Gm 2009 Camaro Rim Order
#16
#18
I think 19/20 are too big. Having staggered sizing would also be a setback. Wheels are getting too large and too heavy in my opinion. No car should have anything larger than an 18. Anything else just looks tacky.
#19
that's personal taste. Give the people options... if you want a Camaro with 18 inch wheels from factory i am sure they will have that option... but if they want bigger.. GM needs to offer it too as long as it is cost effective. I am sure we will see 17 or 18 for v6 and bigger for the v8s (soltice comes with 18s). if you don't like... You can always sell the bigger wheels and get them the size you want
#23
Hmmm , wish I could see what they look like . I really hope even the backs are NOT 20's . Hopefully thier 18's or at the very biggest 18f/19r's .
#24
Have a buddy thats pretty high up for ALCOA wheel manufacturing, they do GM wheels and while the plant here does Cobalt wheels etc he told me the the clevelend branch is setting up for an order of 450,000 camaro rims. Didnt know what they were to look like but it was mentioned in a meeting. just a cool little tidbit i thought!
#26
I dont know. I would imagine the first "wave" of production rims would be for the v6.. if gm does us the way ford did with the mustang. that being not seeing anything but v6s for the first year...
#27
I think it's way more likely that they'll do what Mopar is doing -- the first Challenger production run will be V8s only.
Last edited by georgejetson; 12-04-2006 at 07:48 PM.
#28
While it might be cool having such huge rims on the car (I mean, the concept has 21's / 22's, and it looks great ) I think in the "real world", wheels that big are NOT practical at all . And consider, even the 'Vette is limited at 18's / 19's, so why should we expect the Camaro to get wheels even bigger than that??
For the everyday person, driving their everyday car, I think 17's and/or 18's are more than enough. Heck, try pricing them out compared to 16's!! (I'm in that boat right now with the C5 Z06 rims I recently bought) ... I don't think the Camaro will appeal to the masses if they have to mortgage their tires every couple years!!
18's / 19's as an option for the Z28/SS would seem reasonable though .
For the everyday person, driving their everyday car, I think 17's and/or 18's are more than enough. Heck, try pricing them out compared to 16's!! (I'm in that boat right now with the C5 Z06 rims I recently bought) ... I don't think the Camaro will appeal to the masses if they have to mortgage their tires every couple years!!
18's / 19's as an option for the Z28/SS would seem reasonable though .
#29
I fully expect 18's/19's/20's on the Camaro. To plan for less, circa next decade, would be silly.
Last edited by Z284ever; 12-04-2006 at 08:55 PM.
#30
And consider, even the 'Vette is limited at 18's / 19's
so why should we expect the Camaro to get wheels even bigger than that??