rim size?

75camaro
11-23-2003, 10:57 PM
what is the best offset for rims and tires?

I want to buy ss cragars and i was going to do a 14-8 rim


Any one have pictures with cragers on your car?

SLO SS K2
11-24-2003, 05:53 AM
Besr for what? If it's best looks, beauty is in the eye if the beholder. Drag racing tires are different. rear tires need low pressure in the rear, low rolling resistance in the front and very low lateral ability. So for those applications the wheels are very different than wheels used for "g-machines". For those you want large rims to reduce the side roll.

I'm goimg down this raod now and learning a lot.

Becareful with the term offset and backspacing.

SPK

Erik
11-24-2003, 09:01 AM
Being that the car originaly came with 15" rims with E60-15 tires (around a 225 60 15) I'd go with 15's. A now defunct magazine I have laying around here somewhere says that all second generation camaros can use a 15x8 rim with 4 1/2" backspacing. 4" backspacing for a 7" wide rim.

75camaro
11-24-2003, 01:14 PM
mine came with stock 205-60-14. tires and i think a 14-6 rally rim.


i have 215 on there now

Erik
11-24-2003, 08:41 PM
I assumed you had the Z86 package, which had the 15x7's.

75camaro
11-24-2003, 09:02 PM
do u think 14 cragar ss will look good on my car it is white???

i need some opinions!

SLO SS K2
11-25-2003, 07:26 AM
If you are just looking for an opinion, I think they will lock great.

75camaro
12-02-2003, 08:15 PM
Should i get a 8 inch rim or a 10 for the rear. What do u think for the front???

please help i want to buy these soon. I need info i am trying to learn alot about this car and im def a nubie.

Quick69
12-04-2003, 01:58 PM
you ought to step up to a 15" rim, it would make the car look alot better and the tires are not alot more $ wise. I alway run 15 x 4 on the front and 15 x 8 on rear but you could do 7's and 8's

this is 15x 6's and 15x8's cragar street lites

http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/d9/3a/33_1.JPG

Chads71camaro
12-11-2003, 05:10 PM
This is a couple of pixs of my 2nd gen with 15" Cragger ssimages.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/455000-455999/455851_5.jpg images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/455000-455999/455851_3.jpg

75camaro
12-11-2003, 07:39 PM
Damn Those look sweet. what size is the width in the front and back. what size tires are u running on both front and rear.

Chads71camaro
12-12-2003, 06:11 PM
Thanks man,I think the wheel size is 15x8 or 15x9 all the way around.I am not to sure because the wheels were already on the car when I bought it and I have not replaced the tires yet to see the weels good enough to see how wide they actually are. The tires are 235-60-15 all the way around.My plans in the future are to put on some 17x8{front]and 17x10[rear]Cragger ssand a good set of 275-45-17[or bigger in rear]and something like 245-50-17[front].Preferably z rated tires even though I have not decided on what brand of tire yet.