Rear Wheel Size HELP
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From: Destin FL
Rear Wheel Size HELP
Can someone verify for me that a 17x8.5 wheel will fit the rear (clear the rotor and caliper)?
I want to put M/T slicks on, but they don't make them that fit the Corvette. The closest thing is their ET Street (bias ply, not radial). It's like a slick but with a few circumferencial grooves. The M/T tech recommends the 8.5" rather than 9.5" wheel because it will allow more side wall action (wrinkle wall construction). The M/T ET Street 3743 is the only 17" one in this series. I want to stick with my chrome C5 Z06 style, so I'm limited to 17x8.5 or 17x9.5.
M/T makes ET Street RADIALs in 18" that will fit, but the M/T tech claims the bias ply will hook much better than any radial.
Just don't want to buy the tires and wheels (about $800 worth) and then find out that the wheels won't clear the rotor/caliper.
Any assistance would be greatly appreicated, but please don't reply if you don't know for sure.
I want to put M/T slicks on, but they don't make them that fit the Corvette. The closest thing is their ET Street (bias ply, not radial). It's like a slick but with a few circumferencial grooves. The M/T tech recommends the 8.5" rather than 9.5" wheel because it will allow more side wall action (wrinkle wall construction). The M/T ET Street 3743 is the only 17" one in this series. I want to stick with my chrome C5 Z06 style, so I'm limited to 17x8.5 or 17x9.5.
M/T makes ET Street RADIALs in 18" that will fit, but the M/T tech claims the bias ply will hook much better than any radial.
Just don't want to buy the tires and wheels (about $800 worth) and then find out that the wheels won't clear the rotor/caliper.
Any assistance would be greatly appreicated, but please don't reply if you don't know for sure.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: port monmouth nj
my friend frank runs 275x40x17 on wagon wheels on rear and they clear. i run 255x50x16 mt et streets dr's and they require a little grinding to clear because of rim
