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wheels sizes on Pettit Banzai cars..or cars with fender flares?!?!?!

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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wheels sizes on Pettit Banzai cars..or cars with fender flares?!?!?!

i really need to know the exact wheel size and offset Pettit uses on their Banzai cars, or others who are using their fender flares.

i have tried calling Pettit and i get the 'sales guy'...who i guess works out of his house? and Cam is impossible to reach.

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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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i know one of you knows the answer
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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One of the Banzai articles lists the wheels and tires as 18x8.5 (225/40) and 18x10 (285/35). They don't list the offset.

That setup seems like understeer city to me....

Better to run 18x9 with 255/35 up front and then 18x10 with 285/30 in the rear. The front offset should be +45 to +50. With stock fenders, you would want the rear 18x10s to also be +45 to +50. Assuming the wheels are sticking out an inch farther than stock with the fender flares, that would mean an offset of +20 to +25. I'm not sure though...
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 06:29 AM
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When I last spoke with Cam he said he is running 315 in the rears....
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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I believe they are 12" rears on the street car w/ 315's. Offset was 25-ish... wish i could remember exactly.

The racecar only runs 10" rears (i think) w/ those flares because they are mandated to run 275/35/18's in SpeedGT.

You would think it would handle sorta strange without front flares to match.
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