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Old May 2, 2005 | 08:10 AM
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What is the biggest size rims that i can put on my camaro.....i have a 3.4 liter made in 95, and i wanted to know if i can go up to 20's or i have to go with 18's? OH, and i wanted to know the size of the tires i would need also, thanks.
Old May 2, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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you can fit 20s on it, 18s imo would look nicer tho. the tire size would depend on the rim size, check out tirerack.com's wheel/tire packages that will give you an idea of tire size in coordination w/ rims
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20's make it look like a 4x4 and belong on suv's only
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20's can easily fit on a Camaro. As for the size of tire it depends on the widith of the rim.
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what if they are 20x8.5 or they are 18x8.5????
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20's just don't look right. The biggest I would suggest would be an 18".
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20's just don't look right. The biggest I would suggest would be an 18".
agreed someone else had 20's and it looks bad it's wrong on too many levels, if you want 20's at least use a 4 door
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no only go as high as 18's...even then it'd look better if you lowered after you put 18's on.
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just remember that 18's make you lose about 5-10HP (and that's under estimating, see below), 20's I'm not sure, so keep that in mind that you're taking away from performance aspect.


Some show that was on SPEED the other night (my dad watched it) said that the guy did basic intake mods... cold air intake, headers, performance cat, catback exhaust, had it dynoed... put 18's on it and then had it dyno'd again and it came out 20HP lower than before.
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it's because of different gear ratio if tuning is done to compensate it will perform better
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Some 20's can look good! Like Whislers Camaro has them and it looks great! But go w/ 18's..Plus you can get wider than 8.5 and give it a more sporty look..
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now why would u put 20s on a camaro??
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The 18's would actually give you greater speed with the same gears. The engine wouldn'd have to turn the wheel so many times to go the same distance. Just get it set up correct, and go for the gold! Plus more traction and sexier stance. The list goes on and on.....
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18s rarely work, 20's are impossible to get it to look right on a Camaro... if you want to do 20's, buy a civic or an SUV.
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Originally Posted by meissenation
18s rarely work, 20's are impossible to get it to look right on a Camaro... if you want to do 20's, buy a civic or an SUV.
What the hell makes yout think 20's can fit easily on a Civic?



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