Anyone want pix of 17x11s all the way around?
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Anyone want pix of 17x11s all the way around?
If someone has some free webspace, and wants to put some pix up, I took pictures today of my ARE 17x11s with 50mm backspacing. They have 315 nittos on the back and 315 sumitomos up front. I saw quite a few ppl wanting pix a while back. I figured I would share. Just email me.
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Yeah, I can post them for you. I have some questions - what other mods did you have to do to make them fit? Is the 50mm all that you needed? How much do those wheels weigh? I am not as interested in looks as I am fitment and weight.
E-mail pictures to kgorawiec@yahoo.com
E-mail pictures to kgorawiec@yahoo.com
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Keith, over the weekend I've done my first 2 track events with 315s on the car. I'm running the AFS 36mm offset wheels instead of the 50mm offset. I'm lowered about 2" in the front and almost the same in the rear. No problems at all in the rear, but they did rub on hard cornering on the front. They were rubbing on the top of the inside of the fender. I cut out the black plastic liner in that area, did a little banging on the vertical lip that was now uncovered and voila, no rubbing today. I'm very happy, and man, do these tires stick compared to 275 tires!
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Email me and I will send you the pix. Someone emailed me today about them. All I had to do was use a small 5/16ths spacer in the front to clear the calipers and upper A-arm. I had already clearanced the rear for 28x11.5 Hoosiers so they fit fine. BTW, the wheels and tires are for sale. 850 with 2 GOOD Sumitomos and 2 almost gone nittos, or 750 for wheels only. Ive had them for only 2 weeks. I doubt Ill ever get to a road race track so they are pretty much useless to me.
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Originally posted by 94bird
Keith, over the weekend I've done my first 2 track events with 315s on the car. I'm running the AFS 36mm offset wheels instead of the 50mm offset. I'm lowered about 2" in the front and almost the same in the rear. No problems at all in the rear, but they did rub on hard cornering on the front. They were rubbing on the top of the inside of the fender. I cut out the black plastic liner in that area, did a little banging on the vertical lip that was now uncovered and voila, no rubbing today. I'm very happy, and man, do these tires stick compared to 275 tires!
Keith, over the weekend I've done my first 2 track events with 315s on the car. I'm running the AFS 36mm offset wheels instead of the 50mm offset. I'm lowered about 2" in the front and almost the same in the rear. No problems at all in the rear, but they did rub on hard cornering on the front. They were rubbing on the top of the inside of the fender. I cut out the black plastic liner in that area, did a little banging on the vertical lip that was now uncovered and voila, no rubbing today. I'm very happy, and man, do these tires stick compared to 275 tires!
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315s all the way around.
The AFS wheels weigh about 24 lbs. a piece I think. I didn't weigh them by themselves. The Kumho 315 tires are about 33 lbs. a piece, while Hoosiers are about 24 lbs. a piece.
I'm running 36mm offset because I noticed so many people rubbing on their rear control arms or wheelwells with 50mm offset. Most everyone has to run a wheel spacer in the front with that offset too. I did roll my rear fender lips since my car is so low, but I don't think I had to now that the tires are mounted. On the front no spacer is needed with 36mm offset and the only reason I had to doctor up the plastic on the upper side of the inner fenderwells is because I sit so low. With Eibach Pros or the like I don't think I would have had to touch anything on the front. It also helped that AFS was selling these 36mm offset wheels on Ebay and I got them for about $150 a piece.
I very rarely drive my car on the street now. It's being built up for road racing, but just today I drove to a local scale to weigh the car with my AFS wheels on. They're not fragile by any means.
The AFS wheels weigh about 24 lbs. a piece I think. I didn't weigh them by themselves. The Kumho 315 tires are about 33 lbs. a piece, while Hoosiers are about 24 lbs. a piece.
