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I think the other part of it for me is that I had way too much power for the stock tires, so stepping up to a 305 drag radial makes the car hook anytime I hit the gas. |
wow any of the time I saw ppl dropping to 18s they were putting V6 brakes on. Then i see these thread. Man I'm really liking the 18s on the camaro. And I wasn't planning on spending money.
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I'm not gonna lie, I don't like them. I think there's too much sidewall and not enough wheel. I think a 19" would be the smallest I would do. The 19's that Nine Ball posted a couple of weeks ago looked great.
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On a side not, the more I drive this car the more I love these wheels. The car is soooo much more fun now! |
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Here are my track results with street tires. I will be going out on drag radials next time.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162390 |
Just wanted to update this.
My current street set up is the same fronts but I swapped to 335/30 18 BFG Gforce KDW rears, so I added a little more weight. This set up is only 60 lbs lighter than stock. I also ordered some 18x10 F14s for the front w/ 295/30 18 BFG Gforce KDW. This will also increase my weight to only 46 lbs lighter than stock. Here is all the wheel/tire weights I have compiled. 33.3 lbs 18x4 CTS-V spare w/ 185/50 18 M&H front runners 44.5 lbs 18x8.5 F14 w/ 245/45 18 no name tires 48.2 lbs 18x11 F14 w/ 315/30 18 Hoosier drag radials 51.3 lbs 18x10 F14 w/ 295/35 18 BFG G-force T/A KDW 53.0 lbs 18x10 F14 w/ 285/40 18 Goodyear F1 Supercar 53.5 lbs 18x11 F14 w/ 315/40 18 Nitto NT05R drag radials 54.5 lbs 18x11 F14 w/ 295/40 18 Falken Azenis RT-615K 56.6 lbs 18x11 F14 w/ 335/30 18 BFG G-force T/A KDW 62.3 lbs 20x8 Stock wheel w/ 245/45 20 Pirelli 68.0 lbs 20x9 Stock wheel w/ 275/40 20 Pirelli |
Since I have the v6 I thought less rotational mass would help with some acceleration. Saying all this and knowing you have a better understanding than I. What would you go with for a daily driver using 18" rims. Would it be Nurburgring or Forgestar? Also could I go with 18X10's on the rear and not have it stick out.
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The Nurburgrings wheels are a lot cheaper and if you don't want a custom size and offset I would definitely run those. I think the Forgestars look a little better and I wanted a custom size that TSW wheels don't have. If you want the lightest wheels I would go with some 18x8 all the way around on some 245 tires. The aspect ratio is up to you. I ran a 45 ratio and the tire was 26.7" tall, you can also run a 50 ratio (27.6" tall) or a 55 ratio (28.6" tall). The latter will give you stock size so it won't affect your speedo the other sizes your speedo will be off by 3.6% and 7% respectively. If you want a little more width you can run a wider tire, a 255 or even 265, but remember wider tires are heavier. If you want to go a bit wider you can run 18x9.5 all the way around with up to a 295 or as narrow as a 275. Again the aspect ratio is up to you. The lower aspect ratio will be lighter and handle better, but it will lower your car , increase fender gap and throw your speedo off. If you want to go absolute widest all around you would have to go 18x10 Forgestars, which is what I am doing. I am not a fan of staggered set ups, but you could do a 18x8 front and 18x9.5 rear Nurburgring. Or if you want to go SUPER DUPER wide you can run 18x10 front and 18x11 rear Forgestars. |
Ok so what is the cost of a 18X10 forgstar with your same concave. If needed you can pm me.
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Forgestar 18s are $1350/set.
Tony |
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