S10 Xtreme LS3/T56 Build

[Lonnies Performance]

It's actually a 19x10.5 +22 offset wheel with a spacer.

The wheel spacer has 2 uses, both to clear the caliper & to properly center the wheel.
This is mainly because I didn't want to spend $4-6K on a high-end wheel.

I also modified the steering stops, trimmed the spindle, hub & control arms, which also caused clearance issues with the sway bar, bump steer & tie-rod to wheel clearance.

Being an Xtreme made it much harder due to the factory wheel flares making the wheel openings smaller/lower.

I am not posting my combination for fear that someone will try to duplicate & have tons of issues.
Every dimension is way below the recommended clearances & normal production tolerances are enough to make it not work.
I modified every part that I bought to make this work.



A 275-285 on a 9.5" wheel would make a world of difference with respect to fitment & safety margin.
In addition, a smaller caliper would make wheel selection much easier as well.

With that narrower tire/wheel & the correct offset, the UMI full coil over/control arm kit will likely work well for you.
Most people never even notice the tire size anyway... it's too low to see the front tread unless you turn the wheels or have it on the lift.

[Lonnies Performance]

Here is an update of the latest changes... copied from another forum since I already had it typed up.
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After a long wait, my new wheels arrived.

I had a custom set of 3030 Autosport wheels made.
They are 17x4.5 1 piece billet wheels for the front & 15x10 3pc bead locks for the rear.

I ordered these for my Firebird, but with the intent of them also fitting my S10.
All worked out with the exception of a few tweaks.

Previously I was running a set of 28x10.50-18" slicks that looked like my daily wheels, but the short sidewall of an 18 had limited traction.

Since the C6 Z06 rear brakes would not clear a 15" wheel, 1st on the list was to put on a slightly smaller rear brake setup. I added a Wilwood setup designed to put drag wheels on a C6 Vette, using a factory size C6 rotor.

It is still a 4 piston caliper & 12.6" rotor.
Stopping difference is minimal during normal driving & I can swap back in about 1/2 hr. if I ever desire. I painted them to match my C6Z06 brakes.



i forgot to take pics of the rotor/caliper installed. I'll update later.