whose running 17s in front, 18s in back?
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whose running 17s in front, 18s in back? hey guys, I have seen many vettes including new one runnging a different wheel size in the front and in the back.
how many of you f-body ownes do this?!?!
I'm thinking about running 17s in the front and 18s in the back.
what are the pros and cons of this and does it drive fine.
I know that the 18s will support a wider tire and that can be good but it is also less sidewall, which does allow much flex for drag racing, but increase corner handling.
so who runs this comb and how do you like it?
how many of you f-body ownes do this?!?!
I'm thinking about running 17s in the front and 18s in the back.
what are the pros and cons of this and does it drive fine.
I know that the 18s will support a wider tire and that can be good but it is also less sidewall, which does allow much flex for drag racing, but increase corner handling.
so who runs this comb and how do you like it?
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I'm going with 17/18...........pros and cons. Well, it looks freaking awesome in my opinion!
But-selecting tire sizes is a PITA!!! You cant go over 1.5" OD between front and rear I believe. You will possibly lose ABS if your tire sizes arent the same OD. The vettes dont have that issue like the F-bods.
Of course, going staggered you cant rotate tires either........so basically its all about looks!
If you do it, go 17x8's in the front........I chose 17x7 and it sucks trying to get the right tires to match the OD!
But-selecting tire sizes is a PITA!!! You cant go over 1.5" OD between front and rear I believe. You will possibly lose ABS if your tire sizes arent the same OD. The vettes dont have that issue like the F-bods.
Of course, going staggered you cant rotate tires either........so basically its all about looks!
If you do it, go 17x8's in the front........I chose 17x7 and it sucks trying to get the right tires to match the OD!
well i have the 17/18 black Zo6 motorsports rims. the cons are already listed. no tire rotating...but other than that....that's about all...you still have ABS. you have to do the BFH mod usually (smack in the rear fender well) i personally wish i had gone with all 18's the 17/18 just looks kindof uneven to me. the 17's in the front just don't fill up the wheel well like the 18's do. you will find a lot of people bashing the 17/18 combo because of this...so i will leave you with some pics of my car for you to decide! i have a bomb proof 9inch getting built right now, and after it's in, i'm gonna look at offing my black rims and getting some chrome ZR1 17x9 and 17x11's....should be bad ***...but here's some of my rim set-up
here's a cool one with my chrome 10 spokers
hope those give you some idea of how they look...mind you i have the SLP/eibach "1inch-ish" drop springs!
here's a cool one with my chrome 10 spokers
hope those give you some idea of how they look...mind you i have the SLP/eibach "1inch-ish" drop springs! 
