How about some input from you track guys. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

LuckyZL-1 · 12-06-2013, 09:58 PM

I'm gonna start tracking my car this coming year and am fixing to start prepping it. Full roll cage is going in for sure and am going to order a set of wheels and race tires. Are you guys running factory size wheels or are you changing it up for any reason? Also tires gonna use them for track only. What brand/size? Anything else you can think of that could be helpful? Thanks in advance.

jessrayo · 12-07-2013, 07:44 PM

If you are going to purchase a set of dedicated track tires and rims you might as well get the very best track tire you can get. I think Hoosier r6 tires are about the best currently available for our car. (by the way, they are DOT so you can legally mount them and drive them to the track if you want) The Hoosier only comes in 19" rim sizes or smaller so buy a set of 19" rims. You can run 295 in the front and a 315 in the back. Depending on who you purchase the tires from they are available in 30, 35, and 40 height ratios. I have been using 30 because it make the car 1" lower when running on the race track. Not a bad thing if you ask me. I may go back up to 40's just so I can get more speed and use these tires in the texas mile. If I wasn't thinking about the mile again I would stick with 30's or 35's. I would run a 10" wide rim in the front and 11" in the back, just ask them what the lightest rim they have is in that size with proper offset for Camaro. The ones I got were light TSW units and only came raw alluminum, I had them powder coated black. My rim recommendations are for the narrowest rim approved for the tire. Less metal equals less weight. And incidentally a tire with a 30 sidewall aspect weighs about 4 lbs less than the 40. These cars take it up another notch if you put race rubber under them. Maybe we can meet somewhere after you get it going!

LuckyZL-1 · 12-07-2013, 09:04 PM

That's exactly the input I was looking for. Thanks Jess. I'll be looking forward to seeing you sooner or later. I'm waiting on Andy to round up some parts for me and I'll be taking the car to him. Thanks again!

yellow69z28rs · 12-08-2013, 04:35 PM

Check out them two fellas signatures...
I would like to be there for that meeting!
You boys need to make sure to hook up at Camaro 5 Fest.

tw78911sc · 12-09-2013, 07:55 PM

check out this build, it is a 1LE, but shared wheels and it is dialed :

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324871

jessrayo · 12-10-2013, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw78911sc

check out this build, it is a 1LE, but shared wheels and it is dialed :

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324871

He is running 18" wheels and 315 width tires all the way around. He had to do some grinding on the front shock strut to make it fit. I'll stay on 19's as I have mag ride and think we have less clearance than the 1LE. You could offset the tires out more for clearance and let them hang even farther out of the fender, (his are hanging out already). His overall tire height is another 1/2 inch shorter than what I run. He has got that car right down on the track and the tires are short enough that the suspension can travel with the fender lip right over the tire. Seems to be working. He is running nitto's though. I think the hoosiers are better.

mylftft · 12-11-2013, 11:42 AM

Hey Lucky, talk to Andy & find out who he had build my cage, I still have my complete interior & the cage flows seamlessly with the car, beautiful welds & the side bars remove for street use. The 3 of us need to get together at Camarofest for sure, we need to get Trackman down there also, have a little ADM get together & I can show you guys who is fastest! I mean find out who is fastest!

12-06-2013, 09:58 PM	#1
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	How about some input from you track guys. I'm gonna start tracking my car this coming year and am fixing to start prepping it. Full roll cage is going in for sure and am going to order a set of wheels and race tires. Are you guys running factory size wheels or are you changing it up for any reason? Also tires gonna use them for track only. What brand/size? Anything else you can think of that could be helpful? Thanks in advance. __________________ ADM built 2013 Triple Black ZL-1 Convertible M6 ADM custom cam, LPE stage 2 heads with dual valve springs, LS-3 ported throttle body, LPE 2 piece pulley, LPE overdrive balancer, 10% overdrive pulley, ported supercharger inlet, ADM race intake system, stainless works 1-7/8 headers, Injector Dynamics injectors, ADM heat exchanger, ADM dual fuel pump system, ADM exhaust switch, ADM 3 tunes tuning package. 744rwhp 727rwtq

