smoothie II's (8" or 10")???

[nda0602v6]

I just ordered 4 smoothie II's (17" x 8"). Could I have gotten the 10" for all 4 or what? The guy on the phone said 10" wouldn't work on the front? He said 275/40/17 fits on the 17x8."

[nikon]

thats a little skinny, stock is 8.5 I believe. oh and I have 18x10.5 all around, so ya 17x10" will fit just fine.

[blk97maro]

17x10 works... but isn't it too late to ask since u already ordered?

[nda0602v6]

nah it's not too late. I'll give em a call and tell them i want the 17x10

[chadder]

stock is 8 flat

[T-Punk]

275's will be fine for the rear but you might run into rubbing issues with the front when you turn. If you want better performance get 10" rims for the rear and 8" for the front to reduce wheight and rotating mass. This would mean that you cant really rotate your tires though.

[andrew N.]

8 in the front.

10 in the rear, never anymore that that.

I had 11's in the rear, nothing but trouble. They weigh much more, tires are expensive, and factor in $$ for changing the bump stops a few times a year.

[shenanigans]

YOu can run 275s all 4 corners no rub...

I have heard the same for 285s...

I suggest for a tire a rim that holds, 275/40/17 its a pretty "common" tire so its not hard to find and not jacked up in price.

And I honestly don't think its possible to put 275s on a 8" rim.

Not sure what kind of offset you need though for the front...


btw for what its worth the 10 spoke SS rims are 17X10s I believe. Zr1s are 17X9.5s and they all came factory on f-bodies.

[nda0602v6]

I was able to change the order, 17x10's are on the way. The customer service at DiscountTireDirect.com is excellent, they didn't even charge me extra for upgrading to the 10".

[Firehawk N Wv]

I have Boyds Shyster rims and they are 17 x 9.5. The smoothies are real nice too. If you dont know already make sure you DO NOT use any wheel cleaner on them cuz it will haze them terribly. Then you will spen all day waxing them to get the luster back. Use mothers polish on them to kepp the luster. Hope u like the rims bro.

[FireFighter]

Good choice on switching to the 10'' ones. I would have run a 8'' in the front just because of the weight but, you can run a 275/40/17 all around if you want. What kind of tires did you get?

[nda0602v6]

For now I only had enough to buy the wheels. Once the weather gets nicer, maybe in two months or so, i'll get some tires. Any recommendations? 275/40/17 is what I was planning on getting. I'd like to stay away from Goodyear if I could (personal issues I have with the company).

[FireFighter]

I have always like dunlop and falken. I am going with some flaken azenis pure sports but, they dont make them in a 275/40/17. I had the best luck on a dunlop SP9000 as far as a street tire goes.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

i like my GS-D3's good years.......

use mothers billet polish on them ;) wow do miine look like chorm now !!!

[nda0602v6]

The rims came today [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img] You guys weren't kidding, these things are pretty heavy lol