OE wheels 9.5 or 10.5 17's or 18's & best traction tires
01-22-2012, 10:42 AM
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OE wheels 9.5 or 10.5 17's or 18's & best traction tires Looking to buy some chrome C5's at OEWheels for my '98 z28 M6. Now first of all i don't want to do any kind of modifications, like rolling fenders or banging on anything. 2nd i dont want to spend $200 per tire.
Now i'm thinking about 17's soo i dont have to do any body mods if i get 18's. On the site the widest for 17's is a 9.5 inch wheel, can i do 285's on a 9.5 being safe and looking good ? i want that fat tire look on the rear, but i understand 285's isnt very wide soo i would prob need wheel spacers to get that wide look ? up front i dont care if they are wide or not.
Now what is a good tire that gets good traction ? i would like to get a drag radial but i heard they are hard on stock rear ends.
I'm thinking about these wheels
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...5-Deep-Dish_13
Now i'm thinking about 17's soo i dont have to do any body mods if i get 18's. On the site the widest for 17's is a 9.5 inch wheel, can i do 285's on a 9.5 being safe and looking good ? i want that fat tire look on the rear, but i understand 285's isnt very wide soo i would prob need wheel spacers to get that wide look ? up front i dont care if they are wide or not.
Now what is a good tire that gets good traction ? i would like to get a drag radial but i heard they are hard on stock rear ends.
I'm thinking about these wheels
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...5-Deep-Dish_13
01-23-2012, 12:29 PM
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well i have 9.5/17 w 275 up front (10.5 18/ 295 on backs) on my 2kz28 which work fine (small bfh mod no biggie), 285 out back would look nice and "shouldnt" have to use a bfh or spacers. Keep in mind all cars are a little different, also is your car lowered? also i run BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT in the rear. Only a couple of hundred miles on them but the dry/wet traction is great (a little road noise but my exhaust cuts that out for the most part). Would recommend them to anyone.
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01-23-2012, 05:18 PM
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well i have 9.5/17 w 275 up front (10.5 18/ 295 on backs) on my 2kz28 which work fine (small bfh mod no biggie), 285 out back would look nice and "shouldnt" have to use a bfh or spacers. Keep in mind all cars are a little different, also is your car lowered? also i run BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT in the rear. Only a couple of hundred miles on them but the dry/wet traction is great (a little road noise but my exhaust cuts that out for the most part). Would recommend them to anyone.
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01-23-2012, 07:51 PM
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I guess they dont make 285's for the KDW 2's but i did some research and heard alot of good info about them, i think i will take them in 275's on all 4 tires.
01-29-2012, 09:07 AM
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well since i know i will be going with a 17" 9.5" wheel i chose to get the chrome c5's not my first choice since i liked the c6's better but the OE website didnt have them in 17's only 18's but i went onto the ws6 store and found chrome c6's in 17's!
01-29-2012, 09:59 AM
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If you're looking for great handling, check out Nitto 555RII. Drag radial tread with soft compound but also stiff sidewalls for improved cornering performance. I ran these in a 275/40/17 all around and was impressed with how well they performed. Picked these up for $174 each from a non-sponsor. Only issue is the manufacturer advises against using the tires in temperatures below 32F due to the soft R compound. PM me for more details.
02-09-2012, 10:31 AM
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because not everyone wants that wide of a tire, for many of reasons i suppose. Thats a little to wide for my taste i know, but ppl make it work and look good doing it
02-09-2012, 06:20 PM
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I will defently post up pics. I dont like the looks of the ZR1 wheels, they are too old school are similar to my stock wheels on my '98 camaro. I would love to have nice wide tires on the back but i dont feel like doing any sort of mods to the car.
