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nonsensekid20 Member
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1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: So I want some C6 wheels |
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Looking to get 17x8.5 chrome c6 wheels from OEwheelsllc.com. I know there's something involved with wheel adapters or spacers or something. I just need to know how much work I actually need to do to get this done.
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iansane Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5740 Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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4thgen offset? 2" Bolt on spacers. _________________
Quote: | Sometimes I actually think I'm slightly retarded in the mouth. |
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nonsensekid20 Member
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DBL_TKE Member
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1505 Location: Aloha, OR
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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iansane wrote: | ...2" Bolt on spacers. |
This. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Why are you getting such a small wheel? As long as you're spending the money you might as well fill out the back wheel well with wider rim and tires. |
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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for actually corvette wheel spacing, with 8.5", I run a 2" front, 2.25" rear on my car.
Not sure if those are the same as C5 corvette factory offset though. You might want to check the extra 1/4" fills out the rear fender lip a lot better, IMO. |
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nonsensekid20 Member
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I've got 255s in the back on 8" rims IIRC. What's the biggest rims/tires I can fit? I couldn't imagine going bigger than 255 on the front or rear. (I have a 225 on the front now, just what size rim I had. Bought the other 2 to match). |
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blue89 Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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If I'm not mistaken, they are the same offset. Being so, I got 2" spacers for all four of my C5's wagons. I would recommend 2.25 or maybe a 2.5 because I had to "clearance" the rear because the tires rubbed a little on the inside. A thicker spacer would have helped. I had a 275 rear tire on the wider C5 rims. _________________ E30
86 RS - 7.4L V8 SOLD
89 RS - 3.25L V6 REMOVED
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iansane Member
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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The fronts are factory c5 offset and now that I think about it I'd agree with at least a 2.25 to be flush with the fenderlip but I hate tucking wheels. _________________
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DBL_TKE Member
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1505 Location: Aloha, OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:58 am Post subject: |
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nonsensekid20 wrote: | I've got 255s in the back on 8" rims IIRC. What's the biggest rims/tires I can fit? I couldn't imagine going bigger than 255 on the front or rear. (I have a 225 on the front now, just what size rim I had. Bought the other 2 to match). |
You can go much bigger. I have 285/40/17 on the front and rear with room to spare. On the rear you can fit up to a 315 with some hammering to the inner fender well.
Here a picture of my car with some 17x8.5 +58 wheels with 245/45/17 tires and 2" spacers on the front. You can see how much those tuck in. That offset is only 2mm off from yours so they'll fit nearly identical. I would go with 2.25" or 2.5" rather than 2". But like Ian, I like my wheels flush the the outer fender lip.
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Part of the front on yours is your alignment specs. Here is a similar view on my car. Here is mine with the wagon wheels, 255/45/17 tires. The wagon wheels should be a 56mm offset also.
Forgot to add in though, with my CTS-V brakes, you you need to add in the rotor space, so probably an extra 1/4" of spacing for me. So effectivly I am running 2.25" on all 4.
You can also see the difference in the rear, since I am running 2.25" spacers.
Here is a slightly different perspective.
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DBL_TKE Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:38 am Post subject: |
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I totally forgot to factor that in, in my picture I was running -1.6* of camber which will pull the top of the wheel in a bit. |
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Dewey316 The Lama
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Yup, i run much less neg camber. I don't think our cars when lowered need that much, I run -0.4* at the most, and it usually changes with each set of tires. |
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