can you change a camaro from FWD to RWD? if so how...im asking because i would like to get certain rims but they are made for RWD cars which just sucks for me since camaros even though powered by the rear wheel have fwd wheels. so any suggestions on this would be great

 

forget about this thread...i decided to not go through with any of this anyways...to expensive and problematic

 

Camaro = RWD

unless GM decides to do something different in the future.

 

You really need to do a little research on this.... F-Bodies are "rear wheel drive" (RWD). You surely must know that. But the wheels they put on the car have a large positive "offset", and this makes them very similar to the wheels used on front wheel drive (FWD) cars.

In selecting wheels, first you have to look for the correct bolt pattern. The 3rd and 4th Gen F-Bodies (add a "signature", including the year of your car, so we don't have to guess) use:

5 X 4.75" (120.65mm).... that's 5 studs on a 4.75" circle.

If the wheels don't have that specific bolt pattern, they will not fit on your car.

Then you need to get the correct "offset".... that determines how far the wheels stick out from the mounting hub, whether they are actually under the fender, and whether the tires will rub when the car works on the suspension or you turn a corner. You wold not use less than an 8" wide wheel, and you would be looking for at leat a 40mm offset. For the popular 9.5" wide wheels, an offset in the range of 40-56mm will work. For the 11's in the back, you will want a 45-50mm offset. Stray too far from those numbers and the tires will either be outside the fenders, or rubbing on the inside of the fenders.

 

i know the camaro is a rear wheel drive car...but the wheels are like fwd wheels because of the offset

 

i dont think anyone reads a whole post before they reply anymore lol. that sounds like it woudl be a lot of trouble though, since theres so many wheels made for that offset now anyways .. not a whole lot of cars with that old rwd offset anymore =/