Cascade Crew

blue89 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:16 am Post subject: Wide wheels question

I think I need to get some wider wheels. My 18x8 245/45r18's don't hold in the LT1. The car breaks traction anywhere in 1st and half way through 2nd. I believe it has 3.42 rear gears (I haven't actually looked).

I need to get new tires anyway, but I'm hoping to get something around 10-12" wide for the rear. Do you guys have any suggestions? I really don't care what it looks like, as long as its black. The 275/50r17's seem to be around. So maybe a 17x10 rim? I have no idea what people run for big tires.

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:28 am Post subject:

then you can send me your 18's Laughing

Them look more like "stock car" wheels.

Dewey316 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

You should be able to go 17x11, just find the right wheels. I think you can find ZR1 style wheels. Whatever you can find cheap, you can always paint black.

BTW, Karl Hunter told me that with a little work, you CAN fit 18x11 up front on our cars.

--John

blue89 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:43 am Post subject:

Holy jeebus. 18x11? Thats HUGE.

Does anyone have a +10" wheel on thier car now? What brand is it?

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:29 am Post subject:

you should put your 18's on your veesix, and then sell me your trans-am wheels. Smile

blue89 · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:40 am Post subject:

If you help me find some wider rims I will entertain that idea. I also have 2 brand new Hankook 245/45r16's to put on my 16x8 crosslaces that would go with them.

iansane · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

I'm running a c6 wheel now, 19x10 with a 295 width tire in the rear and there is room for at least another half inch without modding the wheelwell. They're gunmetal, not black however. There aren't a lot of stock wheels that are wide, cheap, and plentiful. Some of the repo companies offer stock style wheels in big, wide sizes. Check ebay.

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject:

c6 wheels would work. how wide are waggon wheels?

iansane · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:

The wagons don't come very wide, 9.5 in the 18" version.

blue89 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:41 am Post subject:

What do you guys think of these? I'd have to run spacers but they are 18x9 and 18x10. Yet another purchase from a nissan site. Kinda cool since we share a common bolt pattern.

http://www.northwestnissans.com/board/showthread.php?t=64216

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:40 am Post subject:

Umm, are cars a 5x120.65, those wheels are 5x114.3. Those would fit a mustang very nicely. Wink

If they were the right bolt pattern, they would be good, but they are already on a 5.5" backspacing, like we need for our cars.

blue89 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject:

Oh crap. Are you sure? I thought fbods were 5x4.5, they are actually 5x4.75?

Damn it.

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject:

Yup ours are 5x4.75, mudstains are 5x4.5

--John

Xophertony · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject:

you all ready bought them?

BMW 5 lug wheels fit our cars and have similar backspacing. BMW makes some WIDE wheels. Smile

i don't know if they hit 10"+ though.

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

Them would bolt up to my GP nicely.

I dont think they would fit in the fenderwell though Shocked

blue89 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject:

There goes my hope of getting Cobra wheels Rolling Eyes

I called up Les Schwabs and they said the only sizes my current wheels come in are 18x8, and 20x9.5 (something like that). And being that my 18x8's are 54lbs a piece, I can't imagine what the 20's weight! My crosslaces are 40lbs with tire. He said they actually don't carry many 10" wide rims for my application. Sucks.

So I'm pretty limited to corvette wheels with huge spacers?

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject:

Cobra wheels are 17x9. You would need to check the offset or backspacing. You can get wheel adaptors that change the bolt pattern, but you have to have enough diffrence to be able to use a 1" or larger adaptor.

--John

blue89 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject:

I haven't purchased anything yet.

http://www.adaptitusa.com/

They make EVERYTHING! Reasonable too.

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject:

www.skulte.com

Andres is really cool, that is who I got mine from.

blue89 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject:

I found a BMW here at work with 20x8 20x9.5. I found the owner and it turns out he has some new wheels coming that will replace his olds. Just so happens that he wants to sell them! I don't really want 20's, but he said he goes through rims every 4 months just cause he likes to change them.

$550 for the set.

Looks like I might be getting some shnazzy 5 series bmw rims soon!