Planet LSX Camaro gets new wheels (22")
07-23-2009, 03:36 PM
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Nitto now makes a drag radial for 20's. You can thank us S197 mustang guys for that lol. I went the 20'' wheel route when I first got the car. 35 series was the tallest tire you could put on a 20'' wheel and most of the wider models (285+) were 30 or 25 series!!! Zero sidewall = zero traction. And a 275/35-20 in a decent brand name tire runs about $300 ea. I got tired of that **** quick and went back to an 18. I'm looking hard at these camaro's and may purchase one but the more I see things like this, i.e. 18'' wheels won't look worth a damn, the more I think maybe not. Maybe 20'' tires will come down in price and they'll start manufacturing some better sizes like 275/40-20 etc for "muscle cars"...we'll see. I'm hanging with what I got till then.
07-23-2009, 06:51 PM
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every body hates on the size... not me i dont think thats the problem i think its the fact that the side walls are so small. obviously i knowits not your fault theres not a huge selection on the market. hopefully soon some companys will come out with some larger tires for the 20+ wheels..
07-25-2009, 05:14 AM
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I have never been much for black insert wheels, but I really like the flat black. When ever they are powder coated or painted glossy it just looks strange. They fit that car well.
Some flat black hockey stripes, or accents would look good to match.
It does suck that we can't run any smaller wheels for a little more sidewall, but now adays you can actually find a somewhat affordable performance tire for a 20+ wheel. Back in the early 2000's they were upwards of 600-700 bucks.
How rough does it ride with those rubber band side walls? I had 22's on my lightning and it was pretty rough at times, but that was in a 4600 lb. truck.
Some flat black hockey stripes, or accents would look good to match.
It does suck that we can't run any smaller wheels for a little more sidewall, but now adays you can actually find a somewhat affordable performance tire for a 20+ wheel. Back in the early 2000's they were upwards of 600-700 bucks.
How rough does it ride with those rubber band side walls? I had 22's on my lightning and it was pretty rough at times, but that was in a 4600 lb. truck.
07-25-2009, 03:25 PM
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Pictures of the 5th gen never do it the justice that seeing one in person does. I've been watching Tony's rides since he used to post on LS1.com. I'm sure that in person the car looks totally different & awesome. I ordered CGM also, seems like for a color that only about 5% of the cars built so far come in that I see a lot of pictures of CGM cars.
Since you said that there was still plenty of room in the wheel wells to move the wheels in, do you think that 335's would fit with no mods? I think they would look awesome with some Viper sized steam rollers in the back?
Since you said that there was still plenty of room in the wheel wells to move the wheels in, do you think that 335's would fit with no mods? I think they would look awesome with some Viper sized steam rollers in the back?
