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CGM2SSRS · 08-23-2009, 12:00 PM

Hard to refute that comparison. I expect that is why your moving to the 19's. More to the point, right on the nail head, reduction in unsprung weight. We both sing that song loud n clear brother! casa le taco bell!

Ringo · 08-23-2009, 12:01 PM

I'll sacrifice a bit of performance to have my car look good. The yellow car at the beginning of this thread looks pretty bad to me. I couldn't care less what some 16 year old thinks, it's about what I think. Look at any high end car builder, Rad Rides, Foose, Barry White. They all put big wheels on their cars by accident? That's all they care about is impressing some 16 year old kid? Whatever. Have fun with your 19's, it's your car.

rolnslo · 08-23-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Doc

...I'm looking at going 275/35-19 on tires and a 3-piece forged 19x9.5 rim all the way around. That combo should drop about 14 lbs of unsprung weight per wheel. It'll drop the car 1 inch. ...

Yes, switching to 275/35R19 tires will drop the car an inch and it will also increase the tire to fender gap an inch. Those tires are going to be about 26.6" tall, compared to the stock 28.65" height (regardless of 18", 19", or 20" wheels).

You'll need to get your speedo and odometer re-programmed for the new tire size and you'll definitely want to get some sort of drop kit installed or your Camaro is going to end up looking like a 4x4 with that large gap between the tires and the fender.

Doc · 08-23-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rolnslo

Yes, switching to 275/35R19 tires will drop the car an inch and it will also increase the tire to fender gap an inch. Those tires are going to be about 26.6" tall, compared to the stock 28.65" height (regardless of 18", 19", or 20" wheels).

You'll need to get your speedo and odometer re-programmed for the new tire size and you'll definitely want to get some sort of drop kit installed or your Camaro is going to end up looking like a 4x4 with that large gap between the tires and the fender.

Yyyyyyep. Already looking for the tuner shop that can reprogram the computer for the speedo/odo. Pedder's will take care of the gap, but you won't get a chance to see that because the only part of the car you're likely to see are the tail lights.

Memphis · 08-24-2009, 12:05 AM

It would look better if you didn't have rubber bands on it, and lowered it a bit

Doc · 08-24-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ringo

I'll sacrifice a bit of performance to have my car look good. The yellow car at the beginning of this thread looks pretty bad to me. I couldn't care less what some 16 year old thinks, it's about what I think. Look at any high end car builder, Rad Rides, Foose, Barry White. They all put big wheels on their cars by accident? That's all they care about is impressing some 16 year old kid? Whatever. Have fun with your 19's, it's your car.

The yellow car at the beginning of the thread looks ridiculous because of the extremely low profile tires. Looks pretty bad to me too. The high end car builders are building show cars that sit on carpet, roped off so people can walk around them and admire them. There's nothing wrong with that, it's what some people enjoy. It's not a performance specialty. If you like cruising at 25-30 mph on the boulevard, listening to tunes on the radio, enjoying the town that's great too and part of the classic motoring lifestyle. But that's not performance.

If you care about performance which a lot of people do, scratch all the above. Large rims, rubber-band profile tires are out; unsprung weight is out; lots of heavy chrome and colored lights all over and inside the car are out; huge, heavy subwoofers filling the trunk etc. are out.

People who go fast are not impressed with bus wheels stuffed into the wheel wells. I happen to think performance looks good. Instant throttle response; lighting quick off the line; incredible stopping power; flat stance minimal lean around the corners...those things "look good" to me. Acceleration and speed are fun to me, not the gap around the tire and wheel well. I mean buses are nice and all, even ones with fancy wheels but I don't want to drive around in one. I bought a muscle car, not a muscle bus. Believe me, I WILL enjoy my 19's.

b4z · 08-28-2009, 04:54 PM

I don't understand why the OP started this thread. Purportedly to tell us 19's don't right. 19's look fine it's the ultra short sidewalls that don't look right. I read through the thread but never saw the aspect ratio of the tires in the pic.

BOBSS · 08-28-2009, 11:11 PM

they're 305/30/19.
Tire rack doesn't sell 305/35 or 305/40, neither does Nitto,
the 19" rim just doesn't get the right tire.
Now, a 305/45/18 (Nitto) might do the trick. can we get the 505a in 18"
M/T 28X12.00R18LT (would this work?)

http://www.ajdesigner.com/fl_tire/tire.php

stovt001 · 08-31-2009, 10:29 PM

Man, that really sucks that GM designed this car to not look good unless you put huge heavy wheels on it.

DDustiNN · 08-31-2009, 10:40 PM

You are correct... this just doesn't look right. In fact, it just looks ridiculous...

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08-23-2009, 12:00 PM	#29
CGM2SSRS susp.ban4life! Drives: Raptor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Notinsuspensionthread Posts: 943	Hard to refute that comparison. I expect that is why your moving to the 19's. More to the point, right on the nail head, reduction in unsprung weight. We both sing that song loud n clear brother! casa le taco bell!

08-24-2009, 12:05 AM	#33
Memphis Drives: Bucket Join Date: May 2009 Location: US Posts: 111	It would look better if you didn't have rubber bands on it, and lowered it a bit

08-28-2009, 04:54 PM	#35
b4z Drives: '06 Pontiac GTO M6, '19 F150 2.7TT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,425	I don't understand why the OP started this thread. Purportedly to tell us 19's don't right. 19's look fine it's the ultra short sidewalls that don't look right. I read through the thread but never saw the aspect ratio of the tires in the pic.

08-28-2009, 11:11 PM	#36
BOBSS Outlaw Drives: 2010SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 299	they're 305/30/19. Tire rack doesn't sell 305/35 or 305/40, neither does Nitto, the 19" rim just doesn't get the right tire. Now, a 305/45/18 (Nitto) might do the trick. can we get the 505a in 18" M/T 28X12.00R18LT (would this work?) http://www.ajdesigner.com/fl_tire/tire.php

08-31-2009, 10:40 PM	#38
DDustiNN Drives: Cars Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 1,986	You are correct... this just doesn't look right. In fact, it just looks ridiculous...