Got a 02 v6 camaro ,planing on getting new rims and tires. I like the 05 corvette 17x9.5",plan on using a 275/40/17 tire. Will it rub anywhere with the extra 1/2" compared to 17x9?
Are z28 sway bars bigger than in v6? This would be easy upgrade.
I like the plush ride but wouldn't mind a little stiffer in corners,the tires should help a lot going 17" compared to the 235/55/16 BFGs ,then I saw that zs ran a 245/50/16" tire, How much better is it compared to the bfg ?

 

I would recommend a search on Google Images for Wheel and tires sizes. What rims fit and work the best is well documented across many sites. I believe the 05 vet is a C6 and had 19"/18" rims on it. I think you may want the C5 1997-2004 rims that are 18"/17". You will not see huge difference in the 10CM difference in width of the 245's vs 235's. I believe the 245's had a Z rating, meaning they were designed to spin faster. This allowed Z28's to have a higher setting on the speed limiter. Honestly a good 235 would out preform the factory installed 245. The factory installed tires are middle level tires at best. Wider is better on dry roads. I guess what I am saying is a quality tire will out preform a cheap tire that is 10cm wider.

Yes, less side wall means ruffer ride. The side wall number is also based on the width so a really wide 40 tire would be taller then a narrow 40. The 40 is a percentage of the width. So if you have a 10" wide tire and it was a 40 series then the side wall would be 4". At this point we are talking feel, I have been told you can not feel the difference between 40's and 50's and I have been told it is a world of difference.

The SS stock sway bar setup is nice upgrade. I believe the V6 sway was 28MM the Z28 is 30mm and the SS was a hollow 32mm. At one point you could buy the GM hollow bar on ebay for 80 bucks. I can say from personal experience the 32mm upgrade is noticeable but you want to do the Z28 rear bar. the SS and Z28 have the same rear bar. I am told by the racing guys not to go bigger on the rear bar unless you are going all out racing with a rock hard suspension.

 

Thank you ,some good info I needed. The 245 is z rated that's a plus because I really like the chrome 10 spoke 16x8 rims on it now.
The 17s I saw were repops far 4 th gen camaros,the 16s are pricey 1200 dollars plus the center caps 40 dollars per! Repops are 7-800.
I just put set of snow tires on the 16x8s I have, reason I'm buying new rims,not swapping back and forth every year.
Hollow sway bar is trick,I will go that route after tires.

 

Found the sway bars local!anyway here's a new shop that is called Ls candy shop located here in western New York ,they are on fb,be there next week to ck it out ,see if they got some rims,might go 2002 chrome ss 17x9s,they are sharp!