I was wondering how much more wear and tear on the front end happens when you increase width of your tires? I know for my car it came stock with I believe 245/55/16 and I am wanting to put 275/40/17. Is this a bad idea to run a tire this wide? Will it cause a lot more wear and tear?

 

275/40-17 would be the stock tires on the WS6 and SS coupes - GM designed the car for that size tires. No additional "wear and tear" with the correct alignment. I've had 275's on and off for 14 years and never noticed any unusual wear on the tires or the front end.

Your original tires were either 235/55-16 or 245/50-16

 

K Thanks as always Injuneer. People were telling me 275s were too wide for the front of my car now I know they are fine. I wanted 275s on the rear too but wanted a matching set so I can rotate the tires and such. I think Ill go 275/40 all the way around. On that note have you ever ran or would you run a firestone tire? I was thinking of getting the Wide Oval.

 

The Firestone wide oval is a good tire.

 

Will I have any issues with the 275/40 on a stock 2000+ SS set of rims on my 97? I dont want them rubbing up front or nothing. I am not sure if those rims have the same offset as a 97 Z28. Thanks again for the advice

 

Let's run through this one more time.... the 17x9" (50mm offset) WS6 and SS wheels, with 275/40-17 tires were STOCK on these cars. The used the same wheel dimensions for all WS6 and SS coupes, no matter what the year. They don't rub, because GM knows how to fit wheels and tires to their cars. If they rubbed, we would have thousands of people with rubbing problems, aksing on this forum how they can eliminate the problem. I've never seen a WS6 or SS owner complain that his tires rubbed.

All this assumes your car is stock ride height. If its been lowered significantly, anything may rub.

 

Lets not get testy my friend. You keep pointing out that these tires were STOCK on WS6 and SS cars but as noted in my signature, my ride is a Z28. With this in mind is why I asked if SS rims and those tires be an issue on my car.

BTW Happy New Year to all.

 

Testy?

regardless...

whether you had a v6 93 camaro or a 02 WS6 Firebird... the fender size never changed...

hope that helps

Edit... just in case I left something out

Years:
93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02

Make:
Chevy or Pontiac

Engine:
v6, LT1, LS1, (?)ZL1(?)

Trims:
Base, RS, z28, SS, Formula, Trans Am, WS6

I think that includes everything...?

might need to edit your speedo, but i think between 16's and 17's is not a noticeable change.
Look in the Sticky for more info

 

But doesnt the offset of the rims themselves change from one to another set of rims?

 

your talking about the standard Camaro SS rims... you're good...

https://www.camaroz28.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=312442

Wheel Offset
Diagram courtesy of Tire Rack:



The wheel's offset is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset of a wheel can be one of three settings:
Zero offset: The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive offset: The hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel side of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front-wheel drive cars.
Negative offset: The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheel's centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically negative offset. Offset can be calculated by positioning the wheel on a flat surface and measuring its overall width and backspace as shown below. Divide the overall width by two, then subtract this result from the backspace value.

All the information you need is in the sticky, or the link above...

 

Well at least I assumed right on the fact the offsets are different lol. But if you say its no issue then Ill go with that.

 

If it is original, it shouldnt be an issue, if its a replica, i couldnt tell you man...

 

You know, I've spent a lot of time, answered MANY of your questions trying to help you, and in most cases, your responses indicate you either didnt read the response, or for some reason you didn't understand it.

Since my reaction irritates you, find someone else.

And a Happy New Year to you too.

 

Didnt say it irritated me. I know youve answered many of my questions and Ive always appreciated it. Youre right thought, sometimes I may not understand. I am by far not a mechanic. I do my best to try and learn to understand but hey no ones perfect.