Handling with 9.5" fronts and 13" rears?
05-02-2009, 05:01 PM
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Handling with 9.5" fronts and 13" rears?
Any downsides at the circuit track with 9.5" fronts and 13" rears?
I like the looks, but don't want to make the handling worse. I don't want to add a Z06 front fender kit, just the rear. Fronts all require to much rework and workaround. Full OEM packages cost too much.
I like the looks, but don't want to make the handling worse. I don't want to add a Z06 front fender kit, just the rear. Fronts all require to much rework and workaround. Full OEM packages cost too much.
05-03-2009, 03:57 AM
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Any downsides at the circuit track with 9.5" fronts and 13" rears?
I like the looks, but don't want to make the handling worse. I don't want to add a Z06 front fender kit, just the rear. Fronts all require to much rework and workaround. Full OEM packages cost too much.
I like the looks, but don't want to make the handling worse. I don't want to add a Z06 front fender kit, just the rear. Fronts all require to much rework and workaround. Full OEM packages cost too much.
05-03-2009, 06:48 AM
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Any downsides at the circuit track with 9.5" fronts and 13" rears?
I like the looks, but don't want to make the handling worse. I don't want to add a Z06 front fender kit, just the rear. Fronts all require to much rework and workaround. Full OEM packages cost too much.
I like the looks, but don't want to make the handling worse. I don't want to add a Z06 front fender kit, just the rear. Fronts all require to much rework and workaround. Full OEM packages cost too much.
13" rear rims and 335 tires will stick out about an 1", if they fit at all.
when I first put on 13" rims and 335 tires, the tire was tight up against the inner wheel well liner it did not move. Even with a 315 tire which is almost too small for a 13" rim.
for 13" rim I use a 3/8" spacer AND 3/4" fender flair
315" rear tires fit without a problem on 11 or 12" rims.
on the front I run 12" rims with 305 tires. at slow speeds it handles like a pig in the mud, but on track it is great.