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Old 08-27-2005, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 3rdgentug
thanks for the answer there xsta z28, what are the common conflicts with the rears on a car like mine?i havent seen any inner fender rubbing or marks on the tires or rim itself ( been about 1k miles since install ), the only problem i seem to be having so far is that the sidewalls on the runflats are so stiff my wheel hop is attrocious. you can feel every lil crack in the raod, if i ran over a dime i could tell you if it was heads or tails. going to be puttin umi lca's on this weekend and hopefully they will help some.
oh and by the way thanks for all your input it means alot to someone like me trying to learn about 4th gens after working on 1st - 3rds for about 13 yrs now.
Sorry for the late reply, If you have been running with no issues of rubbing, then I'd say you are a lucky one. Just find some tires you'd be happier with, although 18" sidewalls are pretty short and going to hurt straight line performance.
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Would I run into any trouble putting a pair of 255/50/16 Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials on 16x8 inch rims?
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From your link I am guessing your are looking at 17" x 9.5" American Racing TT'2? If so they fit our cars very nicely, although I thought their default offset was 44 mm.
Yeah, I was a little confused about that too, but from what I can tell this place offers the TT2 17x9.5 in 2 different offsets

This one is a +39.37 Click Here

And this one is a +45.72 Click Here

So I was leaning towards the 39.37 because they will give my car a more aggressive appearance

Thanks for the reply xsta
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Can I fit these C6 wheels on my Camaro?

There are two 17" x 8.5" (+56mm offset with 6.95" backspacing) rims for the front and two 18" x 10.5" (+56mm offset/7.94" backspacing) for the rear.

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Originally Posted by bearcatpride
Yeah, I was a little confused about that too, but from what I can tell this place offers the TT2 17x9.5 in 2 different offsets

This one is a +39.37 Click Here

And this one is a +45.72 Click Here

So I was leaning towards the 39.37 because they will give my car a more aggressive appearance

Thanks for the reply xsta
Interesting. I'd get the 39.37 mm offset in a heartbeat. My 9.5" wide wheels are all 38 mm, so that will fit and look great!
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Originally Posted by TurboZ28
Can I fit these C6 wheels on my Camaro?

There are two 17" x 8.5" (+56mm offset with 6.95" backspacing) rims for the front and two 18" x 10.5" (+56mm offset/7.94" backspacing) for the rear.

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They will fit. A little tucked in but they will mount up. The rears if you run a 295 or wider may need a little inner wheel well massaging.
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I have a 2001 ws6 with 18inch fikse fm5's. now my question is can i fit 15 inch weld wheels in the rear for track use....will it rub on my brakes.....the reason im askin is because i wanna know if i should buy a 15" wheel or a 16" wheel... i would rather get the 15 but i don't kno if it rubs on my brakes
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Originally Posted by FiKsEWs6
I have a 2001 ws6 with 18inch fikse fm5's. now my question is can i fit 15 inch weld wheels in the rear for track use....will it rub on my brakes.....the reason im askin is because i wanna know if i should buy a 15" wheel or a 16" wheel... i would rather get the 15 but i don't kno if it rubs on my brakes
Not 100% sure, I know a 16 clears with no problem. There are sopme 15's taht clear, the best bet is to search the forum. I am not well versed with Drag wheels.
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Will a Chrome ZO6 wheels 10.5 with a 56mm offset require alot of modifacations?
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Will a Chrome ZO6 wheels 10.5 with a 56mm offset require alot of modifacations?
With 295's out back, some minor inner wheel well modification may be needed.
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Hate to ask a repetitive question, but I would like to hear it straight from the mouth of someone who has done it. Here it is: 19x9.5 and 19x11 with 285/35YR19 fr and 325/30YR19 rear. Is this even close to fitting a 2000 WS6 with a 1" drop? I don't mind BFH'ing and rolling fenders, but am I going to have to tub?
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Hate to ask a repetitive question, but I would like to hear it straight from the mouth of someone who has done it. Here it is: 19x9.5 and 19x11 with 285/35YR19 fr and 325/30YR19 rear. Is this even close to fitting a 2000 WS6 with a 1" drop? I don't mind BFH'ing and rolling fenders, but am I going to have to tub?
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You'll be close. Front I'd recommend a 275/35R19. Up front there should be no problems, out back, since the Bird is wider than a Camaro you have quite a bit more room, so with the optimal offset there should be minimal mods.
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Originally Posted by Superjoe
Hate to ask a repetitive question, but I would like to hear it straight from the mouth of someone who has done it. Here it is: 19x9.5 and 19x11 with 285/35YR19 fr and 325/30YR19 rear. Is this even close to fitting a 2000 WS6 with a 1" drop? I don't mind BFH'ing and rolling fenders, but am I going to have to tub?
Thanks!!
Man, those are some expensive tires. I was looking into those too
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i belive they will work? right now i am using 245/40-18's and i need two rear tires well teher is a great deal on two 255/35-18's would i run into any problems running these in the rear?
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i belive they will work? right now i am using 245/40-18's and i need two rear tires well teher is a great deal on two 255/35-18's would i run into any problems running these in the rear?
Wheel size? If you are running a 8" to 8.5" wide wheel you should be OK.
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Wheel size? If you are running a 8" to 8.5" wide wheel you should be OK.
whoops i forgot about that i am running a 18x8.5
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Sorry for the late reply, If you have been running with no issues of rubbing, then I'd say you are a lucky one. Just find some tires you'd be happier with, although 18" sidewalls are pretty short and going to hurt straight line performance.
thanks man
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Will 3rd gen offset wheels fit a 4th gen? 17x8.5 in front and 17x9.5 in rear, 6mm offset in front and 12 mm offset in rear
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Will 3rd gen offset wheels fit a 4th gen? 17x8.5 in front and 17x9.5 in rear, 6mm offset in front and 12 mm offset in rear
Not at all . . .
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Not at all . . .
no way? like not even with spacers or anything?
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