12-07-2013, 07:44 PM	#2
jessrayo Speed Freak Drives: 2013 ZL1 Camaro, 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 2,637 View My Garage	If you are going to purchase a set of dedicated track tires and rims you might as well get the very best track tire you can get. I think Hoosier r6 tires are about the best currently available for our car. (by the way, they are DOT so you can legally mount them and drive them to the track if you want) The Hoosier only comes in 19" rim sizes or smaller so buy a set of 19" rims. You can run 295 in the front and a 315 in the back. Depending on who you purchase the tires from they are available in 30, 35, and 40 height ratios. I have been using 30 because it make the car 1" lower when running on the race track. Not a bad thing if you ask me. I may go back up to 40's just so I can get more speed and use these tires in the texas mile. If I wasn't thinking about the mile again I would stick with 30's or 35's. I would run a 10" wide rim in the front and 11" in the back, just ask them what the lightest rim they have is in that size with proper offset for Camaro. The ones I got were light TSW units and only came raw alluminum, I had them powder coated black. My rim recommendations are for the narrowest rim approved for the tire. Less metal equals less weight. And incidentally a tire with a 30 sidewall aspect weighs about 4 lbs less than the 40. These cars take it up another notch if you put race rubber under them. Maybe we can meet somewhere after you get it going! __________________ 2016 SS -AGP twin Borg Warner 7163 EFR's, LT4 mechanical pump, LT4 injectors, Walbro 255 low side, Castrol SRF. 734whp/759 tq 2013 ZL1 -ADM - 427 LSX 6 bolt, O-ringed block built by LME. Twin PT6466 turbos. RPM custom manual trans, RPS Quad carbon clutch, 9" Hendrix rear diff & axles. ADM/squash fuel system, Ron Davis radiator, Spal fans, AGP air to air, turbo plumbing. LPE oil cooler, rear bushing upgrade, roll bar...etc. rwhp 1400+... 212.5mph, best Texas mile to date.

12-07-2013, 09:04 PM	#3
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	That's exactly the input I was looking for. Thanks Jess. I'll be looking forward to seeing you sooner or later. I'm waiting on Andy to round up some parts for me and I'll be taking the car to him. Thanks again! __________________ ADM built 2013 Triple Black ZL-1 Convertible M6 ADM custom cam, LPE stage 2 heads with dual valve springs, LS-3 ported throttle body, LPE 2 piece pulley, LPE overdrive balancer, 10% overdrive pulley, ported supercharger inlet, ADM race intake system, stainless works 1-7/8 headers, Injector Dynamics injectors, ADM heat exchanger, ADM dual fuel pump system, ADM exhaust switch, ADM 3 tunes tuning package. 744rwhp 727rwtq

12-08-2013, 04:35 PM	#4
yellow69z28rs Drives: 2013 ZL1 Convertible Black Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Alexandria La. Posts: 363	Check out them two fellas signatures... I would like to be there for that meeting! You boys need to make sure to hook up at Camaro 5 Fest. __________________ JRE 750 HP package Rag Top Rob

12-11-2013, 11:42 AM	#7
mylftft Drives: 2013 TT ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NorCal Posts: 849	Hey Lucky, talk to Andy & find out who he had build my cage, I still have my complete interior & the cage flows seamlessly with the car, beautiful welds & the side bars remove for street use. The 3 of us need to get together at Camarofest for sure, we need to get Trackman down there also, have a little ADM get together & I can show you guys who is fastest! I mean find out who is fastest! __________________

12-09-2013, 07:55 PM	#5
tw78911sc Drives: 14 1SS Camaro 1LE, NPP, Recaros Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NC Posts: 819	check out this build, it is a 1LE, but shared wheels and it is dialed : http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324871