widest rim?

[blackZbandit]

Looking at this pic recently posted from the Paris Auto Show it looks as though there is a couple of inches on the street side before the wheel face lines up perfectly flush with the fender.



CONCEPT


I know they're different cars, but the concept shows what wheels that are flush with the fender look like. If the stock 20"s are widened and altered to the correct offset I think 10" - 11" wheels w/ 315's would work

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by CamaroSSforme

I guess my idea of "cool" is much different. In fact I'd say my idea of cool and yours are polar opposite.

275 rears are fine with me, as I'm not into customizations that get too ostentatious. I prefer doing the subtle things.

However thank you all for the funny read...all that work just to get a super wide tire on the rear (Note that my opinion is just mine and not a judgment of anyone elses)

well im planning on throwing a superchager on and from my past experience, the wider the better. i had 295 on my trans am and they still ripped loose. if 295 is the max i can do ill just have to find a 295/22" drag radial for the rear. im into customization but not over the top(anymore). im just doing a little suspension work,s/c,full exhaust,wheels and tires.

[PatrickfromMD]

Originally Posted by Ad Wizard

The GT, yes, but not the Cobra. 315's on an IRS Cobra are easily done.

But you are exactly right about the GTO - those guys can barely run 275s without getting the infamous "Strut Rub." And that is what I'm worried about - how similar is the rear end of the Camaro, I wonder?

I'm still crossing my fingers, though!

The GTO chassis is not as good as the G8, and in the pedders forumn link below ( I copied the specific comment) they say the camaro Zeta II suspension will acomidate even larger wheel and tire combinations.

http://forums.peddersusa.com/showthread.php?t=404
"There is no wheel hop in this chassis as is common with IRS vehicles. We can tell you that the IRS is robust. The front suspension slightly modified from the ZETA / VE / Commodore G8 with essentially stronger control arms designed to handle more power with larger wheel and tire combinations. The ZETA II Camaro may well be the most structurally sound vehicle in the GM line-up exceeding the strength of the 322 / CTS. Keep in mind the CTS is as strong or stronger than the alleged best of the best coming out of Europe.

The Camaro as delivered from the Dealer will be the best of the Modern Muscle on the road and with modification to the engine and suspension capable of running with anything short of the exotics. There is a reason Chevy built the ZR1. It is called the Camaro."

more pics here
http://forums.peddersusa.com/showthread.php?t=122

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by PatrickfromMD

The GTO chassis is not as good as the G8, and in the pedders forumn link below ( I copied the specific comment) they say the camaro Zeta II suspension will acomidate even larger wheel and tire combinations.

http://forums.peddersusa.com/showthread.php?t=404
"There is no wheel hop in this chassis as is common with IRS vehicles. We can tell you that the IRS is robust. The front suspension slightly modified from the ZETA / VE / Commodore G8 with essentially stronger control arms designed to handle more power with larger wheel and tire combinations. The ZETA II Camaro may well be the most structurally sound vehicle in the GM line-up exceeding the strength of the 322 / CTS. Keep in mind the CTS is as strong or stronger than the alleged best of the best coming out of Europe.

The Camaro as delivered from the Dealer will be the best of the Modern Muscle on the road and with modification to the engine and suspension capable of running with anything short of the exotics. There is a reason Chevy built the ZR1. It is called the Camaro."

more pics here
http://forums.peddersusa.com/showthread.php?t=122

so what is the widest they are running on g8's?

[LSxJunkie]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

ill just have to find a 295/22" drag radial

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

No, wait.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Never gonna happen, and it'll never hook.

Originally Posted by PatrickfromMD

larger wheel and tire combinations.

Now is that width or diameter.....

[headpunter]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

No, wait.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Never gonna happen, and it'll never hook.



Now is that width or diameter.....

Diameter from the looks of it.....

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

No, wait.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Never gonna happen, and it'll never hook.



Now is that width or diameter.....

yeah actually it will. i had a blower on my trans am and 295 on the rear with drag radials and it was just fine. any good river can control the power no matter what tire is on the car.

[patriotpa]

TUB IT!

