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06-25-2002, 01:04 PM
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First Gen Rims & Tires
On a totally stock first gen, what is the biggest tire & rim combination I can run? I want to put 18s on it, but 17s would work. What kind of work am I looking at if I wanted to put 275 wide tires on 17s in front, and 315s on 17s in back? I want this car to be a pro-touring car and hit the magic 1g eventually.
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- '99 Z28 (dad's car) white
- '92 Sierra also white
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06-25-2002, 03:51 PM
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Both front and rear will rub. You need to stick with a 245/45 or 255/45 front tire on an 8" rim up front, and no bigger than a 275/40 on a 9.5" rim on the rear unless you mini-tub.
Jody
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06-25-2002, 11:10 PM
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Yep, Jody is very correct on that one. What year is this for?
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06-26-2002, 04:15 AM
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1968
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'99 Z28 M6 white - Sold.
'02 Silverado Z71: Pewter on Tahoe 17s
'01 Honda CBR600 F4i, a few mods.
'03 Suzuki SV650s, Race Bike
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06-29-2002, 05:58 AM
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Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by camcojb:
Both front and rear will rub. You need to stick with a 245/45 or 255/45 front tire on an 8" rim up front, and no bigger than a 275/40 on a 9.5" rim on the rear unless you mini-tub.
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How much backspacing are we talking about here? That matters a lot too.
Jan
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06-29-2002, 11:01 AM
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On the front 17X8's use 4.75-5.25" b.s. 5" or 5.25" helps if the car is pretty low. I have 4.75" with no problems and it's lowered.
The rears like 5.5"
Jody
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07-01-2002, 02:52 AM
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in the rear i have 275/60/15's all i did was raise the rear end about 2 inches. and put in stiffer springs. it only rubs if i got 2 people in the back and hit a big bump. besides that no problems. i also have my battery in my trunk. and i have 255's up front. they dont rub and never did.
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1967 Camaro SS stock. runs 15.23 @ 91.3 mph... not to bad considering im a 16 year old pizza boy.
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07-03-2002, 07:04 PM
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Shocker45,
What kind of transmition and gears are you running in you car?
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