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<blockquote data-quote="marsh2o" data-source="post: 16480913" data-attributes="member: 114028"><p>The car is a 2007, but will soon get an aluminum block 5.8. It will be mostly street driven, but I do plan to do some occasional autocrossing and HPD events. I plan to stick with 20's mostly for looks, but also because it'll provide a little more clearance for larger brakes. Apex has wheels in the right width for 19" wheels (which I understand would be better for more of a track car), but they don't have 20".</p><p></p><p>I'm currently running 20x11.5 rear wheels with +64 offset and Michelin 335/30/20 tires. Both the front and rear of the car are lowered about 1.5" with the rear having KW3 shocks, adjustable spring perches, and an adjustable panhard bar. For most solo driving, there's little rubbing. However, when I drive with a passenger, there's occasional rubbing on the outer lip of the rear fenders. On the front, I have 20x10 (+41 offset) wheels with 285/30/20 Michelins and have never had any rubbing issues there.</p><p></p><p>My original expectation was that, with such a large difference between front and rear, the car would understeer like crazy, but it's actually not bad. I figure that by going to a narrower rear tire and wider front, the car should handle a little better and there'll be less rubbing in the rear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marsh2o, post: 16480913, member: 114028"] The car is a 2007, but will soon get an aluminum block 5.8. It will be mostly street driven, but I do plan to do some occasional autocrossing and HPD events. I plan to stick with 20's mostly for looks, but also because it'll provide a little more clearance for larger brakes. Apex has wheels in the right width for 19" wheels (which I understand would be better for more of a track car), but they don't have 20". I'm currently running 20x11.5 rear wheels with +64 offset and Michelin 335/30/20 tires. Both the front and rear of the car are lowered about 1.5" with the rear having KW3 shocks, adjustable spring perches, and an adjustable panhard bar. For most solo driving, there's little rubbing. However, when I drive with a passenger, there's occasional rubbing on the outer lip of the rear fenders. On the front, I have 20x10 (+41 offset) wheels with 285/30/20 Michelins and have never had any rubbing issues there. My original expectation was that, with such a large difference between front and rear, the car would understeer like crazy, but it's actually not bad. I figure that by going to a narrower rear tire and wider front, the car should handle a little better and there'll be less rubbing in the rear. [/QUOTE]
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