Will these wheels work
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Will these wheels work
Hi everyone, I am currently looking at a specific style of wheel. After trying hard to find a used set I was unable to so I plan on buying 4 of these: http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...s#.VDXTExY_kqM
Wheels are 17 x 9.5 and offset of 54
My question is my car has T/C and Active handling. Will these cause any issues? Fronts I plan on running something like a 245/40/17 and rears I plan on going 275/40/17 NT05R's. Will the offsets and other factors allow me to run this?
Wheels are 17 x 9.5 and offset of 54
My question is my car has T/C and Active handling. Will these cause any issues? Fronts I plan on running something like a 245/40/17 and rears I plan on going 275/40/17 NT05R's. Will the offsets and other factors allow me to run this?
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for track wheels it would work fine since you don't have traction control on at the track anyway
using 275 40 17 also will gear you down a bit and get you out of the hole faster
for a sub 400whp c5, 275 40 17 is an excellent rear tire choice
years back i had a 370whp c4, car was faster on 275 40 17 rear than 315 35 17. the 275s were simply lighter and provided enough traction, also less rolling resistance
using 275 40 17 also will gear you down a bit and get you out of the hole faster
for a sub 400whp c5, 275 40 17 is an excellent rear tire choice
years back i had a 370whp c4, car was faster on 275 40 17 rear than 315 35 17. the 275s were simply lighter and provided enough traction, also less rolling resistance
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for track wheels it would work fine since you don't have traction control on at the track anyway
using 275 40 17 also will gear you down a bit and get you out of the hole faster
for a sub 400whp c5, 275 40 17 is an excellent rear tire choice
years back i had a 370whp c4, car was faster on 275 40 17 rear than 315 35 17. the 275s were simply lighter and provided enough traction, also less rolling resistance
using 275 40 17 also will gear you down a bit and get you out of the hole faster
for a sub 400whp c5, 275 40 17 is an excellent rear tire choice
years back i had a 370whp c4, car was faster on 275 40 17 rear than 315 35 17. the 275s were simply lighter and provided enough traction, also less rolling resistance
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That was the plan, car is only a Headers intake exhaust tune car. 315 rwhp with 2.73 gears. I plan on doing a stall and converter down the road. I just wanted to make sure this wouldn't throw and weird traction control codes or anything as I will be driving on the street as well as track set up like this
for a 273 auto the smaller rear tire is a golden idea for picking up time
a stall and 342 rear from a z51/z06 car would make that thing rip out of the hole
