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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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i put z06 wheels on my c3 to fill wheel ell but i had to put 3 1/2 inch spacers in the rear and i don't like it does anyone have anybody who can make custom shafts and suspension for the rear of my car
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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i put z06 wheels on my c3 to fill wheel ell but i had to put 3 1/2 inch spacers in the rear and i don't like it does anyone have anybody who can make custom shafts and suspension for the rear of my car

It'd be cheaper to buy some Z06 rims with a custom offset instead of replacing all the suspension with new custom stuff.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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3 1/2 inch spacers? Man that's going to push your rear bearing loading way out there.
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i put z06 wheels on my c3 to fill wheel ell but i had to put 3 1/2 inch spacers in the rear and i don't like it does anyone have anybody who can make custom shafts and suspension for the rear of my car
What year wheels do you have. I'm runing Z06 rims on mine I think they are of off an 02, what size wheels are you runing on the back? I have the 10.5" wheels on the rear and I used 2.4" spacers. Factory TA with the E-brake cable moved to the top of the TA. Some are runing the 9.5" wheels on the rear.

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I always thought 2.5" adapters would work, and that 2.75" were better...but 3.5" is a bit long. I agree.
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Yea maybe he has 06 Z06 wheels and in that case I have no clue what size adapters it would take.

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