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Old 07-14-2005, 01:02 PM
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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/314999

99% sure Greg's IForged are 38mm offset....18x10.5.

335's won't fit under the Camaro unless you fire up a 'smoke wrench'. 13.5" cross section is simply too big...
Old 07-14-2005, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gymratt
just wondering why?
I went with 335 michelin pilots on my 94 vette, on 17 x 11 oem Zr-1 rims. I was assured by so called "tire experts" at the tire rack that 335 would be just fine on an 11" wide wheel. Definately the max width you should go on 11", but perfectly fine. I had no issues other than additional rotational weight/mass over the 315's. Plus when I was buying tires, the 315 mxx3 pilots were almost twice as expensive as the 335's were.
You can put much bigger tires on a rim than what is recommended. Some tire manufacturers run smaller/larger than others. My point with my own tires. I have zr1's 9.5" front 11" rear. the 315's on the back are about 1" wider than the front (cross section) at the same inflation level the rear tires are actually contacting less of the ground the the fronts. I have sumitumo's in back khumo in front. My bfg drag radials were at least 1" wider (cross section) and prolly 2-3" wider touching the ground. With that being said people put 315's on 9" wheels. They will say it's perfectly fine and doesn't bulge much and what not. It's not safe. If it was why would the tire company not say that it was.
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Pics of 17x12 and 335's all the way around. Used as a race only setup:


335 on a 17x12 rim

335 next to a 275

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It's not my car and really don't know anything about it's set up.
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Yeah I've seen that car floating around here for quite some time. I'm wondering how he got a 12" wide rim to fit on the front without it interfering with the a-arms. Maybe aftermarket a-arms give you a little more clearance. I know i put my 17x11's up front and it came very close to rubbing on the arms. It also looked kinda funny. But sweet nonetheless.
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Originally Posted by blaSSt


335 on a 17x12 rim
He cheated! Does anyone else notice like the rear fender has a small flare in it.
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He's running a spacer for the front unless he's got a custom offset. I'd love to know what that offset was for for the rear in 12's.
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will i be needing the phr if i am not lowered

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The answer to the above is:

If you put those Goodyears F1 on 17 x 11s, your space will be limited, some parts of the car will be less than 1 inch from hitting on both sides. With the APHR you can gain some room by centering the differential, therefore the hammering of the inside fender will be less. This is just an example of my car.



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