Chevy_Man_510

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Does anybody have any knowledge of how wide of a rim I can put on the back of my 99 camaro? I'm curious if I can put a 10.5" wide rims in the back or if I will have issues with this. Thanks for the help.

fastmatt98

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Well I see plenty of people on here with 17X11 rims on the back pushing 315's. I have 18X10.5's with 295's with no issues. You might need to do the BFH mod to your inner fenders

Chevy_Man_510

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lol... bfh... you answered my question... i want to run 285's or 295's on the back of my car but i just wasn't sure if they were going to fit or not... i appreciate the response.

Boodyrider

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WHY? Risk rubbing and damaging the tire, and spend a stupid amount on heavier rubber for what purpose?

If you have great sticky tires, you don't NEED anything bigger/wider/heavier/more power-robbing than 275/40/17, which fit beautifully on a 9.5 rim, and will NEVER rub no matter how hard you corner... (unless lowered a lot without an adjustable panhard)

Guys with 275s are launching in the 1.2s.... are you there yet?
Do you WANT to go to a tire/wheel combo that costs you power?
Are you doing full on road race on fast courses, WITH the serious suspension parts, and STILL need more tire?

Blackbirdws6

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295's on a 10" wide rear wheel. Little fender rolling but nothing major. Clears the bump stops also.

No one needs larger rims but some people like the look. We all want to go faster but some prefer to sacrifice that a bit for looks.

I saved my stock 16's with DR's on them for when I wanna go to the track then throw on the pretty ones for when I'm cruisin or going to shows.

-brian

Devylyst

what is the BFH mod??

fastmatt98

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BFH = Big F ing Hammer mod

CO99Z28Vert

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I have the 17x11 rims with 315/35 GSD3 tires. I could care less about the work that I had to do to get them to fit like the bfh mod and rolling the fenders.
I went for looks and they get a **** load of compliments. Now my stock 275's look tiny and thats why I got rid of em, plus I like the look of the rim being pushed out flush with the fender.

Chevy_Man_510

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Amen!!! Although I won't be going 315's on my car I do want to go with a set of 295's... I want to get my friends drooling over how wide my tires are... lol... They are already shocked that I run 275's all around, I want to see their faces when I pull up running 295's... They all run 245's on their mustangs...

99'CajunFirehawk157

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If you take the time and read thru this thread you wont have anymore questions, Yes, its several pages but theirs more info on this subjet in this thread than any of the posts you will get here...the guy that started it owns a vert camaro too, he is the wheel gawd of knowledge on this forum, I did my home work in this thread too...I have 17x11 w/315's stock suspension, no rubbing, no issues, no bfh, period.

Wheel and tire info!!!

CO99Z28Vert

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I would really love to see...actually I would pay to see someone put a 17x11 50mm offset WITH a 315/35/17 GSD3 tire on a lowered Camaro vert without having to roll the fenders and do the BFH mod.
Unless you just love the smell of rubber as your tires scrape the fender and inner wheel well as you turn corners even at stock height and stock suspension.

But anyways yes there is alot of info in the stickies I agree.

z28bryan02

im running a 17 x 10.5 w/ 315 sumitomo tire on the rears with no rubbing or modifications done.. stock ride height

js2fst

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18 x10.5 no problems lowered slight rub. And to the guys why, why would't a person go for a more updated look and throw some skinnies if really needed but dr's work fine for most cars, and handle and look better. You can drive these daily across the united states on road trips go autocross, road race or drag race.

FastrDamnit!

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50mm offset 17x11's with 315 Sumitomos in the back on my 01 vert.
Lowered 1" in front and approx 2/3 inch in back with spring perch mod.

You will need BFH, rolled fenders and APHB but not really too much work.
Yeah, you loose a little power, but looks so damn cool.

Absolutely no rubbing at all even with me (260lbs) and my buddy (270lbs) in the car.

Xsta Z 28

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I have 10.5" with a very aggessive offset of 38 mm, and wound up rolling the passenger side quarter . .

I think with an offset closer to 45 mm and slightly offcentering the rear axle, no mods what so ever would be needed.

I did at one time run 57 mm offset 10.5" wheels and needed some very minor BFH.

Houdini

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see sig.

Fast Eddie's 02 T/A vert.

I need to roll my rear quarters. How am I going to do this. Do I need to rent a fender roller and heat gun or is there other options without screwing up my car. I've heard baseball bat and BFH.

Please advise, needs to be done before spring.

Thanks, Eddie

Houdini

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Rent a fender roller and heat gun, go very slow and take your time. It took me about 1 hour to do each wheel well with the roller and gun, zero cracks in the paint and no ugliness.

While you are under there, go stupid with the BFH and pound in the inner fender for some tire clearance. Use a smaller hammer if nessesary to make it look nice and flat after the BFH, then hit it with the wire wheel a bit, degrease and prep and then follow up with some rubberized under coating... almost forgot, cut those jounce bumpers in half vertical with the inner fender well (sawzall and grinder are your friends)!

Please steer clear of the bat/BFH mod for the fender lips, that method sucks the house down!

Fast Eddie's 02 T/A vert.

Thanks Houdini, That's a good write up on what I need to do. I'm confused though, you say to roll the fenders why would I have to use the BFH after I roll them.

Can I just roll them and cut the bumpers?

Houdini

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You might be able to get away with just rolling the fender lips and cuting the bumpers for a 10.5" rim... but if I was a betting man, I'd say you will end up rubbing some tire on hard cornering.

My rear wheels are 18"x11" (50mm BS) with 315's, and once the rear was centered with a adjustable panhard bar, I didn't have a whole lot of clearance either way in the fender well. In my opinion, if the back spacing on my wheels was 2-3mm different either way (in or out) I would have been screwed. I still ended up rubbing on corners, had to bust out the big hammer two times to fix the rubbing. On the second time around I just decided to go nuts and clearance them as far as they would go... I picked up a ton of room, and you would never be able to tell I worked them over.

The odds are you will rub a little, while you are under there just make the room for the tires. Go slow, work the inner fender with some care (dont just swing like a gorrilla) and you will be able to pick up over 1" of room for your tires. Do it once and do it right.

Here's a few pics of my setup.







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