Help with wheels

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MrLightning

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Sep 10, 2011
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oldsofb said:
Well, you know what opinions are like..... My opinion is on our cars 18" is as big as I would go. When you get to 20's it starts to look out of place on our body styles. It may look ok on a 2013 Camaro, but it looks too big on ours (again, my opinion). Check the guys at pro-touring on my previous post. It lists working sizes and backspacing from people running them.

In the end it's the same as asking me what hair cut you should get. I may say mohawk, but you gotta look in the mirror and like it. If you've seen a G-Body with 20's and loved the look....get um, and screw me and my opinion. If everybody picked the look of their car by committee it would be a dull world. Do what makes you happy and screw the consensus I say. Find the size and backspace you need and giddy-up!

Hutch


X10
 
BigGeorge said:
Will these 20x8.5 and 20x10 wheels work? Specifically will the backspacing work? Here is a link to the site.

http://www.showwheels.com.au/pdf/AULISSW.pdf

Thanks
I don't know if you can fit a 10" wheel out back. In back I have 17x9 with 4.5"BS wearing 275s and they are snug inside and out. I had to roll my wheel lip. I have 17x8 with 4.75BS up front with 245s and they rub at full lock. I think if I could have a 4.5BS up front they would not rub. Keep in mind that's an 8"rim, with 8.5" you'd need another quarter inch BS.
 

GT_80

Greasemonkey
Apr 23, 2013
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-83MONTESS- said:
MWA said:
I really like the 2nd one over the others. The last one is just ugly not to mention its a 24" wheel. I think with a black car you cant go wrong with either the 1st or 2nd ones.


I agree- but then I am gonna run chevy rallys on my car...
 

williamattop

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Apr 9, 2014
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BigGeorge said:
Sometimes I wish my interior were black and I would do a gunmetal or gray (wheel).
I had these wheels paint matched to the body, but its very close to gun metal grey.

BigGeorge said:
Would the widths and backspacing be an issue?

These are 18x8.5 with 4" backspace and -6 offset all the way around. They fit fine. I probably could have gotten away with 4.5 backspace but Ive heard it can vary (up to 5") from car to car so I played it safe. I have no fitment issues at all with stock suspension.
275/40 in the back
245/40 in the front

The aren't Boss 338's, but similar.
I logged days and days of reading and research on what would fit before I ordered these. Since I was ordering off the internet I wanted to be 1000% sure what would work. Other sizes, offsets, etc,,, will work too. This is just what sizes I wanted in 18".

Good luck HTH



And thanks for giving me another excuse to post up more pictures of my ride. :D :D
 

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GT_80

Greasemonkey
Apr 23, 2013
240
7
18
Massachusetts
williamattop said:
BigGeorge said:
Sometimes I wish my interior were black and I would do a gunmetal or gray (wheel).
I had these wheels paint matched to the body, but its very close to gun metal grey.

BigGeorge said:
Would the widths and backspacing be an issue?

These are 18x8.5 with 4" backspace and -6 offset all the way around. They fit fine. I probably could have gotten away with 4.5 backspace but Ive heard it can vary (up to 5") from car to car so I played it safe. I have no fitment issues at all with stock suspension.
275/40 in the back
245/40 in the front

The aren't Boss 338's, but similar.
I logged days and days of reading and research on what would fit before I ordered these. Since I was ordering off the internet I wanted to be 1000% sure what would work. Other sizes, offsets, etc,,, will work too. This is just what sizes I wanted in 18".

Good luck HTH



And thanks for giving me another excuse to post up more pictures of my ride. :D :D


they look nice :)
 
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