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#61498 - 05/02/02 03:26 PM Wheel gap question
Pat Offline
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Registered: 05/01/02
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Loc: Baltimore, MD
Right now I have 245/50/16 and there is a lot of wheel gap. My question is .. When I get 245/50/17's will this make the gap between the fender and tire look like it did when it was stock since its gonna be fairly close to the stock diameter or am I gonna have about the same?Just curious how its gonna look before I get lowering springs. Thanks
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97 Red GTP Coupe
17'' AE 077's, front and rear strut tower braces, 3.4 pulley, cold air intake, u-bend removed, all poly bushings up front, blazertech 3200's, PIAA headlights, disabled DRL's, Viper 600 alarm, 35% tinted windows, Alpine 7893 headunit, 2-12'' JL12w3 subs, Cadence amp, blue neons in the trunk, 3 gauge pillar pod ...
14.2 @ 98
Headers, cat and 3" MSP exhaust are sitting in the living room waiting to be installed
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#61499 - 05/02/02 03:34 PM Re: Wheel gap question
Chew Offline
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Loc: Washington, DC
Unless you change the overall diameter of the tire+rim, the space between the fender lip and top of the tire will not change.

With your current tire setup (245-50-16), which is shorter than the stock diameter, you have actually increased the size of the gap.

The only thing that will alter this are lowering springs.

FWIW.
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2007 Sly Silver Pontiac Solstice GXP
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#61500 - 05/02/02 03:38 PM Re: Wheel gap question
Pat Offline
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Registered: 05/01/02
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Loc: Baltimore, MD
thanks chew
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Pat
97 Red GTP Coupe
17'' AE 077's, front and rear strut tower braces, 3.4 pulley, cold air intake, u-bend removed, all poly bushings up front, blazertech 3200's, PIAA headlights, disabled DRL's, Viper 600 alarm, 35% tinted windows, Alpine 7893 headunit, 2-12'' JL12w3 subs, Cadence amp, blue neons in the trunk, 3 gauge pillar pod ...
14.2 @ 98
Headers, cat and 3" MSP exhaust are sitting in the living room waiting to be installed
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