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I'm looking to buy 15x3.75 / 15x10 darkstar wheels for a 98 Camaro. What offset should I get when I go to buy these?
Then, I keep hearing about "direct drill", spacers, and special lugs, anyone have any links handy of exactly what I need to purchase?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I run the Dark Stars. 15x10 with a 7.25 BS. That is the only BS you can get with the Dark Star 15x10's. Some places advertise them as 7.5 BS, but if you check with Race Star, they don't make a 7.5 BS. With that said, the 7.25 BS fits perfectly. I have the Direct Drill Dark Stars. They came with the centering ring and all the hardware needed to install. All the vendors will provide everything needed to install the wheels. As far as the BS you'll need with the 15x3.75, no idea. If I were you, I'd look at running a 17" front wheel so you don't run into brake clearance issues.
The 15 for the front should fit with no issue. I would run a M/T 8 ply sportman tire up front for the weight of your car, They drive great like stock. I'm a dealer. If you do 17's up front, which do look cool the overall price for wheels and tires will go up vs 15's.
OP if I were you, I'd stick with the 15s for a few reasons. One, and this is personal, they look better. After seeing a lot of 17/15 setups, they just tend not to look right side by side with a 15/15 setup. The wheels also weigh more, and why put on the added weight when you are going for weight savings by running a lightweight drag wheel? Two, there are no clearance issues with the front. The rear you may have clearance issues with the fins on the caliper, but other than that they usually fit pretty well. Four, tires are more expensive and not as plentiful, especially for skinnies.
I'd run a bias ply skinny up front, the 8 ply MT as specified for our cars since they are heavier. I'd run this over a radial because you can always run a bias ply rear in the future if you so choose, they are lighter, and I've heard multiple problems of the radial skinnies just sucking from the factory as far as wear/alignment (friend is having the issue right now). I've got probably 2500 on my bias ply skinnies and they look barely worn.
As a last tip, get rid of the Racestar lugs and run McGuards. The stock lugs rust very quickly and are pretty shitty overall. The McGuards are a great upgrade and not too expensive for the quality.
Those 17x4.5's look great John. What size tire is he running?
That's a buddy of mine. He has the same tires I have on my dark stars. 185/55/17 M&H race masters.
Originally Posted by Guitar
OP if I were you, I'd stick with the 15s for a few reasons. One, and this is personal, they look better. After seeing a lot of 17/15 setups, they just tend not to look right side by side with a 15/15 setup. The wheels also weigh more, and why put on the added weight when you are going for weight savings by running a lightweight drag wheel? Two, there are no clearance issues with the front. The rear you may have clearance issues with the fins on the caliper, but other than that they usually fit pretty well. Four, tires are more expensive and not as plentiful, especially for skinnies.
That is one side of the coin. I for 1 love the look of 17" fronts. There are also some benefits to a 17" front. First and foremost, if you plan to run radials, you can't cheap out and buy those crappy pep boys tires and run the risk of one blowing out and losing control. Currently there are 3 options for 17" radials and 2 for bias ply so you're really not limited. Another benefit is you have less sidewall and thus you have a stiffer tire which will help with street driving and going around corners. The 17" offer much better driver feed back.
10-21-2014, 09:36 AM
Looking to buy darkstar wheels.. What size 
