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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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I'm looking in to getting the C6 ZO6 wheels for my 99 Camaro but I'm running into the problem of what tires to use. As of now, the wheels I want to get are 17x9.5 (front) and 18x10.5 (rear). They are recommending 265/40-17s for the front and 295/35-18 for the rear. Im having a hard time finding good tires at those sizes. And would i run into any gap issues up front since it's a smaller tire than the stock set-up? I dont want it to look funny.

What are your suggestions? I would really appreciate the help. Thank you!
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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who r "they", because "they" r wrong on the front size... no reason not to use the standard 275/40x17 on the front... rear size is correct... but aren't the C6Z wheels 18x9.5F and 19x12R??
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 07:28 AM
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"They" would be the website from which i found the wheels. But if that same tires as stock would work up front, then that should be fine.

And a lot of the C6 ZO6 wheels are 18x9.5 up front, but i couldnt find anything wider then a 10.5. I might have been looking on wheels up to 18" though, not quite sure
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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275 up front and atleast a 295 in the back, i would say go for a 305 on the back.
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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Im running 285/40 18's in the rear and 275's up front.
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