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Originally Posted by dms

One of the big concerns that I see doing a variety of platforms are the wheels themselves become a challenge and I understand why. Developing and making a vehicle specific wheel is pricey and getting the weight down and maintaining strength is even pricier. We recently did a LX SRT8 that the engine was converted to a big bore Hemi and had very serious torque, and would transfer the torque easier with our Pedders system. But his wheels and tires he had, 22 inchers, weighted 80 pounds. they looked great but the unsprung weight of 80 pounds is huge.

The Camaro, without a doubt, is going to be an extremely accessorized car and will go way beyond Mustang. So hopefully there will be some specific offsetted wheels designed and built for her and will be light enough to not increase unsprung weight. When buying a wheel, most poeple look for the right look first, price second. It is rare to look for a wheel that is structurally sound, and has great weight. These wheels usually do not pass the price test because they are usually 25% to 150% more than the average wheel poeple are buying. A good performance wheel should be under 20 pounds.

So tons of GTO owners spent thousands and thousands on engine and suspension mods, and then put on a 50-60 pound wheel that was actually made for a BMW, and then had the hassles of dealing with fender to tire contacts.

so just something to think about.

mike
dms

Thanks