[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by Slickcas

The wheels on display had the same size staggered tires as the 5gen SS. That's one thing I made a point to look at. But they Goodyears. I should of snapped a pic but when things are the same it's easy to remember.

I hope you are right. 245s all around would be a bit surprising to me, and would have to be on an 8 inch rim all around.

[whiteboyblues2001]

Originally Posted by Slickcas

The wheels on display had the same size staggered tires as the 5gen SS. That's one thing I made a point to look at. But they Goodyears. I should of snapped a pic but when things are the same it's easy to remember.

Perhaps the cars the magazine guys got to see didn't have the RS package or something. I never mind wider tires!!

[DGthe3]

My default point of reference for the 6th gen SS is the ATS-V. It gets 255's in the front & 275's out back. I expect the new SS to be similar

[KMPrenger]

Any thoughts on whether the bolt pattern is the same? I thought I read it was the same on the ATS-V.

I hope so.

[chuckclanton]

Originally Posted by raptor5244

Just read the SS gets Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetrics 2 run flats. Not sure of the size though.

It appears these tires will be 245/40/20 & 275/35/20 per tirerack site. What a BAD choice for runflats! Goodyear is at the bottom on runflat realibility! A better choice would have been Pirelli P-Zero runflats like the 2014 CTS twin turbo uses.

[vtirocz]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

My default point of reference for the 6th gen SS is the ATS-V. It gets 255's in the front & 275's out back. I expect the new SS to be similar

Would the ATS-V wheels look out of place on the new camaro since they are smaller diameter? I'm thinking yes, but wanted to get some thoughts on this.

Camaro wheel diameter = 27.57 "
ATS-V wheel diameter = 25.57"

[Bosse'sBoss]

I was expecting a 285 squared setup like on the 1LE with the wider wheels. The stock '16 SS setup looks narrow. I hope that the suspension improvements compensate those narrow tires & wheels.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Bosse'sBoss

I was expecting a 285 squared setup like on the 1LE with the wider wheels. The stock '16 SS setup looks narrow. I hope that the suspension improvements compensate those narrow tires & wheels.

Its the same width as on the 2010-2015 'regular' 5th gens, but on a lighter car that should give it a bit more grip. And if you want to see a narrow tire, check out what Ford puts on a regular Mustang GT: 235's all around. You can get bigger ones as an option, but that doesn't seem like too much tire for 435 hp.

Also, when an OEM goes to a square setup, they tend to reduce the size out back rather than making them bigger up front (see Mustang GT). Likely to reduce cost & weight. Plus, it lets them offer larger tires as an option (see Mustang GT).

[Bosse'sBoss]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Its the same width as on the 2010-2015 'regular' 5th gens, but on a lighter car that should give it a bit more grip. And if you want to see a narrow tire, check out what Ford puts on a regular Mustang GT: 235's all around. You can get bigger ones as an option, but that doesn't seem like too much tire for 435 hp.

Also, when an OEM goes to a square setup, they tend to reduce the size out back rather than making them bigger up front (see Mustang GT). Likely to reduce cost & weight. Plus, it lets them offer larger tires as an option (see Mustang GT).

I think you are right, but most of us we always want to upgrade, like I upgraded from a 255 stock wide to a 275 squared setup, I wish 285's but they didn't fit on my stock19x9. I think that the front stock wheels of the '16 SS (20x8's) are a very narrow selection and will limit the available wide sizes that are available to be able to upgrade to wider tires.

[IOMike]

The same width but smaller diameter does mean a small contact patch. But do to the lower weight it should grip just fine. One of my gripes about the 5th gen is how big the tires and wheel wells are.

[WDE]

The 2016 tires on the SS will have a shorter sidewall. 2010-15 245/45R20 -275/40R20 vs 2016 245/40R20-275/35R20

Looks like LS/LT 20 inch wheels are NOT staggered.

"The Camaro LS and LT models will feature Eagle Sport All-Season tires in size 245/50R18 as the standard fitment, Goodyear said, and the Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season RunOnFlat in size 245/40R20.

The Camaro SS features 20-inch aluminum wheels equipped Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 RunOnFlat in sizes 245/40ZR20 (front) and 275/35ZR20 (rear).

Both the Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season and the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 feature Goodyear’s RunOnFlat technology, which allows consumers to drive up to 50 miles on a deflating or deflated tire at a top speed of 50 mph."

[IOMike]

We are much better off with staggered wheels/tires than square. If your suspension/handling is setup for 245/275 then it's designed to be neutral with a wider tire out back. If you want to go wider, you can switch to a 275/305 or 265/305 setup and you won't have a car that severely understeers.

If you had a Mustang and went from 235 all around to 235 up front and 305 out back it would push through turns really bad. Their suspension setup requires it to be square so if you want to go big out back you have to up front too. You can try to counter this with suspension mods/sway bars but you're better off with the staggered setup to start with.

[gs_M6]

Looks like 275/285 up front and 295 or 305/35/19 will be the money shot. Looks like they came down an inch overall diameter, should've been 2"

[snaphappy]

I remember journalists HATED the SS on the track because of the staggered wheels. How could Chevy make this mistake again?

I mean I get that the 1LE is for the track. BUT every single journalist is going to put the SS on the track first thing and just ramble on about oversteer or understeer, whichever they can find. And when they find it, they'll just write the car off as a complete failure.