wheel spacers?
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: portland or
wheel spacers?
ok so ill need some 2-3 inch wheel spacers, i looked for them on google and cant find any. can someone suggest me a place where to get em?
theyre gonna be for the rear wheels (im Flaring the rear) and its a 79 corvette.
all help is appreciated
theyre gonna be for the rear wheels (im Flaring the rear) and its a 79 corvette.
all help is appreciated
Team Owner
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From: Huntersville NC
2 - 3 inch?? 
What are you trying to accomplish? I used a pair of very thin wheel spacers that I used so my rear brake calipers would clear the wheel. I am not sure what you are doing, but 2" would have been crazy for my application.
What are you trying to accomplish? I used a pair of very thin wheel spacers that I used so my rear brake calipers would clear the wheel. I am not sure what you are doing, but 2" would have been crazy for my application.
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: portland or
my car has the stock 10"? or 9.5" rallys in the back and i like the way they look, i already have the flares and ill be installing them sometime before the paintjob but i need either 2 inch wheel spacers or i donno... different rims? but i dont have too much $$ at the moment to be spending on rims :S so spacers are preffered.
there are two types i remember someone saying LUGcentric and HUB centric which ones should i go with?
there are two types i remember someone saying LUGcentric and HUB centric which ones should i go with?
Intermediate
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From: Ontario
mrmarchuk, On my Ferrari 355 replica I used 2.5" wheel spacers in the front (which were ok because you could hardly notice them) and 4" in the back (you could really notice these) but I got rid of them because I custom made control arms that were the right length.
Anyhoo back to my point, I purchased these from a company in California that custom made them out of aluminum and had a guarantee liability insurance up to $1,000,000 if anything happened due to their design of their spacer. Im trying to look for the receipts but I may have to wait till tonight since im leaving but I thought I would take a quick pic of my old spacers to give you a chuckle
Think of this
on this
(by the way this is not my kit car I just dont have any recent pics of my car so I used one from the net lol)
So ya if your still interested ill find out where the shop is.
Brad
Anyhoo back to my point, I purchased these from a company in California that custom made them out of aluminum and had a guarantee liability insurance up to $1,000,000 if anything happened due to their design of their spacer. Im trying to look for the receipts but I may have to wait till tonight since im leaving but I thought I would take a quick pic of my old spacers to give you a chuckle
Think of this
on this
(by the way this is not my kit car I just dont have any recent pics of my car so I used one from the net lol)
So ya if your still interested ill find out where the shop is.
Brad
Melting Slicks
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From: White Pine / Dandridge TN
I purchased my 2.5" adapters off ebay. PM me if you want the sellers contact info. I had to machine them just a little but they fit perfectly and are hub/wheel centric. Make sure whatever adapters you purchase mimic the oem fit with the recess and lip. Otherwise you could be placing undue stress on the wheel studs.
Jim
Jim
Last edited by Frankenvette; Feb 19, 2009 at 09:42 AM.
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Racer
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From: portland or
[QUOTE=Frankenvette;1569006865]I purchased my 2.5" adapters off ebay. PM me if you want the sellers contact info. I had to machine them just a little but they fit perfectly and are hub/wheel centric. Make sure whatever adapters you purchase mimic the oem fit with the recess and lip. Otherwise you could be placing undue stress on the wheel studs.
Jim
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what did you have to machine? im thinking 2.5 is what i need as well have you installed them on your car yet? hows the driving like? and yeah if you could PM me the info that would be sweet.
Jim
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what did you have to machine? im thinking 2.5 is what i need as well
have you installed them on your car yet? hows the driving like? and yeah if you could PM me the info that would be sweet.
Burning Brakes
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