need Tire/Rim Advice!

Originally Posted by vinny83
what tires you gonna run on them?
never mind lol. i saw the hankook's. pretty good setup id say =]
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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Re: Help! Need Tire/Rim Advice!

Originally Posted by Pateman91
I have looked around and found these wheels: http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels-fo...-p6901928.html . Which are 17x9.5 w/54mm offset in the front & 18x10.5 w/58mm in the rear. Since this is a staggered set up I've decided (after long internet searches and price discrepancies) that I would like to run these in the front: 245/45-17 Hankook Ventus V12's, & in the rear: 275/40-18 Hankook Ventus V12's as well. My understanding about the rims are that you need 2in spacers all around which I have also found. But my real question is if I will run into ANY problems doing this, such as fender rubbing & so forth. Advice on the set up would be great, because with the money I would be paying for this I wouldn't want to buy wheels & tires that I couldn't run, thanks. - Chris
P.S. I think this combo would look amazing on my 1991 Camaro . (I love using these smileys!)
I'd go 275s on your 9.5" front. Stock 4th gens had 275s on 9" wheels & what I run on my GTA. 245 are a tad narrow for a 9.5" wheel.

And you can go wider on the rear as well, if you want.
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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Re: Help! Need Tire/Rim Advice!

^^^ agree 245's are too narrow, i'd run a 275 up front and 295's out back

Have you considered these
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels-fo...01860-3-1.html

with a 10.5 wide rear tires you will need to massage your inner fender,
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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Re: Help! Need Tire/Rim Advice!

Thanks guys, & this is exactly why I posted my setup ideas before purchasing them! With me running the 275's in the front & 295's in the back I would be alright with no rub whatsoever?
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