wheel help. please!!!
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Burning Brakes
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wheel help. please!!!
ok, im getting ready to order a set of iforged aero's im undecided. my question is if i go w/ 18's all the way around. what offset will i need in the rear for a 335/30/18 tire? ive heard of some people running 18x11, 18x11.5, and 18x12. which one would be best? also if i were to run a 19x12 and a 325/30/19 would i need a tub kit? last but not least if i were to go with 19's when are the drag radials coming out?? thanks in advance!!!
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Originally Posted by kiley2418
ok, im getting ready to order a set of iforged aero's im undecided. my question is if i go w/ 18's all the way around. what offset will i need in the rear for a 335/30/18 tire? ive heard of some people running 18x11, 18x11.5, and 18x12. which one would be best? also if i were to run a 19x12 and a 325/30/19 would i need a tub kit? last but not least if i were to go with 19's when are the drag radials coming out?? thanks in advance!!!
Sorry but I don't follow 19" set-ups very much; drag radial or not, why would you want a 19" for drag racing? It by design will inherently not work as well as a smaller diameter tire....
I have 18x11" rear wheels and a 295/35 width tire is really a tad small; problem is your selection gets pretty thin with extreme sizes (305/35 Nitto RII would fit well, but I'm hesitant to use it in the rain).
I guess you'll have to decide what you need and what you want (I suspect you may have to compromise) to come up with your final choice.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by wamara
Iforged should know what offset you need, depending on what size wheel/tire you decide to run. That way if they mess up they're responsible. Unless you want the tire sticking out, you will most likely need to tub to run a 12" wide wheel. A friend had 11.5" CCWs with Michelin 335/30 - 18 tires and it barely fit; he had lowered his car and actually had to raise it up a bit to keep the tire from rubbing the fender.
Sorry but I don't follow 19" set-ups very much; drag radial or not, why would you want a 19" for drag racing? It by design will inherently not work as well as a smaller diameter tire....
I have 18x11" rear wheels and a 295/35 width tire is really a tad small; problem is your selection gets pretty thin with extreme sizes (305/35 Nitto RII would fit well, but I'm hesitant to use it in the rain).
I guess you'll have to decide what you need and what you want (I suspect you may have to compromise) to come up with your final choice.
Sorry but I don't follow 19" set-ups very much; drag radial or not, why would you want a 19" for drag racing? It by design will inherently not work as well as a smaller diameter tire....
I have 18x11" rear wheels and a 295/35 width tire is really a tad small; problem is your selection gets pretty thin with extreme sizes (305/35 Nitto RII would fit well, but I'm hesitant to use it in the rain).
I guess you'll have to decide what you need and what you want (I suspect you may have to compromise) to come up with your final choice.
yes, normaly i wouldnt want a 19" drag radial. however, my car will be putting down 700+rwhp. so it will mainly be for traction and of course looks.
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Originally Posted by kiley2418
ok, im getting ready to order a set of iforged aero's im undecided. my question is if i go w/ 18's all the way around. what offset will i need in the rear for a 335/30/18 tire? ive heard of some people running 18x11, 18x11.5, and 18x12. which one would be best? also if i were to run a 19x12 and a 325/30/19 would i need a tub kit? last but not least if i were to go with 19's when are the drag radials coming out?? thanks in advance!!!
~CHRiS
Last edited by Vetteoholic; Nov 7, 2006 at 12:30 PM.
