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Originally Posted by Dropspeed
Very cool! Car looks great.
Would you mind sharing the backspacing of the wheels and would you have changed anything in the size if you ordered them again?
Thanks Matt
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Thanks Matt. Yes, this is what I would go with again, these tires are very wide and sticky, and the wear is surprisingly even across the width. Looks like I got the alignment and pressure just right. I'm running camber of -2.2 deg F and -1.1 rear. Tire pressures are 26 psi F and 27 psi R cold. Hot, they reach about 32 F and 34 R. I tried different pressures and this is what yielded the best laps and even wear.
The 315s look a little wide on an 11" wide wheel. It's possible that 305s all the way around would handle better, but I'll likely stick with 315s again. One driver suggested that having my wheels and tires stick out of the wheel wells was creating lift and drag, but again the lap times are impressive so I think it's a good trade-off. These heavy cars really benefit from wide tires. I might see if I can add the Z/28 fender flares if/when they become available.
To run 18's, you have to pick a wheel that has enough clearance. Even then, you need to grind away a bit of the front spindles in the non-structural area at the top. But the reward is light wheels, lower cost R compounds, I think it's worth it. CCW C10s are the model, with the standard bead-blasted black anodize finish. Looks sweet.
I liked working with CCW, they've done about 10 Camaros with this set-up, and guaranteed they'd fit. They also suggested that the ultimate set up would be Hoosier R6's, 315/30-18 F and 335/30-18 rear. I mentioned that the Camaro likes a square tire set up to avoid understeer, but they believe that once you get this wide, the 335s in the rear will give more bite accelerating after the apex and will yield faster laps. I may try it some day.
I'll shoot you a PM with more info.
Todd