I'm running 36mm offset because I noticed so many people rubbing on their rear control arms or wheelwells with 50mm offset. Most everyone has to run a wheel spacer in the front with that offset too. I did roll my rear fender lips since my car is so low, but I don't think I had to now that the tires are mounted. On the front no spacer is needed with 36mm offset and the only reason I had to doctor up the plastic on the upper side of the inner fenderwells is because I sit so low. With Eibach Pros or the like I don't think I would have had to touch anything on the front. It also helped that AFS was selling these 36mm offset wheels on Ebay and I got them for about $150 a piece.
I very rarely drive my car on the street now. It's being built up for road racing, but just today I drove to a local scale to weigh the car with my AFS wheels on. They're not fragile by any means.
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I'd love to see a picture of yours and how they fit. I'm looking for a set of 17x11's and was trying to narrow down some choices!!
So you're running 36mm on both front and rear?
So you're running 36mm on both front and rear?
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Originally posted by 94bird
315s all the way around.
The AFS wheels weigh about 24 lbs. a piece I think. I didn't weigh them by themselves. The Kumho 315 tires are about 33 lbs. a piece, while Hoosiers are about 24 lbs. a piece.
I'm running 36mm offset because I noticed so many people rubbing on their rear control arms or wheelwells with 50mm offset. Most everyone has to run a wheel spacer in the front with that offset too. I did roll my rear fender lips since my car is so low, but I don't think I had to now that the tires are mounted. On the front no spacer is needed with 36mm offset and the only reason I had to doctor up the plastic on the upper side of the inner fenderwells is because I sit so low. With Eibach Pros or the like I don't think I would have had to touch anything on the front. It also helped that AFS was selling these 36mm offset wheels on Ebay and I got them for about $150 a piece.
I very rarely drive my car on the street now. It's being built up for road racing, but just today I drove to a local scale to weigh the car with my AFS wheels on. They're not fragile by any means.
315s all the way around.
The AFS wheels weigh about 24 lbs. a piece I think. I didn't weigh them by themselves. The Kumho 315 tires are about 33 lbs. a piece, while Hoosiers are about 24 lbs. a piece.
I'm running 36mm offset because I noticed so many people rubbing on their rear control arms or wheelwells with 50mm offset. Most everyone has to run a wheel spacer in the front with that offset too. I did roll my rear fender lips since my car is so low, but I don't think I had to now that the tires are mounted. On the front no spacer is needed with 36mm offset and the only reason I had to doctor up the plastic on the upper side of the inner fenderwells is because I sit so low. With Eibach Pros or the like I don't think I would have had to touch anything on the front. It also helped that AFS was selling these 36mm offset wheels on Ebay and I got them for about $150 a piece.
I very rarely drive my car on the street now. It's being built up for road racing, but just today I drove to a local scale to weigh the car with my AFS wheels on. They're not fragile by any means.
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I took some pictures today of the car with the wheels and tires mounted but it's getting late and I have a track day tomorrow so I'm going to bed. I should be able to upload them tomorrow.
The 36mm offset is listed as a Corvette offset on the AFS website.
The 36mm offset is listed as a Corvette offset on the AFS website.
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The +36 mm offset will stick out further..
Read about it here: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/offset.htm
Read about it here: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/offset.htm
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I have AFS 17x11 wheels with a 50mm offset all around my T/A. Mine also rub a little in the front, and a little on the inner fender. I need to bang the inner fender with a hammer. They do not rub on the fender lip. My AFS wheels also weighed 24 pounds, and with 315 Nitto DR's they weigh 51 pounds. Here are a few photos:
http://24.219.29.88/front_315.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/ta_315.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/315_front.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/prosolo/IMG_8204_cropped.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/front_315.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/ta_315.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/315_front.jpg
http://24.219.29.88/prosolo/IMG_8204_cropped.jpg
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These aren't action shots, but I took them last night in my driveway.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mikevt...7x11/17x11.htm
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mikevt...7x11/17x11.htm
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I just won a bid for a set of 17x11 AFS 50mm from ebay last night. Before I call them up and ask them if they'll swap for 36mm, EXACTLY what if any rubbing issues do you have? I'm just going to be using the 11" for autocross.