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6th Generation Camaro Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide

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Vehicle Covered in this Guide
2016-present Chevrolet Camaro

Chassis Introduction
The 6th generation of the Camaro debuted for the 2016 model year featuring an all-new chassis co-developed with Cadillac, nicknamed “Alpha”. This is arguably the greatest muscle car chassis to date and allowed Chevrolet to grab hold in the Pony Car wars. Every day, more owners are discovering just how much performance their cars are capable of.

Available Wheel Designs (click images to enlarge)
All APEX wheel designs are available for this chassis.

ARC-8 EC-7 FL-5 SM-10
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Bolt Pattern: 5x120 Thread Pitch: M14x1.5mm Center Bore: 66.9mm*
*Our wheels will require 72.56mm to 66.9mm hubcentric rings to prevent vibration.

 

OEM+ Fitments

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Ideal for the driver who wants a no-nonsense direct bolt-on fitment. These fitments are a small step up from stock wheels and tires, and offer a small but noticeable performance improvement.

Square Setups
Recommended for most types of street and performance driving. Allows proper front-to-rear tire rotation to extend tire life & improve handling balance.

  • Front and Rear: 19x8.5” ET35 with 245/45-19 tires
    • Direct fit
    • 255/40-19 tires can also be used as a direct fit
  • Front and Rear: 19x9” ET28 or ET30 with 255/40-19 tires
    • Direct fit
  • Front and Rear: 18x9” ET31 with 255/45-18 tires
    • Direct fit

Staggered Setups
Maintains stock-like handling characteristics, tires can only be rotated left to right. Maximizes both front and rear tire width.    

  • Front: 18x8.5” ET35 with 235/50-18 tires
    Rear: 18x9” ET31 with 255/45-18 tires
    • Direct fit
    • Grinding of the front steering knuckle may be required to clear the inner barrel. See below

  • Front: 18x9” ET30 with 255/45-18 tires
    Rear: 18x9.5” ET35 with 275/40-18 tires
    • Direct fit
    • Grinding of the front steering knuckle may be required to clear the inner barrel. See below

  • Front: 19x8.5” ET20 with 245/40-19 tires
    Rear: 19x9” ET28 with 255/40-19 tires
    • Direct fit
  • Front: 19x9” ET28 with 255/40-19 tires
    Rear: 19x9.5” ET33 with 275/40-19 tires
    • Direct fit
    • 275/35-19 and 285/35-19 can also be used on the rear

 

Performance Street/Track Fitments

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These fitments are effective for both performance oriented street cars and weekend track warriors. The suspension type, alignment settings, and tire brand/size can be changed accordingly to work for either scenario.

Square Setups
Recommended for most types of street and performance driving. Allows proper front-to-rear tire rotation to extend tire life & improve handling balance.

  • Front and Rear: 18x9.5” ET35 with 275/40-18 tires
    • Popular fitment
    • Direct fit
  • Front and Rear: 18x10” ET25 with 285/40-18 tires
    • Popular fitment
    • 5mm spacer required up front to clear MagnaRide Dampers
    • Grinding of the front steering knuckle may be required to clear the inner barrel. See below

  • Front and Rear: 19x9.5” ET33 with 275/40-19 tires
    • Direct fit
  • Front and Rear: 19x9.5” ET22 with 275/35-19 tires
    • Direct fit
    • 255/40-19 tires can also be used as a direct fit
  • Front and Rear: 19x10” ET20 with 285/35-19 tires
    • This fitment produced with Camaro-specific center bore. No hubcentric rings required. Available early-mid 2019. 
    • Direct fit
    • 275/40-19 tires can also be used as a direct fit

  • Front: 19x11” ET11 - 305/30-19
    Rear: 19x11” ET43 - 305/30-19
    • This fitment produced with Camaro-specific center bore. No hubcentric rings required. Available early-mid 2019.  
    • 315/30-19 tires can also be used as a direct fit
    • This is an aggressive fitment for the SS and SS 1LE since they do not have wider front fenders. Negative camber required front and rear to limit poke.
    • Direct fit with the wider ZL1 front fenders with stock alignment, however since the ZL1 is equipped with the bulkier MRC suspension, it is important to note that if you dial in camber at the spindle, you will have inner strut clearance issues up front. 5mm spacers would be necessary. If you dial in camber with adjustable camber plates, no spacers required.  

 

Staggered Setups
Maintains stock-like handling characteristics, tires can only be rotated left to right. Maximizes both front and rear tire width.

