CULATR

iTrader: (96)

anybody got any pics of a stock height camaro with 17" wheels and any tire info like 245/45/17 etc....im trying to decide what tire i need to get( height i mean trying ot get close to feeling gap between tire and fender but not to much to make it look like baja yuck!). i have a set of TT2'S 17x 9.5 or 8's i believe. let me know and post pics so i can get a idea thanks guy's ...

Ell Ess Won

Drop the car 2". If I hold my hand horizontal it barely slides in my gap. oh, and post this in the wheel section not here.

99 LS1

iTrader: (1)

My '99 is stock height w/17" ZR1's. Not positive about the tire info, I'll look tonight (car's at chevy right now...). Sorry about the huge pic.

Roadhouse

iTrader: (8)

Stock springs and 17" wheels with 275/40/17 tires

RollTideTA

On 17" wheels the stock tire size is 275/40/17... the middle number (40) is the height, you really don't want to change the overall diameter of your wheels and tires by getting taller tires. There are lots of reasons you don't want to do that... The biggest being that will change your effective gearing and it will throw your speedometer off unless you change the tune in your car's PCM.



Your best bet to eliminate the gap is to just get some 1-2" lowering springs of your choice. You can look at ride height after springs here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/406330-those-who-want-see-ride-height-after-springs.html

Then after you decide what stance/springs you like the best, call Sam Strano at stranoparts.com to get some custom valved matching Bilstein heavy duty shocks.
You'll be amazed at the ride quality after this swap. One of the best things I ever did to my car.

keliente

iTrader: (22)

It is the height to some extent...The middle number is really called the aspect ratio, and it is a percentage in millimeters of the width of the tire. So, if you have a 275/40/17 tire, 40% of 275mm = aspect ratio of 110, thus the tire is 110mm high on the sides. Thus the lower aspect ratio, the smaller the sidewall will be. a 275/35/17 (if they even make those) would be skinnier.

Just FYI.

RollTideTA

I know... but basically thats height since its the number that increases/decreases a sidewall when all other factors are the same. I saw no need to get that technical about it.