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i have C5 wheels. 17 in front and 18x9.5 in the rear with 275/40/18 tires that are rubbing a little bit on the inner wheel wheels. ive already dented in the spot where they were rubbing. but its still doing it. ive been told my rearend may be outta alignment cuasing the one side to rub. so idk if i need a new panhard bar to adjust the rear or if i need wheel spacers????
can someone help me.
thanks
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You should not need wheel spacers with C5 wheels and a 275 tire. I know people running a 315 tire on a 10 inch wheel only using the BFH mod. Wheel spacers is not the issue something else is if your tires are rubbing.
I was under the impression that the backspace on stock vette wheels required rear wheel spacers? Aftermarket vette wheels made for our cars dont require them. Do you have a pic of the side of the car. How far do the wheels sit in or out of the well. Eric L
1997 Camaro SS #2819 M6, Red, 3.42, 1 of 27, Ttops, BBK shorty headers, Flowmaster cat back, 1.6 rr, LT4 valve springs, ASAM CAI, Centerforce clutch, runs 12s, breaks 10 bolts. http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/t...20Camaro%20SS/
I was under the impression that the backspace on stock vette wheels required rear wheel spacers? Aftermarket vette wheels made for our cars dont require them. Do you have a pic of the side of the car. How far do the wheels sit in or out of the well. Eric L
measure both sides from the rear fender lip to the tire.. see if one side is closer then the other. if so you need to get an adjustable panhard bar. if not then you must be rubbing on both sides which shouldnt be happening with only a 275 tire on there.
The reason I asked was because I have 17 x 9.5 wheels on mine and Im NOWHERES near hitting on the inner. I know his tire is a little taller, but it sounds like his wheels have more backspace than needed. So id like to see a pic down the side of the car, just to make sure the wheels arent stuck inside the wheel wells like a v6 car. Eric L
1997 Camaro SS #2819 M6, Red, 3.42, 1 of 27, Ttops, BBK shorty headers, Flowmaster cat back, 1.6 rr, LT4 valve springs, ASAM CAI, Centerforce clutch, runs 12s, breaks 10 bolts. http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/t...20Camaro%20SS/
my friend made some spacers for his vette wheels at his work, ive seen the bfh mod tho,its the backspace, i have a stock backspace 11inch rim with 315's and no rub
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I believe C5 wheels have a different offset then what is required on an F-body.
But I also have never seen an F-body that had a dead center rear from the factory. Even at stock height they tend to be biased towards the left and need a shorter panhard bar.
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I'm pretty sure they do, if they're off a Vette. Nick needed wheel spacers in the rear for his C6 rims.
C5 wheels bolt right up, I have put them on my car from a C5 corvette, taken them right off and put them right on just to see how they would look. C6 wheels are different from C5 arent C6 18/19 too?
3rd gens are different than 4th gens though Darren.
The rear end is wider on a 4th gen, they shouldnt be rubbing with a 275 tire tho... I have 4th gen wheels on my car now and only needed a small spacer so they wouldnt rub on the back of the wheel well.
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