  • Front: 18x10” ET25 with 275/40-18 tires
    Rear: 18x11” ET44 with 305/35-18 tires
    • Direct fit
    • 5mm spacer required up front to clear MagnaRide Dampers
    • Grinding of the front steering knuckle may be required to clear the inner barrel. See below

  • Front: 19x9” ET28 or ET30 with 255/40-19 tires
    Rear: 19x10” ET25 with 285/35-19 tires
    • 275/40-19 rear tires can also be used

 

Track/Race Fitments 

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These no-compromise fitments are ideal for dedicated track / race cars. They rely on aggressive negative camber specifications and often require rolled rear fenders to prevent rubbing. Since you'll be using all available real estate under the fender arches to accommodate these wide wheels, coilovers with linear race springs are a must for inner clearance (JRZ, MCS, Ground Control, AST, Moton, etc.).

Square Setups
Recommended for most types of street and performance driving. Allows proper front-to-rear tire rotation to extend tire life & improve handling balance.

  • Front and Rear: 18x10.5” ET22 with 305/35-18 tires
    • Direct fit
    • 295/35-18 tires can also be used as a direct fit
    • 5mm spacer required up front to clear MagnaRide Dampers
    • Grinding of the front steering knuckle may be required to clear the inner barrel. See below
  • Front and Rear: 19x10.5” ET22 with 305/30-19 tire
    • Direct fit
    • 295/35-19 tires can also be used as a direct fit
    • 5mm spacer required up front to clear MagnaRide Dampers
  • Front and Rear: 19x11” ET25 with 305/30-19 tires
    • 10mm spacer required up front to clear most factory suspensions
    • 15mm spacer required up front to clear MagnaRide Dampers

 

Staggered Setups
Maintains stock-like handling characteristics, tires can only be rotated left to right. Maximizes both front and rear tire width.

  • Front: 18x10.5” ET22 with 285/35-18 tires
    Rear: 18x11” ET44 with 305/35-18 tires
    • 5mm spacer required up front to clear MagnaRide Dampers
    • Grinding of the front steering knuckle may be required to clear the inner barrel. See below

  • Front: 19x10” ET20 with 285/35-19 tires
    Rear: 19x11” ET43 with 325/30-19 tires
    • This fitment produced with Camaro-specific center bore. No hubcentric rings required. Available early-mid 2019.  
    • Direct fit
    • Can also use 305/30-19 in the rear but they are short (and better suited with 275/35-19 front tires)

  • Front: 19x11” ET11 with 305/30-19 tires
    Rear: 19x12” ET41 with 325/30-19 tires
    • This fitment produced with Camaro-specific center bore. No hubcentric rings required. Available early-mid 2019.  
    • Direct fit with the wider ZL1 front fenders with stock alignment, however since the ZL1 is equipped with the bulkier MRC suspension, it is important to note that if you dial in camber at the spindle, you will have inner strut clearance issues up front. 5mm spacers would be necessary. If you dial in camber with adjustable camber plates, no spacers required.
    • This is an aggressive fitment for the SS and SS 1LE since they do not have wider front fenders. Negative camber required front and rear to limit poke.

 

Additional Fitment Information

Steering knuckle clearance
Certain widths and offsets in the 18” diameter will require you to grind a small portion off of the front steering knuckle. Below are some pictures of the problem areas. This is only an issue with wider 18” wheels as the inside lip of 19” wheels will fit over the top without issue (click images to enlarge).

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Concavity & Face Profiles
Each of our wheel designs is available in two or three different levels of concavity, which we call Profiles. The Profile is dictated by the width and offset, meaning wide lower-offset wheels will have more concavity, while narrow higher-offset wheels will have less concavity.

Available Face Profiles

ARC-8 EC-7 FL-5 SM-10
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To determine the face profile of a specific wheel visit the "Specifications" tab on the product page for that wheel. For example:

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Big Brake Kit Clearances
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We have tested over 20 big brake kits with most of the wheels listed in this guide. Please email us with any questions related to brake clearance, we’ll be happy to help.

Our wheels are known to clear the following brake setups:

  • 18" EC-7, SM-10, FL-5
    • Factory SS 1LE Brembo 6 piston
    • Factory SS Brembo 4 piston
    • CTS-V Gen2 Brembo 6 piston swap

  • 18” ARC-8
    • Factory SS Brembo 4 piston

  • 19” EC-7, ARC-8, SM-10, FL-5
    • Factory ZL1 Brembo 6 piston
    • Factory SS 1LE Brembo 6 piston
    • Factory SS Brembo 4 piston
    • Brembo GT 6 piston/380mm
    • CTS-V Gen2 Brembo 6 piston swap

 

Still have questions?
Fill out our Fitment Recommendation form
Call us: 925-245-0773
Email us: support@apexraceparts.com

 

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