New Wheels check my math
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Dardenne Prairie Missouri
New Wheels check my math
Ok my first foray into putting new wheels on my corvette so check my math on this...
New fronts will be 18 x 8.5 with 56mm offset
Rears will be 19 x 10 with 56mm offset
The fronts are pretty much a non issue and if I've checked correctly the rears are probably as well. The rears will stick out about a a little over a half inch more.
Now tires sizes I was thinking of this
245/40/18
295/35/19
This gives me approximately a 25.7 wheel height in front and 27.1 in rear for 1.4 inch different which I think is a bit out of spec for the active handling system. Suggestions? Any help would be appreciated.
New fronts will be 18 x 8.5 with 56mm offset
Rears will be 19 x 10 with 56mm offset
The fronts are pretty much a non issue and if I've checked correctly the rears are probably as well. The rears will stick out about a a little over a half inch more.
Now tires sizes I was thinking of this
245/40/18
295/35/19
This gives me approximately a 25.7 wheel height in front and 27.1 in rear for 1.4 inch different which I think is a bit out of spec for the active handling system. Suggestions? Any help would be appreciated.
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,016
Likes: 364
From: Dardenne Prairie Missouri
Active Handling does not care about tire stagger. Traction control does. 1.4" stagger should work OK for TC. Rule of thumb is the rear tires need to be between 1/2" and 1 1/2" larger in overall diameter than the front tires to avoid issues with TC. Factory stagger was at 1".
