Will bigger wheels decrease visable wheel well?
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Will bigger wheels decrease visable wheel well?
I recently purchased a 2002 ZO6. It was slammed really hard so that there was little if any space between the tires and the fiberglass above.
Looked great, but I had to raise it to cover speed bumps, etc. Was running aground consistently.
Question: the wheels are stock. If I buyer a bigger wheel, will that decrease the space showing between the tires and the fiberglass above? Or will the bigger wheels just in essence push the body up more so the space remains the same? If its the latter, can you drop the car some with the bigger wheels and decrease wheel well space but maintain ground clearance? If that makes sense.
Thanks!
Looked great, but I had to raise it to cover speed bumps, etc. Was running aground consistently.
Question: the wheels are stock. If I buyer a bigger wheel, will that decrease the space showing between the tires and the fiberglass above? Or will the bigger wheels just in essence push the body up more so the space remains the same? If its the latter, can you drop the car some with the bigger wheels and decrease wheel well space but maintain ground clearance? If that makes sense.
Thanks!
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Question: the wheels are stock. If I buyer a bigger wheel, will that decrease the space showing between the tires and the fiberglass above? Or will the bigger wheels just in essence push the body up more so the space remains the same? If its the latter, can you drop the car some with the bigger wheels and decrease wheel well space but maintain ground clearance? If that makes sense.
Thanks!
It can be a little bit smaller or a bit larger,depending on the series (25/30/35/40) of the tire,but it should not vary much.
Some cases could vary,but in general,this is how it is.
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tire size, not necessarliy wheel size
First, keep in mind that you need to refer to tire diameter in this case, not wheel size. You can get tires on a 20" wheel that end up SMALLER than those on a 17" wheel.
Second, you get 1/2 of the total diameter benefit when trying to fill the wheel well space. If you get a TIRE that is 1" taller than stock, you get 1/2" raise of the vehicle and 1/2" fill in the wheel well. (that is at the top. on the front and back sides you get both 1/2" fills)
Third, you have two other factors that result. One is that much larger tires will rub and second is that much larger tires will alter your speed and make your speedo innaccurate.
As long as you take all these into consideration you can do what you are trying to acomplish.
Second, you get 1/2 of the total diameter benefit when trying to fill the wheel well space. If you get a TIRE that is 1" taller than stock, you get 1/2" raise of the vehicle and 1/2" fill in the wheel well. (that is at the top. on the front and back sides you get both 1/2" fills)
Third, you have two other factors that result. One is that much larger tires will rub and second is that much larger tires will alter your speed and make your speedo innaccurate.
As long as you take all these into consideration you can do what you are trying to acomplish.
