Josh's Car Corner - Ep. 44 - DUBS For My Goat! 

you make moding the GTO so much easier compared to the guys on ls forms please keep making the videos

Josh's Car Corner what continental tires are those? Are they the new sports? Did you not like the pilot Super Sports enough to buy them again?

They are the ExtremeContact DWs. I got the Pilot Super Sports on special when I bought them, they are too expensive as 18" tires and I wanted to try something different.

Josh's Car Corner good deal. Please tell us what you think of them. I'm tired of everyone saying the PSS's are the best tires in the world. 😡

You get what you pay for with tires no debate I have PSS and they are great best dd performance tire hands down

Micah Figueroa Thank you sir, I appreciate that!

Agreed

Greetings, mate! Always love hearing from a fan Down Under! Sounds like you've got about the same suspension as I do. For me, it was getting cross camber dialed in. My rear control arm bushings were shot, giving me -0.6 degrees on one side and -1.8 degrees on the other. Replacing those bushings with Pedders poly solved that problem, now I'm -0.2 on both sides. Also, my shocks are adjustable. I try different levels of stiffness to suit the track I am at. For example, Road America has massive rumble strips so if you plan on using them and you turn the stiffness up too high, the shocks will eventually overheat and lose their effectiveness. However, if I'm at a track like Blackhawk Farms with smaller rumble strips, I can turn the stiffness up and keep the tires in better contact the with road. Starting camber of the front wheels is big too, because I have learned they don't tip in nearly as much as the rears do when the suspension compresses, so having camber dialed in from the start helps. You can have too much, especially if you run a square setup (all tires the same width). I now have a staggered setup so I'm eager to do another track day and see how much how camber I can run now that I have more rear end grip. Hope this helps!

Grajeda Good to know. I figured out how to check it in the next video.

The front wheels are 18 x 8.5 with 245/40/18 tires. The rears are 18 x 9.5 with +58 offset and 275/35/18 tires. I opted for +58 offset over the +50 because most guys go for +50 and then they end up having to roll or dramatically grind their rear fender lips.

@JoshsCarCorner thank you for the quick response. My measurements had me thinking the 18x9.5 +58 on the rear too. Did you go +35 or +45 on the 18x8.5 in front?

@@persioabreu7376 I believe 45. But it was whatever VMR had on file for the GTO.

@JoshsCarCorner I'm thinking 45 is right. I've got to finish the front end this week to verify. I'll call VMR also. Thanks for the info brother.

I go 245 front, 275 rear

Grajeda I am quite sure all those cars besides the BMW run 5x4.75" which is 5x120.65.

He is partially correct. Zets platform cars do run a 5x120 bolt pattern (G8, 5th Gen Camaro). But, they also have a 67.6 mm hob bore, so the wheels do not transfer over to the GTO without modification. The backspacing is more aggressive for those cars too as they have bigger wheel wells.

Did you roll the front fenders as well?

The wheels are all VMR V810FFs, 18 x 8.5 front with +45 offest, 18 x 9.5 rear with +58mm offset. Currently running 245/40/18 front, 275/35/18 rear. Will soon be upgrading to 285/35/18 rear and possibly 255/40/18 front as I found a way to get more front suspension clearance.

Josh's Car Corner where did you find the extra room for the wider tires?

@@dklbbach - The VMR 810FF wheels re no longer available from VMR. I just bought the same sizes in a different model with a 1 mm different offset on the rears. The VMR guys are really outstanding to work with. Great Service

Please share your choice! I’m plan on buying some this weekend

that guy I bought the VMR brand in the sizes josh noted. From the invoice: 2 V702-MHS-1885-ET45 2 V702-MHS-1895-5120-72.6-ET57

Yes. 241 head castings are identical to the LS2 243 castings, but the 241 heads come with Sodium filled exhaust valves

@@JoshsCarCorner not quite sure what thay means I'm wanting to put a super charger on it thank you for all the Knowledge you shared

​@@JoshsCarCornerdo ideally, you should put the LS1 ex valves into the 243 heads which have same size valves, larger runners, and smaller combustion chamber.

li1n3m0 They are that size, and nothing rubs.

Josh's Car Corner - thanks for the response. My suspension is all stock, so I'm debating as to whether or not I'll need to roll/grind the lip and use 5 mm spacers based on your experience with the inside of the wheel well. I'll be getting the same wheels, but in gunmetal. 8.5 ET45 on the front, 9.5 ET58 on the back with 245s and 275s respectively. Thanks for the videos by the way. I've had the car 10 years and am just starting to go away from stock, so they are very helpful :-)

I"m staying stock, just repainting them. It's new rotors that are coming.

When you paint them are you reapplying GTO and PBR on them? I saw a group that does caliper "stickers" for them but wasn't sure they would hold up to the heat.

Fabio Lopes I think it depends more on which tires you go with than the size. That's why I went with the Continentals, because they are advertised as having a softer sidewall than other summer tires so they ride nice. I thought going slightly oversized next time, though. But more for fuel economy.

I have Bridgestone Potenza on the back and falcon azents on the front they are not too bad but definitely before with a stock 18 wheels the ride was smoother

5:25 for the wheels

Episode 46, sir

Tires at present are 245/40/18 in front 275/35/18 in rear Wheels are 18 x 8.5 with +45 offset front 18 x 9.5 with +58 offset rear Some minor inner tub rubbing in the rear at first under extreme compression. Easily fixed with a mallet.

AutoNut Same microphone, just fixed the damn input on the camera.

I understand the rules are far more stringent on your side of the pond what with annual tax and testing, MOTs and what not. I wouldn't blame you for having everything done by professionals. But having said that, the amount of money you lot have to spend just for the privilege of owning a car is in my opinion ridiculous. I can understand why public transportation is so prevalent in Europe. I would ask you keep in mind that this video is intended to educate and inform owners in the US what to look for when purchasing different wheels for their car. We have the freedom to customize our cars to our liking, and it's a freedom I would not be willing to give up.

I have them. I was going to keep them for burnout tires. Are you interested in them?

Josh's Car Corner possibly but the mm hub adaptor lil concerning, I have the stock 17s I belive where it's not straight lines

but I do enjoy ur videos

I couldn't in good conscience sell them because I know you'll most likely have vibration issues.

Josh's Car Corner ok so 5x120mm 68mm hub clearance.. did u have any issues with sub frame connectors

Jose Gutierrez +58mm

I got them from VMR directly.

Josh's Car Corner Ok another question I was looking at the Moog front wheel hubs do u know what size ARP wheel stud I would possibly need?

Not if it's a Moog. I only know the part number for the OEM front hubs. Don't know if the holes on the Moog are the same diameter. Google is always your friend in these situations.

Kfx Guy They were gone before I moved, and you wouldn't have wanted them anyway. Vibration issues.

I got mine on Amazon, they are a Dorman brand I think, and I went with the black chrome, but they also have Silver.

Nick Larsen $1300 shipped if you go through VMR direct.

not bad at all. awesome video

Gary Haywood I know that. It's a joke.