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

well im planning on throwing a superchager on and from my past experience, the wider the better. i had 295 on my trans am and they still ripped loose. if 295 is the max i can do ill just have to find a 295/22" drag radial for the rear. im into customization but not over the top(anymore). im just doing a little suspension work,s/c,full exhaust,wheels and tires.

wait.....wut?

id like to see a 22" drag radial.... seriously. whats the aspect ratio on those? or are you just saying that you are going to run 22" wheels with performance tires on them? cus there is just a slight difference

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

yeah actually it will. i had a blower on my trans am and 295 on the rear with drag radials and it was just fine. any good river can control the power no matter what tire is on the car.

295s are fine for the width as long as the aspect ratio is kept in check thats what I am currently running on my street tires. and they hook well.

but when I go to the track, im running 16" wheels with P255/50R16 drag slicks.

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

wait.....wut?

id like to see a 22" drag radial.... seriously. whats the aspect ratio on those? or are you just saying that you are going to run 22" wheels with performance tires on them? cus there is just a slight difference



295s are fine for the width as long as the aspect ratio is kept in check thats what I am currently running on my street tires. and they hook well.

but when I go to the track, im running 16" wheels with P255/50R16 drag slicks.

i had 295/35/18 on my trans am. the same as a c5 z06.
as far as the drag radials for a 22" rim they dont exist,YET. the wheel and tire after market is huge. there will be a drag radial for a 22" rim sooner than you think. cars are starting to have stock 20" rims and 10 years ago that would have sounded like the dumbest thing in the world, but were in those times now.
as far as what tire ill put on the 22" rears, i dont know ill have to see what combination i can do for the front to stagger it. im thinking right not goodyear or pirelli. i know pirelli already makes the tires in 22" in many widths, i just dont know what will fit.

[LSxJunkie]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

i had 295/35/18 on my trans am. the same as a c5 z06.
as far as the drag radials for a 22" rim they dont exist,YET. the wheel and tire after market is huge. there will be a drag radial for a 22" rim sooner than you think. cars are starting to have stock 20" rims and 10 years ago that would have sounded like the dumbest thing in the world, but were in those times now.
as far as what tire ill put on the 22" rears, i dont know ill have to see what combination i can do for the front to stagger it. im thinking right not goodyear or pirelli. i know pirelli already makes the tires in 22" in many widths, i just dont know what will fit.

I'm still laughing. Enjoy trying to 60" on your inch of sidewall with 5xx at the wheels in a 2 ton car.

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

I'm still laughing. Enjoy trying to 60" on your inch of sidewall with 5xx at the wheels in a 2 ton car.

60"? "=inches. '= feet. i think you mean feet. as in 60' time at a drag strip? i never said i was using this for drag racing. i prefer road coarse.
i had 475 hp to the wheels in my trans am on a 35 series bf goodrich. hooked up just fine. they put VERY low side walla on the zr1, and it seems to do just fine.
im still laughing at the fact you think "= feet.

[LSxJunkie]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

60"? "=inches. '= feet. i think you mean feet. as in 60' time at a drag strip? i never said i was using this for drag racing. i prefer road coarse.
i had 475 hp to the wheels in my trans am on a 35 series bf goodrich. hooked up just fine. they put VERY low side walla on the zr1, and it seems to do just fine.
im still laughing at the fact you think "= feet.

Meh. Attack the typo, not the argument why don't ya.

If you prefer road course, why would you

A. get 22s? They're gonna be heavy as shit and cost you handling, feel, and ultimately, time. Tires will be prohibitively expensive, especially if you're going to be putting them through track abuse.

B. get drag radials? Drag radials are known for their soft sidewall, designed to give on the holeshot. They're Godawful for going left or right.

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

Meh. Attack the typo, not the argument why don't ya.

If you prefer road course, why would you

A. get 22s? They're gonna be heavy as shit and cost you handling, feel, and ultimately, time. Tires will be prohibitively expensive, especially if you're going to be putting them through track abuse.

B. get drag radials? Drag radials are known for their soft sidewall, designed to give on the holeshot. They're Godawful for going left or right.

im going with the bigger rims because
a: i like the look
b: its not just going to be used for racing all the time
c:the price doesnt bother me,i paid 1800 for a set of pirelli 24" tires for my truck
d: drag radials are not any softer sidewall that a regular tire. the difference is in the tread pattern and the amount touching the surface of the ground.
e: the 22's i was debating on getting are HRE and they are about as light as a set of 18's. one of the best racing/street wheels made