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Old 08-16-2008, 06:33 PM
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i am looking into getting some zo6 wheels for my maro. would 18x10.5+58mm fit on the back and 17x9.5 +54mm fit on the front?
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 06:50 PM
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the back would be find, but the front would hit, i know this from experience. i tried putting 18x9.5" wheels on my 02 SS, and the fronts hit the front sway bar, if u had 8 or 8.5" in the front, it would prolly work, but with that high of an offset, 9.5" is too wide for the front. the wheels i had were +56mm offset.
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 06:56 PM
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im not even sure my car has a front swaybar. its a 97 3800 v6...w/o the preformance package. how tight of a fit is it?
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 06:59 PM
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im not sure about your year, but on mine it was quiet a tight fit, and it would hit when i turned, didnt allow to go full-lock either way. but my car does have a different suspension set up, so it may work on yours. just something to think about, or look into before getting them. i know the user 95slvrZ28 on here has 9.5" wide z06 rims on his LT1, he would be a good person to ask. maybe u could go down to a local rim shop and have them test fit some 17x9.5" rimswith a simialr offset, just to see.
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 07:38 PM
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yes your car has a front sway bar
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 09:17 PM
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ok. lol. i figured i may sound like an idiot when i said the swaybar thing. ya think theyl do it for free?(test fit)
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 09:27 PM
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your best fit is a 9 9.5 is just to wide
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 09:30 PM
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ok thanks guys
 
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Old 08-16-2008, 11:48 PM
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17x9.5 all the way around and I have 0 issues. The 96 and 97 Camaro SS came from the factory with 17x9.5 ZR1 wheels all the way around.
 
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Old 08-17-2008, 10:48 AM
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Hey guys I was just looking at these forums to see a thread just like this. I have a 94 Firebird 3.4. I just got 17x9.5 Boyd Coddington rims.

I am measuring from bead to bead inside the rim to get 9.5 inches, Is this the correct way to measure? I dont want to spend $600 on tires if they wont fit on the front.
 


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