I did some searching but didnt come up with anything. Lots of the other forums have an "official" picture thread for aftermarket wheels. I couldnt find one for here. Im looking for a thread to help make a wheel selection a little easier.
If you could post a picture of your car with aftermarket wheels. Please post your offset, size (i.e 19x9.5), and tire size. Thanks
Thanks!! I got them professionally powder coated. If you paint them they heat up too much and then the paint will start to melt off. It was an eBay exhange. Only $300 IIRC but you have to put a core deposit in and they refund it to you later.
With stagger wheel set, i am doing forgestar 9 in front and 10 in back. What do you guys do for tire wear. My front tires cup a bit on the front and the rear wear faster than the fronts.......
Rubbing will be an issue if you don't deal with it. I'm sitting on KWs and had them at their lowest setting, both rears rubbed on the inside fender. Had to raise the rear. That being said I've got stiffer springs as per fuzzys recommendation that I will be installing tomorrow.
I should note that, even though I raised the rear, the springs are still soft enough that some bumps cause rub. And some spirited driving did cause one of my tires to grab a fender, pulled it a lil bit and sliced the tire all the way around. Luckily it didn't blow but it cost me a new tire. So new tire, stiffer springs and inside fender fix tomorrow. I'm hoping I can lower it back down a 1/4" or so in the rear.
Other than all that, effing love the wheels and having 10" in the back. I do notice the difference vs stock.
I'm not going to go into any long speach on how f***ed these rims were spec'd out. Bottom line is if you want to look cool and putt around like you got a 4cycl. Buy them. If you want to drive the way the car was designed then don't. I'm contiplating selling and going back to stock so I can drive the car prior. Yes I've done spacers and adjustments,still rubs(scratched up side walls look like chit) in hard corners, $250 a hoop and it gets old real fast.
For the sake of others reading this thread in the future, I think it's worth nothing that there are a number of other folks running the Forgestars who don't have all of these fitment issues. I'm not sure what the issue is - alignment and ride height, perhaps?
Linea Corse Venetos, "hyper silver", 19x8.5"/10", 245/40-19s up front, 275/35-19s in the rear. Car is lowered ~1-1.5" on KW coilovers.
Mille Miglia wheels, long discontinued. 18x8" +38mm (as I recall), stock suspension, stock tire size. These were on the car, with snow tires mounted , when I bought it used in the summer of 2007.
GM Accessory wheels, same specs as stock (18x8.5" +42mm), stock suspension, stock tire size:
Rota Torques, "hyper black", same specs as stock (18x8.5" +42mm) with stock tire size, stock suspension:
Same wheels, lowered on the KW coilovers. Car was filthy after a track event (note the front wheels aren't as blingy as the rears due to all the brake dust):
Thanks for the bottom line answer. That's what I was looking for. I've done that on other cars, cut up wheel wells and rolled fenders, trying to fit wheels/tires that were too big. I don't want the hassle with this one. Your car looks awesome, but I'd rather be able to drive it without worrying about rubbing or blowing out a tire.
Can you recommend a width/backspacing that works (other than stock)?
Just got my V a week ago and love it. Previous owner put MHT Monotec T03 20" rims and I really dig them. Hope I don't dent em cuz I do not want to pay for a replacement!
Just got my V a week ago and love it. Previous owner put MHT Monotec T03 20" rims and I really dig them. Hope I don't dent em cuz I do not want to pay for a replacement!
Never heard of 'em before, but those look damn good! Any idea on the dimensions? Looks like the rears could use some wider tires; what tire sizes are on it now (front and rear)?
This is mine as it sits right now, the friend I had "take care" of my hood clearly did nothing, while I sanded and prepped the rest of the car. This spring I'll be making those vents flush with the hood.
I'm actually going out of town for a few weeks but I'll get some more pics when I get back. I'm in Fayetteville, NC. AAIIIC, I'm in the Navy too. Rears are 285's, can't remember the fronts, probably 255's. They're some damn nice rims, forged 3 piece aluminum. And as for the hood, it came with the car as well. But I like the hood pins anyhow, so to each his own.
I'm actually going out of town for a few weeks but I'll get some more pics when I get back. I'm in Fayetteville, NC. AAIIIC, I'm in the Navy too. Rears are 285's, can't remember the fronts, probably 255's. They're some damn nice rims, forged 3 piece aluminum and cost a grand each. Glad I didn't pay for em. And as for the hood, it came with the car as well. But I like the hood pins anyhow, so to each his own.
Bit the bullet and bought a set of Forgestar F-14's with some V12's on them. Will take awhile for Forgestar to get them made up but I can't wait to get them on my V.. Will post pics as soon as i have them on the ride
hey man i dig your setup. My V is stock right now, but looking at doing something similar. I found some H&R springs for around $300 online...does that sound reasonable? Did you have a shop install them for you? How is the ride compared to stock?
hey man i dig your setup. My V is stock right now, but looking at doing something similar. I found some H&R springs for around $300 online...does that sound reasonable? Did you have a shop install them for you? How is the ride compared to stock?
What vehicle are you putting these on? Because none of those wheels will fit on a 1st gen CTS-V, which is what this thread is about.
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