-1.5 camberSeries8217 wrote: Pics? Also what camber setting?
I have some pics somewhere... I'll see if I can dig them up.
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-1.5 camberSeries8217 wrote: Pics? Also what camber setting?
Yeah, there are now tons of options at the ~$250/wheel price point for wide 5x100 wheels in offsets suitable for a Fiero.AkursedX wrote: I just recently purchased a set of Black 17x9 et45 RPF1's for my WRX and I would have killed for this option when I had my Fiero. The weren't even that expensive (I got them locally at Oakos for under $250 a piece).
BFG lists the rim width range for the 315/30/18 Rival as 10.5 to 11.5 inches. The Hoosier A6 in the same size needs a width of 11-12".The Dark Side of Will wrote:315/30 sounds a bit wide for a 10.5 wheel... Do the tire MFG's recommend that?
I can get ASTs for half that price that will handle a 800 lb/in spring.. Koni 2817s (your $1200 struts I assume) are nice but not necessary for a 600-800 lb/in wheel rate. A Koni 8611 is only $350 per corner and I can easily fabricate a housing for it if it doesn't fit in the stock Fiero housing. I understand that they can be revalved to handle around 800 lb/in, but its close to the limit. Anything above that and a 2817 would be necessary. I will talk to my Koni rebuilder and see what they say. Bilstein has universal motorsports struts now but I haven't found a dealer yet. I'd like to check out their offerings since they're usually owner-rebuildable. I need a better excuse than simple curiosity for building my own shock dyno anyway..The total system cost goes up sharply. To handle spring rates like that, you'll need to go straight to a race damper. I would not expect that a street-based unit could satisfy you in that performance envelope.
Koni Motorsport has "universal struts", which are basically just an aluminum damper with a steel sleeve on the bottom. You weld whatever bottom securing mechanism your strut uses to that sleeve and race. They're about $1200 each.
Actually they will be lighter...Shaun41178(2) wrote:How much will unsprung weight increase with the corvette rims over your current rims?
Does AST have universal struts? I see they have apps for Porsche and Subaru.Series8217 wrote:I can get ASTs for half that price that will handle a 800 lb/in spring.. Koni 2817s (your $1200 struts I assume) are nice but not necessary for a 600-800 lb/in wheel rate.
The front is an unknown, I think it will require some shock tower and LCA modifications to fit something that will handle those rates.