Cannot decide on wheels and cannot afford FM5s
03-30-2006, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kny3twalker
for tires on the 18x10s, nitto 555 Extreme Performance for 216
For what your looking at you should stay with a 17 and keep your tire cost down. I run the Nitto RII at 275x40x17 for the same tire in an 18 its 100+ more. Also unless your gonna run over a 3xx why are you looking at 10 rims?
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03-30-2006, 03:16 PM
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http://www.billetwheel.com/cgi/wheel...es&img=12&tn=1
thoes are nice boyds, kinda c6 zo6 style but different.
thoes are nice boyds, kinda c6 zo6 style but different.
03-30-2006, 04:16 PM
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thanks for the reply
I found them
http://community.webshots.com/album/140574046DDsEmZ
what size did you buy? and from where?
I found them
http://community.webshots.com/album/140574046DDsEmZ
what size did you buy? and from where?
18X9.5 UP FRONT AND 18X10 IN BACK.THEY KNOW THE OFFSETS.SHOULD SEE ABOUT 2.75 LIP IN REAR AND JUST UNDER 2.5 IN FRONT
03-30-2006, 07:49 PM
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what size tire are you looking at here? The widest I saw was a 265 in an 18 and you certianly dont need a 10 for that.
For what your looking at you should stay with a 17 and keep your tire cost down. I run the Nitto RII at 275x40x17 for the same tire in an 18 its 100+ more. Also unless your gonna run over a 3xx why are you looking at 10 rims?
why would I need to 3xx tire just cause I want 10" rims?
I check the tires out very carefully and know the correct size tires for the widths of my wheels in consideration
a 285 tire is actually 11.2" wide
a 295 is 11.6" wide
a 305 is 12.0" wide
a 315 is 12.4" wide
sure another inch in the rear would be nice, but I think 11.2 or 11.6 is enough to make me happy
and I have thought about 17s all around, but that starts making me think about buying OEM ZR1 wheels (Grand Sports) again
http://www.billetwheel.com/cgi/whee...ies&img=12&tn=1
thoes are nice boyds, kinda c6 zo6 style but different.
thoes are nice boyds, kinda c6 zo6 style but different.
maybe I should give newstalgia wheels a call again, I know they have great prices for boyds
I BOUGHT STRAIGHT FROM INTO WHEELS.TAKES ABOUT 4 WEEKS TO MAKE.
18X9.5 UP FRONT AND 18X10 IN BACK.THEY KNOW THE OFFSETS.SHOULD SEE ABOUT 2.75 LIP IN REAR AND JUST UNDER 2.5 IN FRONT
18X9.5 UP FRONT AND 18X10 IN BACK.THEY KNOW THE OFFSETS.SHOULD SEE ABOUT 2.75 LIP IN REAR AND JUST UNDER 2.5 IN FRONT
I saw one place have them for 550 per 18" and 400 per 17"
03-30-2006, 08:05 PM
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Interesting. A 315 will run on a 10.5 and an 11 just fine.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/info_spe...20/%20Comparer
But you seem to be an expert so I'm not sure what your asking anyone for. Good luck.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/info_spe...20/%20Comparer
But you seem to be an expert so I'm not sure what your asking anyone for. Good luck.
03-30-2006, 10:38 PM
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Interesting. A 315 will run on a 10.5 and an 11 just fine.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/info_sp...%20/%20Comparer
But you seem to be an expert so I'm not sure what your asking anyone for. Good luck.
http://www.rims-n-tires.com/info_sp...%20/%20Comparer
But you seem to be an expert so I'm not sure what your asking anyone for. Good luck.
not tires, it seems though I have caused some confusion
I mean I checked out nittotire.com and here's what they had
http://www.nittotire.com/popup_555_sizes.asp
285/35 ZR18 97W 10.5 25.95 11.30 9.5-(10.0)-11.0 1609@44 800
P285/40 ZR17 95W 10.1 25.95 11.38 9.0-(10.0)-11.0 1521@44 800
not saying I am an expert but I just did not think I needed help with tires
here's what firestone had
http://www.bridgestonetire.com/tires...r/index_bs.asp
P285/40R17 100W W BW 027-974 9.5-11.0 (10.0) 26.0 11.5
295/35R18 99W W BW 028-025 10.0-12.0 (10.0) 26.1 11.9
if you want to know what I still need help with, that would be backspacing and offsets for 10" wheels(as well as 11" and 9.5") so they will not rub on the inside of the wheel well and ride close to the fender/quarter lip without having to roll them, (in the case of 11", I would rather BFH than roll the lip)
also I invite with tire size or brand suggestions
as I have only seen a few brands which I can get the staggered sizes with both being from the same line
Nitto 555, Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval, BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD, Goodyear F1 GS-D3, also some Falcon, Toyo, and Sumitomo tires
03-31-2006, 06:39 AM
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11's you will want a 50mm offset. Or 7.93 inch backspace. 9.5's is 7.25 inch backspace and I forget the offset. But that will get you there.
any idea about 10"s?
and I found a great price for OEM GS wheels (1400)
http://www.vettewheel.com/default.htm
found the link at the corvette forum
04-01-2006, 05:26 AM
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what kind of modifications would have to be done, to fit a 19x11 with a 305/30/19?
my car is lower with Eibachs
would my fender lip need to be flarred or rolled? is a BFH mod necessary? I guess I would need the adjustable panhard bar as well?
my car is lower with Eibachs
would my fender lip need to be flarred or rolled? is a BFH mod necessary? I guess I would need the adjustable panhard bar as well?
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04-30-2006, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kny3twalker
bought a set of Fikse 17x9.5"s today
05-01-2006, 10:34 AM
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I did not buy them new, bought a set from another member here.
I will finally get them mounted today, after spending all of yesterday cleaning and polishing the fronts and backs of the wheels. I will get some pictures.
They turned out pretty clean. The bolts on the backside seemed the most difficult thing to get clean from apparently years of dirt.
I will finally get them mounted today, after spending all of yesterday cleaning and polishing the fronts and backs of the wheels. I will get some pictures.
They turned out pretty clean. The bolts on the backside seemed the most difficult thing to get clean from apparently years of dirt.
, but here's a picture from my cell phone
