wheel offsets and info for 89 vert
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Burning Brakes
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From: Meadville PA
wheel offsets and info for 89 vert
i want to get rid of my 4 chrome 17x9.5 wheels and tires and go with silver 17x9.5 fronts and 17x11 rears ...well they fit under the car with out GS flares ?? what offset am i looking for ... cops are funny about tires sticking out up here... i just like the looks of the silver better and want to get some wider meats under the back...also what tire are you guys running 315/35/17?? thanks for all teh help in advance :cheers:
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Re: wheel offsets and info for 89 vert (1989redvette)
You need 17x9.5x56mm in front and 17x11x50mm in rear
315 is the rear size you should use, but you can use 335 (theyll stick out a bit more)
315 is the rear size you should use, but you can use 335 (theyll stick out a bit more)
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Re: wheel offsets and info for 89 vert (1989redvette)
I have the setup vader86 recommends (which is the Grand Sport configuration) on my 96, with 315/35's, and the wheels/tires stick out between 1/4 and 1/2 inch from under the wheelwell so if your local gendarmes are sensitive to that you should consider the Grand Sport flares as well.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: wheel offsets and info for 89 vert (rhneff)
thast what i'm afraid of... those things look aweful in my opinion...look like truck fender flares :U ... i'll stick with the 275 /40's if i have to put those on.. any one else have experience with this?? :cheers:
also do they ever rub the fender lip?? living in PA is like driving a vette through a mine field..
[Modified by 1989redvette, 6:05 PM 2/29/2004]
also do they ever rub the fender lip?? living in PA is like driving a vette through a mine field..
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Re: wheel offsets and info for 89 vert (1989redvette)
Mine have never rubbed on the wheelwell, through some pretty hard autox use. Car is not lowered (not legal in stock SCCA class), but there's a lot of room over the tire so I doubt if it would rub even if the car is lowered an inch or so. But they do stick out from under the wheelwell - not enough in my opinion to need the flares so I'd go for it, the 11" wheels and 315's look baaaad.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Meadville PA
Re: wheel offsets and info for 89 vert (rhneff)
well sounds like that is a bonus..i just use mine for a driver though i drive aggresive... :steering: anyone have pics of how far they stick out?? :cheers:
