2010 SS can I run same tires on all corners? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

bigwayne3000 · 07-17-2017, 07:33 PM

I need new tires, can I run the same size, either fronts or rears on all 4 corners?

fly2hip8 · 07-17-2017, 11:08 PM

Depending on the wheel, yes. Make sure the wheels are the proper width for the tires.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62838

Avenging Orange · 07-18-2017, 05:31 AM

What wheels are on the car?

bigwayne3000 · 07-18-2017, 05:45 AM

Stock 20" Pirellis

bigwayne3000 · 07-18-2017, 05:47 AM

Should have been clearer.... I want to run same size on stock rims. I know the rear stock is a little wider so can I run either the front size on all 4 or the rear size on all 4?

ChibiBlackSheep · 07-18-2017, 06:07 AM

You could physically mount the front size on the rear, but you shouldn't. Try to buy a second set of front rims to put on the rear and then go to a square set up.

Avenging Orange · 07-18-2017, 10:42 AM

Go search the member classifieds. Always somebody selling stock rims on the cheap. Go find either a pair 8"or 9" rims....then you can safely/properly mount same size all around.

SSEssence · 07-18-2017, 01:00 PM

The proper way to get same size wheels front and back and same size tires, but I don't see any problem with running all 4 same size tires it will just be staggered and fit different.

Norm Peterson · 07-19-2017, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bigwayne3000

I need new tires, can I run the same size, either fronts or rears on all 4 corners?

You can run the front tire size on the 9" wide rear wheels without getting outside tire industry recommendations.

245/45-20 on 20x9" is a max-wheel-width setup and just as legitimate as what Chevy did on the 5th gen 1LE (285/35-20 on 11") - and for that matter what Ford did with the 2008 GT500 before that (255/45-18 on 9.5", which I've done myself). IOW, there's plenty of precedent even at the OE level.

Appearancewise, it's not 'conventional' so many people don't care for what it looks like, and you don't get as much scuff protection for the wheel.

Going the other way - 275/40's on 20x8 - is not recommended. 20x9 for that tire size is min-recommended as it is.

Norm

Spurshot · 07-23-2017, 09:37 AM

No

The car is setup to handle safely for the average driver. That means it understeers (plows) so a driver will slow down if he exceeds the cornering capability of the car. If you run a square setup, the handling will shift toward neutral or even oversteer. These two handling characteristics are much more prone for an average driver to lose control than understeer. That why virtually all common passenger cars are setup to understeer.

CamaroFred · 07-23-2017, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Spurshot

No

The car is setup to handle safely for the average driver. That means it understeers (plows) so a driver will slow down if he exceeds the cornering capability of the car. If you run a square setup, the handling will shift toward neutral or even oversteer. These two handling characteristics are much more prone for an average driver to lose control than understeer. That why virtually all common passenger cars are setup to understeer.

Understeer has more to do with the springs and sways than the tires. Virtually all passenger vehicles have the same size wheels/tires on all four corners.

I have 275/40X20 all around with 9" and 10" wheels and it still understeers. Not as bad as it did with the 245s, but the front end still slides first.

Spurshot · 07-23-2017, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFred

Understeer has more to do with the springs and sways than the tires. Virtually all passenger vehicles have the same size wheels/tires on all four corners.

I have 275/40X20 all around with 9" and 10" wheels and it still understeers. Not as bad as it did with the 245s, but the front end still slides first.

You can't separate any particular attribute when it comes to handling. They are all intertwined. But my point was an average driver will have more "signal" he is exceeding the limits of his particular car's handling with the factory staggered setup than a square setup. The OP is whether he can go to a square setup. Certainly he can. He should understand what changes when this is done. Unless he has a particular handling goal, hes better off sticking with the OEM setup. Imo

102SS · 07-23-2017, 01:40 PM

I think max on the 8" fronts is 255mm.

You need 2 more rear rims to go square.

Why not just go 255 on the fronts and max the rear at 285?

You get a bit more tire at both ends and your within spec for rim with and tire width.

jrhagen · 07-23-2017, 02:02 PM

The SS comes with 275 on the rear and many put them on the front, so yes.

The question should be about wheels. Get the appropriate offset for front and rear as they are different.

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07-18-2017, 10:42 AM	#7
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	Go search the member classifieds. Always somebody selling stock rims on the cheap. Go find either a pair 8"or 9" rims....then you can safely/properly mount same size all around. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

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07-17-2017, 11:08 PM	#2
fly2hip8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Kansas Posts: 342	Depending on the wheel, yes. Make sure the wheels are the proper width for the tires. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62838

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bigwayne3000 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,917	Stock 20" Pirellis

07-18-2017, 05:47 AM	#5
bigwayne3000 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,917	Should have been clearer.... I want to run same size on stock rims. I know the rear stock is a little wider so can I run either the front size on all 4 or the rear size on all 4?

07-23-2017, 09:37 AM	#10
Spurshot Drives: 2014 2SS blue Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Socal Posts: 689	No The car is setup to handle safely for the average driver. That means it understeers (plows) so a driver will slow down if he exceeds the cornering capability of the car. If you run a square setup, the handling will shift toward neutral or even oversteer. These two handling characteristics are much more prone for an average driver to lose control than understeer. That why virtually all common passenger cars are setup to understeer. __________________ Last edited by Spurshot; 07-23-2017 at 10:02 AM. Reason: Not applicable

07-23-2017, 01:40 PM	#13
102SS waiting at the tree Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 3,137	I think max on the 8" fronts is 255mm. You need 2 more rear rims to go square. Why not just go 255 on the fronts and max the rear at 285? You get a bit more tire at both ends and your within spec for rim with and tire width. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS A6 ZL1 Rims 60ft 2.03 13.08 at 107.82 (4/28) 2009 Pontiac G8 3.6L the DD

07-23-2017, 02:02 PM	#14
jrhagen Banned Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 2,701	The SS comes with 275 on the rear and many put them on the front, so yes. The question should be about wheels. Get the appropriate offset for front and rear as they are different.