Help Me Find Inexpensive 17" or 18" Wheels 69 Camaro

[Flash68]

For your price point I would definitely consider Forgestar. They are on a lot of track cars (not just on the forum) and seem to have been taking the toll well.

[67Rally]

Originally Posted by OBeer-WAN-Kenobi

OK,
After calling forgestar directly, it seems I have to go to a 9" wheel up front to get the right offset/backspacing and not need to deal with a spacer. It's going to go towards the subframe but stay the same distance away from the outer fender. It's also only availlable in the F14 Style. Seems like a decent option though.

So, I shouldn't lose too much turning radius with a 9" wide wheel up front right? Anything else I need to worry about?

What offset are they recommending on a 9" wheel, and what size tire do you want to run?

[OBeer-WAN-Kenobi]

Originally Posted by 67Rally

What offset are they recommending on a 9" wheel, and what size tire do you want to run?

Hey man, how's it going?

Actually they want to do a 9.5 " with a +26 offset. I'm thinking that should be the same as an 8" wheel and a +6 offset as far as the outer fender is concerned. However, I'm thinking it will seriously hamper my turning radius, if not mess something else up as well due to being about an inch closer to the sub frame.

They (forgestar) just don't seem to make a 8" for what our cars need.

Back wheels aren't an issue. They make a 9.5" with a +6.

[Sideshow]

did you ask them if they can make you a 8" wheel ? my wheels are supposed to be 19" but i asked for 18" and they said thats fine.

[67Rally]

Originally Posted by OBeer-WAN-Kenobi

Hey man, how's it going?

Actually they want to do a 9.5 " with a +26 offset. I'm thinking that should be the same as an 8" wheel and a +6 offset as far as the outer fender is concerned. However, I'm thinking it will seriously hamper my turning radius, if not mess something else up as well due to being about an inch closer to the sub frame.

They (forgestar) just don't seem to make a 8" for what our cars need.

Back wheels aren't an issue. They make a 9.5" with a +6.

A +26mm offset will put the midline of the wheel 20mm (.79") closer to your suspension. Add another .75" closer for the actual wheel width (half the added width will be closer to the suspension, and half will be closer to the fender), and now you are 1.5" closer to your suspension up front. You would rub terrible on the inner side with that setup. You are correct about the fender clearance, you would be just about the same as a 18x8 +6mm setup.

FWIW, my fronts are 18x8 with a +12 offset, and a 245/40/18 and they rub on hard turns. The setup they are recommending is not going to work without adding big spacers.

[67Rally]

Originally Posted by Sideshow

did you ask them if they can make you a 8" wheel ? my wheels are supposed to be 19" but i asked for 18" and they said thats fine.

That's good to know, was there a big charge for the change? Can they do custom offsets as well?

[Sideshow]

No charge for the change. Jake and I emailed and called each other about 50 times before we had something that we both taught that will work. They are custom up to a point because you pick the offset that you want and they say yes or no. It's not like they have standard backspace and they are already made. They custom make it, so there was a 7 week wait time.

[OBeer-WAN-Kenobi]

Well,
I ended up ordering the Forgestar 19" CF5V. I wanted 18's but I really didn't like the style of the F14's They were also able to get a little closer on the fitment in the 19" size.

So,
Fronts:
19x8.5 +10 offset
Rears:
19x9.5 +6 offset

Hopefully this will work out good.

Now I'm shopping for tires. Arg.....

[69lsvert]

What kinda price did you get them for? Was it close to your budget?

[AMSOILGUY]

Please post pictures once you get them mounted.