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what TT's should I get 17'' or 18''?
06-12-2007, 01:36 PM
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what TT's should I get 17'' or 18''? hi, I have a 2001 SOM camaro SS. I plan on buying some chrome torque thrust rims A.S.A.P. I dont know if I should go w/ 17'' or the 18''. I plan on going 275 on the front and 315 in the back. I am also going to lower the car a bit. do I have to run low profile tire in the rear? or normal tires will be fine. will I have to use spacer?
06-12-2007, 02:05 PM
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The widest they make in the 18 is 18x10 so the biggest tire that is recommended for that wide of a rim is 295. Go with the 17x9.5 and 17x11 with the 315/35/17 in the rear. The rims and lower ride height will look good.
06-12-2007, 05:37 PM
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i'd say the 18's just because i like the bigger rim look, but if your looking more for performance and looks then the 17's would be a better choice.
06-12-2007, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by djsanchez2
Im kinda biased. 17x 9.5/11
Check my Fquick page if you wanna see how they look.
Check my Fquick page if you wanna see how they look.
****! tomz wheels quoted me 1573 for a 17''polished alluminum
17x9-275 and 17x11-315 rear=1573 shipped OOOOOUch! thats alot of $!
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06-12-2007, 11:36 PM
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lol! nah wish I was. I actually thought 1500 was alot. I went to the wheelstore here in oceanside and they quoted me 2200.00 for the same set up. guess tomzwheels really does have the best prices.oh dont worry about me getting the ttm's(even if they look better on my car then yours 
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06-13-2007, 12:10 AM
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You WILL either have to roll or cut them w/ 11's in the rear. If you lower get Adj. PHB, and LCA's w/ relocation brackets. w/o these during hard driving the rear will walk side to side and cause clearance issues.
Didnt' buy them they came w/ the car so can't say a price. I did have to clerance the damned thing though, the passenger side was gougging the tire to death. I cut the fenders because i've heard of f-body quarter panels buckling from rolling. Left a lil more than 1/4 inch of a lip though on the inside, and had to use a ford wrench on the inner fender here and there.
Didnt' buy them they came w/ the car so can't say a price. I did have to clerance the damned thing though, the passenger side was gougging the tire to death. I cut the fenders because i've heard of f-body quarter panels buckling from rolling. Left a lil more than 1/4 inch of a lip though on the inside, and had to use a ford wrench on the inner fender here and there.
06-13-2007, 02:34 PM
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Do you mean 17x9.5? I didnt know that they made a 10.5. I ran my 11 inch rear with no problems. I couldn't run the tires with the Eibachs springs though. So I put my stock springs on with the Bilsteins shocks and took out the big ruber dampner and put wrapped rubber hose around a few of the spring coils. When I did that I NEVER had another issue with the 315's rubbing on the fender well. You also have to make sure when you do put on the relocation brackets PHB and TQ arm that you have it all adjusted at ride height. The best way to do that is on a drive on ramp. You don't want to tighten any of the parts down when it is hanging because you can bind up the bubber bushings and they will load up when they are sitting on the ground and act like they are presprung. You can also rent the fender roller from a few people on this board. Make sure that you use a heat gun. It should take about 1 to 2 hours for each side. The longer you take and the slower that you go the better it will turn out. If you need healp let me know.
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