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Wheels and Tires! Help! - 6/4/2007 4:46:35 PM

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Joined: 6/4/2007
From: Vienna, VA
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Dear Expert....

1- I want to purchase wheels and tires for an HPDE event I have starting on 6/15. I own a 2004 Z06 and the car is stock accept for Calloway Group 1 & 2, race seats and 5 peice harnesses. I have not lowered or altered the suspension.

Givens:

2- I need to drive the car to the events instead of towing it. My events range from 2-4 hrs away.

3- Tire size:

I have picked out the following size tires:

275-35-ZR-18’s Front
305-30-ZR-18’s Rear

4- Tire Brand: I think that the Toyo RA1 or Hoosier D.O.T Rain Wet will do it. I have a price of $1255 for the set of Toyo RA1's

5- Wheels: I am told that the wheel sizes I need are the following:

18 x 10.5 – 11 Front
18 x 11.5 – 12 Rear

6-Questiones:

-Is this really the wheel size I need for this tire size?
-Does anyone feel that this size will cause any rubbing in the front wheel well?
-Other than CCW [for $2200/set for wheels] does anyone know of a company that sells wheels in this size?

Please let me know your thoughts. I could really use the help and am running out of time...
Thanks