Ginger's new shoes! Forgestar F14 18x10 Goodyear Supercar 285/40 all the way around.

[SUX2BU]

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

Thanks for the business! The 27" tires look better to the eye, good choice. Our lowered convertible always bangs that rear support brace when the suspension dips after a speedbump or steep parking lot exit. That area where you have the floor jack on. Yours do the same?

Tony

Yeah I would rather have the performance gains of the 26" tire, but this 27" tire looks so much better.

I know exactly what you are talking about, but I'm surprised your vert scrapes with the taller 22" wheels. How much did you lower with the coil overs?

The heads on my rear brace bolts are ground down pretty good. Once they get bad enough I will get some new ones, LOL.

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

That's pretty interesting, so the same size wheel fits front and rear from a fitment standpoint. So are the fronts sucked in a bit more or vice versa?

Yeah, same exact size and offset. Not sucked in at all. I did a TON of measuring to make sure that all four wheels are perfectly flush with the fenders. The rears could go another inch wider on the inside to 11" but I wanted a squared set up (like my 18x11 with .

Originally Posted by white 2SS/RS

Wow! That looks great! I've been waiting to see what the 27" tire looked like on the 1" springs (still on the 1" springs, right?).
While it looks perfect, I'm not sure I could deal with 2.5" of clearance as I'm almost afraid that would scrape on my driveway.
I'm probably better off with a 28" tire.

Yeah they are BMR 1.0" springs, but since I am a heavier convertible they actually sit a little lower, probably closer to 1.3".

The 2.5" is at the really thick and low hanging flanges. Everything else under the car is almost an inch higher that that.

I have a really steep driveway and i don't scrape at all, not even when I had the shorter 26" tires.

[Tx1Lt]

Ah, the inspiration for the semi fatties on my car. Awesome dude

[Falundir]

Can I make a pic request?

Take a side shot with the whole car in the sun? To me the wheels/tires are a bit dark and would love to see them in their full glory. I'd love to go 18s for cost savings but worried about the look.

[overhaulengines]

those look great. nice job man

lupe

[SUX2BU]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Originally Posted by Falundir

Can I make a pic request?

Take a side shot with the whole car in the sun? To me the wheels/tires are a bit dark and would love to see them in their full glory. I'd love to go 18s for cost savings but worried about the look.

They are Textured matte black so the look won't change much in the sun, but I'll take a pic for you tomorrow.

[Pro Stock John]

If you are talking pics J, can you take one from the front or rear with a little bit of of an angle so I could see how the wheels/tires line up with the body? So not exactly from the back, like a wee bit to the side so I can see down the side of the car?

[black.]

Damn your car is clean.

[tadams72]

SUX,

Looking good. Thinking of doing the same as I already have one set of F14's in 18x10 with my DR's on them but I am moving more to road track time so thinking about going to 18x10's all the way around. If you don't mind telling me, what offset did you go with? Also, seem to remember you hooking up a hell of a price match to get those tires. Mind shooting me a PM on the specifics so I can do the same? Thanks.

Travis

[SUX2BU]

Originally Posted by Falundir

Can I make a pic request?

Take a side shot with the whole car in the sun? To me the wheels/tires are a bit dark and would love to see them in their full glory. I'd love to go 18s for cost savings but worried about the look.

Here you go, don't mind the yard.

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

If you are talking pics J, can you take one from the front or rear with a little bit of of an angle so I could see how the wheels/tires line up with the body? So not exactly from the back, like a wee bit to the side so I can see down the side of the car?

Will do. These are my old wheels, but this is the angle you want on my new wheels right?

Originally Posted by tadams72

SUX,

Looking good. Thinking of doing the same as I already have one set of F14's in 18x10 with my DR's on them but I am moving more to road track time so thinking about going to 18x10's all the way around. If you don't mind telling me, what offset did you go with? Also, seem to remember you hooking up a hell of a price match to get those tires. Mind shooting me a PM on the specifics so I can do the same? Thanks.

Travis

These wheels are 38mm, but I would go 35mm if you want to run wide tires on stock struts.
Here is the thread on my offsets. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201546

I remember just Googling for tires and I stumbled upon them for $99 at some no name site, but now I can't find them. Cheapest I found is $128. But either way Discount tire matches prices and so I bought the tires thru them and I then also got the Goodyear $80 mail in rebate.

PM "RacnJsn95" I remember telling him what site they were on and he got the same deal.

[Falundir]

Thanks a lot. That doesnt look bad at all!

[SUX2BU]

Updated the weights of all the wheel/tire combos I have had on Ginger.

33.1 lbs 17x5 Weld RTS w/ 28x4.5 17 M&H bias ply front runners
33.3 lbs 18x4 CTS spare w/ 185/50 18 M&H radial front runners
33.6 lbs 17x5 Weld RTS w/ 185/55 17 M&H radial 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 radial
53.0 lbs 18x10 F14 w/ 285/40 18 Goodyear F1 Supercar
53.5 lbs 18x11 F14 w/ 315/40 18 Nitto NT05R drag radial
53.8 lbs 17x10 Weld RTS w 325/45 17 M&H drag radial
54.1 lbs 18x8.5 F14 w 255/50 18 Nitto NT420S
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

[Pro Stock John]

I keep forgetting to subscribe to this thread, so much great info on wheel/ tire weights!!

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