mavisky
DSM Wiseman
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- Sep 13, 2002
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Atlanta,
Georgia
I'd like to start a thread where we can examine some of the larger setups on dsm's that are out there. With more and more interest in road racing and autocross, people are going to begin to gravitate towards larger wheel and tire combinations. Let it be understood that most of these wheel and tire combinations were never designed to be bolted onto stock vehicles. At minimum you'll need to ditch the factory springs for smaller diameter coilovers and most of these will outreach the factory fender and in doing so may require anything from fender rolling to full on flares with cutaway fenders underneath.
Now the biggest two setups I can personally recal are Sean Caron's 2g which runs a 18x10.5 Volk Racing wheel with a +15 offset running 285's, and Dennis Grant's old 2g setup which was a 17x9.5 with a +12 offset running 275/40-17's.
The only big tire setup I know of on a 1g is Greg Collier's 1g FWD running 275/40-17's, but I can't find any info on what width and offset he's running.
Of course all dsm'ers like things cheap and one great advantage is that we share the bolt spacing pattern with the Ford Mustang which means that there's a plentiful selection of 17x9 - 17x10.5 wheels out there in a variety of offsets along with 18x9 - 18x11 as well. Many of the 9" wide wheels sport an offset around the 22-24 range with the 10.5"-11" sitting closer to the 26-28 offset.
For those with a 2g there are a plethora of websites dedicated to what fits, here's one of the best I've ever found.
http://www.martincheck.com/wheel_tire_fitment_FAQ.html
But I don't see much information on 1g's. I was always under the impression that the 1g FWD was the easiest to load big tires under, but what kind of mods would it take to stick something like this Anthracite FR500 17x10.5" under a fwd or awd dsm assuming that fender cutting and coilovers are acceptable?
Now the biggest two setups I can personally recal are Sean Caron's 2g which runs a 18x10.5 Volk Racing wheel with a +15 offset running 285's, and Dennis Grant's old 2g setup which was a 17x9.5 with a +12 offset running 275/40-17's.
The only big tire setup I know of on a 1g is Greg Collier's 1g FWD running 275/40-17's, but I can't find any info on what width and offset he's running.
Of course all dsm'ers like things cheap and one great advantage is that we share the bolt spacing pattern with the Ford Mustang which means that there's a plentiful selection of 17x9 - 17x10.5 wheels out there in a variety of offsets along with 18x9 - 18x11 as well. Many of the 9" wide wheels sport an offset around the 22-24 range with the 10.5"-11" sitting closer to the 26-28 offset.
For those with a 2g there are a plethora of websites dedicated to what fits, here's one of the best I've ever found.
http://www.martincheck.com/wheel_tire_fitment_FAQ.html
But I don't see much information on 1g's. I was always under the impression that the 1g FWD was the easiest to load big tires under, but what kind of mods would it take to stick something like this Anthracite FR500 17x10.5" under a fwd or awd dsm assuming that fender cutting and coilovers are acceptable?
