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01-21-2013, 12:32 PM
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  Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro CGM Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: "The Shoals" Alabama
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Cheapest option for 18" wheels for DRs to clear Brembos...
Looking for the cheapest option in getting a 18" wheel to clear the Brembos for drag radials... weight is not a huge priority as I just want 2 for the rear, i'd even take a production wheel if they would clear...
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01-21-2013, 01:21 PM
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18x9.5" (+40 offset) reproduction Corvette wheels. I think most guys are using the C5 Z06 wheels. That is your cheapest option.
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01-21-2013, 01:36 PM
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Drives: 2010 camaro pace car, 2008 cts bl, Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Indiana
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How about cheap front runners?
I have corvette GS wheels and 275/45/18 m&h dr's 50lbs
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Mods, 2r max cam, ls3 conv,kooks lt w/hf cats,kooks street sleeper cat back with magnaflow res x-pipe, roto fab cai, v-max TB, vigilante 3700 stall, 3.70 LPE, 442hp/392tq, Mike Norris Tune 11.71@116.24 1.63 60' m&h DR's
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01-21-2013, 02:02 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro RS 2LT Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada
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01-21-2013, 03:30 PM
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that offset is hard to find fyi. I'm using tsw nurburgrings...18x9.5...not bad high and lighter than a lot of drag wheel options to boot!
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01-21-2013, 03:43 PM
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Drives: 2010 camaro pace car, 2008 cts bl, Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Indiana
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http://wheelreplicas.com/camarowheels I thought this was yhe place most are getting them but I don't see 18x9.5 listed
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Mods, 2r max cam, ls3 conv,kooks lt w/hf cats,kooks street sleeper cat back with magnaflow res x-pipe, roto fab cai, v-max TB, vigilante 3700 stall, 3.70 LPE, 442hp/392tq, Mike Norris Tune 11.71@116.24 1.63 60' m&h DR's
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01-21-2013, 03:55 PM
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Drives: 2010 camaro pace car, 2008 cts bl, Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Indiana
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http://www.wheelreplica.com/camaro.html this one shows them.
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Mods, 2r max cam, ls3 conv,kooks lt w/hf cats,kooks street sleeper cat back with magnaflow res x-pipe, roto fab cai, v-max TB, vigilante 3700 stall, 3.70 LPE, 442hp/392tq, Mike Norris Tune 11.71@116.24 1.63 60' m&h DR's
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01-21-2013, 03:58 PM
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Drives: 2012 45th Vert, 2011 4x4, 9sec Vega Join Date: Mar 2012
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Why not get 10" wheels and 315 tires?
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01-21-2013, 04:06 PM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro CGM Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: "The Shoals" Alabama
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I honestly may run the stock wheels, I have OEM chrome wheels on my car and have the stock polished ones boxed up... may just throw a set of 305/35/20 Mickey Thompson ET streets on the 2 stock rear wheels and call it a day... think i'm going to throw 3.90s under the car and being its a L99, it will need plenty of tire, lol
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01-21-2013, 05:03 PM
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Drives: 2010 camaro pace car, 2008 cts bl, Join Date: Jun 2011
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It seems hard to find the offset needed on the wider wheels.
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Mods, 2r max cam, ls3 conv,kooks lt w/hf cats,kooks street sleeper cat back with magnaflow res x-pipe, roto fab cai, v-max TB, vigilante 3700 stall, 3.70 LPE, 442hp/392tq, Mike Norris Tune 11.71@116.24 1.63 60' m&h DR's
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01-21-2013, 05:03 PM
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Drives: 1969 & 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008
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You will have more contact patch if you run a 275 wide drag radial on that factory 9.0 rear wheel. The 305 will bulge badly, and your contact patch won't be flat against the road during acceleration. Need a 10.0 minimum wheel for a 305 wide tire, with 10.5 wide being perfect.
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01-21-2013, 05:09 PM
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 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
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Nine ball I have 305 NT05Rs on 9.5" wide corvette grand sport wheels, I don't think it is bulging at all, certainly don't have traction issues.
 
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01-21-2013, 05:29 PM
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that's bulging...see how the outside of the tread pattern is clean?
I run the same...305 on 9.5...while its not optimum, it does work at low pressure...like 15-17 psi because the contact patch is all the way across the tread at launch.
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01-21-2013, 08:31 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2011
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Well smack my a$$ and call me shirly, I never noticed that lol. But there they are aired up to 38 PSI and when at the track as you said at 15-20 PSI they wear very different (in a good way)
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