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How do I go about putting wheels off my 87 on my 77 ? Will I need spacers ? adapters ?
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These wheels came on my 77 when I bought it. I believe they were C4. Each wheel had a spacer behind it. Sorry I don't recall the thickness, perhaps 3/4, or an inch? No motor in car is why its sitting so high.

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These wheels came on my 77 when I bought it. I believe they were C4. Each wheel had a spacer behind it. Sorry I don't recall the thickness, perhaps 3/4, or an inch? No motor in car is why its sitting so high.

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Why would ya ??


Not only that but the car in the photo , your rims are on backwards.....
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Why would ya ??


Not only that but the car in the photo , your rims are on backwards.....
SO you can get REAL performance rubber on there, 17" anyway, not the 16" the early C4's came with.....17x9.5 rims on a C3 require 2.5" thick adapters, I helped VBP make/determine the size necessary back in '95 when putting C4 wheels/tires on my '72.....

first most reason is handling, second is cost of rims being maybe 10% of what those silly rim sellers think they worth, and my '89 rims scream vette all over the center caps.....it even confuses vette owners.....
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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To each there own , it just says old man with those rims ... Well to me it does I had a 87 and even though the rims where perfectly spotless I just could never dig them..

And I am not sure spacers added to the car to fit a rim adds " performance " .. I would think a correct off set for the rim size would be a safer performance upgrade ..

And the photo is STILL showing the rims on backwards ... Really though I do not expect the pic to change just busting ba!!s
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Trying to use them because of the four brand
new tires on them
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 10:51 PM
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Sell them on the c-4 forum .. Spacers are not cheap
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idk whats wrong with the original alu ones, i think its one of the sharpest wheels every put on a vette.
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