Anyone running 18 and 19s Staggered?
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Anyone running 18 and 19s Staggered?
Right now I'm looking at a set of C6 Z06 deep dish wheels on my 00 Camaro SS, definitely at least getting 18s all around because of how black and a polished lip make an illusion of the wheel being smaller that it is. So with that said I was also wondering about 18s up front and 19s in the back. I see I'll have to run an adapter if I chose to go this route. Will running such a big wheel on the back with an adapter hurt the bearings? Or put anything stress on the car?
Does anyone have any pics of 18s and 19s on their ride?
Does anyone have any pics of 18s and 19s on their ride?
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I ran 18/19 OEM C6 wheels, and hated them. My abs would ALWAYS kick in, and my brakes would even lock up sometimes! I ran 265/35/18 tires up front and 295/30/19 out back.
It LOOKED good, but wasn't functional in the least. That's just MY experience though.
It LOOKED good, but wasn't functional in the least. That's just MY experience though.
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Some said it was caused by the tires having such different circumferences, some said it was because the tire height was so much larger than stock. Truth is, I never really found out.
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Never could figure out what caused it, but when I went from those to a 17/18 set up with 275/40/17 295/35/18 I never had the problem again.
Some said it was caused by the tires having such different circumferences, some said it was because the tire height was so much larger than stock. Truth is, I never really found out.
Some said it was caused by the tires having such different circumferences, some said it was because the tire height was so much larger than stock. Truth is, I never really found out.
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Wheel diameter has absolutely, positively, without a doubt, NOTHING to do with anything.
Overall tire diameter is what matters.
Sounds like Slash has a ABS computer that's not very tolerant of tire size differences, but it's not because the tires were so much larger than stock... (Because they really weren't.. .3" is nothing)
The car has NO way of knowing if your tire diameters are larger or smaller than stock - it doesn't have a GPS receiver to compare actual speed vs. indicated speed.
As long as you keep the overall diameter close front to rear, you'll be OK. (like a 285/35-18 front and 295/30-19 rear would be within .1" of the same overall diameter)
Similarly, the wheel bearings don't care about wheel diameter, it's primarily the effective offset and to a lesser extent, overall weight of the wheel/tire combo, but pay more attention to keeping the offset in the right range. (I.e., keep the tires inside the wheelwells and you're good)
I've seen several 17's (TTII's come to mind) that weigh more than the 19x11's I've got in the garage at the moment..
Overall tire diameter is what matters.
Sounds like Slash has a ABS computer that's not very tolerant of tire size differences, but it's not because the tires were so much larger than stock... (Because they really weren't.. .3" is nothing)
The car has NO way of knowing if your tire diameters are larger or smaller than stock - it doesn't have a GPS receiver to compare actual speed vs. indicated speed.
As long as you keep the overall diameter close front to rear, you'll be OK. (like a 285/35-18 front and 295/30-19 rear would be within .1" of the same overall diameter)
Similarly, the wheel bearings don't care about wheel diameter, it's primarily the effective offset and to a lesser extent, overall weight of the wheel/tire combo, but pay more attention to keeping the offset in the right range. (I.e., keep the tires inside the wheelwells and you're good)
I've seen several 17's (TTII's come to mind) that weigh more than the 19x11's I've got in the garage at the moment..
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