Question about new rims

[CheapGuy]

I placed my order for my new torque thrust II's today, should be here in about 3 weeks. I purchased 18x10's for the rear and 17x9's for the front. I went in there planning to get 17x9's all around, but Tom, a friend of mine that works there has 18x10's on the rear of his 2000 camaro wrapped with goodyear f1's @ 295/40ZR18. He has been rollin on them for about 8 months now and I was really amazed at how aggresive it looks. I'll be getting the f1's @295/40ZR18's rear and 245/45ZR17's front. The question I have is I know my speedo will be outa whack but how can I correct this? I went to the dealer and they said they couldn't reprogram my computer for the difference? . . is this right? any help or suggestions would be appreciated. TIA

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[CheapGuy]

Anyone? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanx in advance

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

Either get someone to program your PCM or get a Hypertech programmer. They are available for the newer models.

[MrCoffee]

the hypertech programmer isnt available for the 00. For some reason they skipped '00, and are beta testing '01. I was told the '01 programmer was out but I went to order it and they sales rep said it was being tested still, with no indication of when its due out.
BUT you did bring up a really good question I was about to post. What's the biggest size rims I can get without having to go with lowprofile tires. I know the backs can be wider, I just need sizes for front and rear. Without hitting wheel wells, of course.

[LotsaSpeed]

if you would be willing to go with 30s in the back and 40s in the front you would probly bo ok, but 30s would be a bit low for me. I would think that would be the easiest way to go rather than getting your car reprogrammed.

[P-nut-]

Actually they do have a programmer for the 2000 models. I have one. I believe they are still in beta testing, which is where I got mine from.. a tester. Works great! If anyone is in my area, send me a msg, I'll let you use it.

[CheapGuy]

Thanks for the info guys. As far as getting lower profile tires in the rear, I just can't see it looking as aggresive as Tom's does with the 295/45ZR18's. I mean, damn, the car just screams at you when you look at it. Did I mention his camaro is also lowered 1.5" in the rear?. If I have to live with a whacked speedo, so be it. The car won't see much driving anyways, as my wife has some crazy idea about showing it after the hood and paint is finished. I just though it was was strange that the dealer said they couldn't correct for oversize tires and gears.

One more quik qeustion. I was lookin through my SLP catalog and found a electronic speedometer processor for the LS1 and LT1 cars. will this work for our 3800 rides? . . isn't the speed sensor the same on ours?

Again, thanks in advance for any help

[F1GT]

Any pics of Tom's ride??