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Old 01-31-2008, 03:54 PM
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Default 18's Up Front 17's In Back

I Wanted To Use 18's In Front For A Big Brake Kit But In Back I Need To Run 17's Of 16's For Traction

Im Wondering If Anyone Has Done This And Does It Look Dumb..

I Saw 1 Car With A 17/16 Combo And It Looked Good...

Anayway Anyone Got Any Ideas?
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Also Anyone Know Any Wheel Makers That Make Light Weight Wheels That I Can Do In This Manner
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And... I Would Berinning Low Profile Tires In Front And Taller Tires In Back So The Overall Wheel Size Between Front And Back Wheels Wouls Still Be The Same
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I don't think it will look bad, just as long as the overall tire sizes are the opposite.
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I've seen 17s up front 16s in the back in some bogart RR10s, but it may not look good in other wheel styles.
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There is a new model Z06 here in town that has 18s in the front, they look like some custom CCW skinnies or something, very bad ***. In the back he runs a 17. It is a badass Z06 the only one that is an auto because they six speed was very reliable at the level power he has. It isn't as noticable as you would think either
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anyone got pics?
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They're not 18s and 17s, but these were the closest I could find. I'm thinking about doing something simlar myself, using 17x8 upfront w/ 245s and 16x10 in the rear with 315s or 325s. Bogart Road Race series would be my choice.

16s up front and 15s in the rear (those are 28" tires)
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_04.html

My personal favorite:
17x6 upfront with 205s, 16x10 out back with 315s
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_01.html

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i dont think it would look too bad. especially if you mean business and have a taller tire in the rear. the taller tire usually makes wheels look smaller anyway and will trick the eye into thinkin wow....thats a huge fawking tire. if anyone gives you crap just smoke dat besh in a race!




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