So lets start a 19" / 20" Arguement . I mean discussion!

[Tom.A]

Ironworks thoughts sound logical to me....but I don't jack about any performance side of the thing. I think I accept them more than say three year's ago. I don't plan to run that big of wheel on my car though. In fact I never would of thought I would own anything with 20" wheels. That changed 2 month's ago when we bought a new family wagon. My friends tease me that I am rollin on dubs or whatever. I just say these are OEM wheels. I feel on the SUV's dubs are now the 22's or 24's which look silly to me.

[ironworks]

We just finished the fab on a 69 camaro that left that had 18's and 19" and it looked really slick. 20's on the back would be to big unless you build your own frame so that it can be dumped. I have 22's on the back of my Old farm truck the C6-57, it looks dumb until you put the rear fenders on to cover up the wheel to almost the lug nuts.

I have found if you set different size wheels under the car at the height you have or can make happen the car will tell you what it wants. It will scream at you when it looks good.

Rodger

[Bowtieracing]

Originally Posted by ironworks

We just finished the fab on a 69 camaro that left that had 18's and 19" and it looked really slick. Rodger

Would it be too much to ask few pics Rodger ?

[Bulldog68]

It's all about proportion. If you have a larger vehicle with bigger wheel openings, then larger wheels may fit the look and perform accordingly. If you have a smaller vehicle, then stick to the smaller sizes, or one or two sizes bigger than stock. The "poser" look comes when people overdo it, using wheels a few sizes over what the right proportion should be. Maybe they want the attention, or they think it looks good, who knows. I think it's ridiculous.

As for the Corvette ZR1, the 20/19" wheel package looks just about right, if not just a hair too big. Either way, they seem to perform well based on the numbers/reviews. For the older cars, I prefer nothing bigger than 19" unless the car is a monstrous boat. In that case, larger wheels are fine because you're going more for the stance/look as opposed to handling performance. My 68 Camaro has 17s and my 70 Chevelle will wear 18s, maybe 19s in the rear, nothing bigger. But that's my preference for the compromise between handling and looks.

[jack67rs]

I've had both 18" and 20" on my 67 camaro. I like how the 20"s fill the open wheel well and to be honest, the ride surprised me. I was expecting a harsher ride after riding around in a friends audi with 20"s. No, I don't autocross the car! But that is because the painter went crazy and took the car a few levels above what I was looking to have done. Not complaining about how it turned out!, I just could'nt imagine cone marks down the sides of my car. You'll ALWAYS have people with different opinions on how a car should look or handle. If some people think I'm a poser, so what, people have only said positive things about my car since it has been finished, yet to have someone say "Those 20"s on your car look stupid!". And everyone I've ever taken for a ride have always had one hell of a grin on their face!

[notorious1970]

It's all about proportion. If you have a larger vehicle with bigger wheel openings, then larger wheels may fit the look and perform accordingly. If you have a smaller vehicle, then stick to the smaller sizes, or one or two sizes bigger than stock. The "poser" look comes when people overdo it, using wheels a few sizes over what the right proportion should be. Maybe they want the attention, or they think it looks good, who knows. I think it's ridiculous.

Well said. Its all based in my opinion on vehicle size and wheel well dims. Some of the smaller muscle cars look really good with the 18s b/c of their overall size. I would say that 20s on muscle dont look right., with 19s being the largest i would go.

[J2SpeedandCustom]

Good topic. We've put 18's, 19's and 20's on. If your looking to do competitive autocross / road racing, then choose a wheel/tire setup thats more racecar oriented. For road performance I don't think the "WHEEL" size matters at all. I personally don't like to run under a 35 series sidewall on the tire. The ride quality really goes down ALOT!

[jvike]

The ZR-1 has huge brakes, 15.5" Carbon-Ceramic brakes. They need a big rim. Audi also has 20" on their new RS6 with those brakes..

[rocketman]

The tiremakers for one are making more 18" and bigger tire size's for one, plus there have 18's and 19's that weight less than a 17" or small wheel. plus the looks of a bigger wheel are much better.