'90 vette wheels for a C3?
Racer
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 467
Likes: 1
From: Dayton Ohio
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (compuvette)
Calling up Vette Brakes and getting adaptors, and moving the parking brake brcket to the top or the backside of the trailing arm. Thats is all I am told is to it. I have some 17x9.5 ZR1 wheels that I will be fitting up to my 69 when I get my engine problems ironed out. I can't wait!
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 65,492
Likes: 230
From: Orange Park Florida
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (Zack Wenning)
I have '92 vette wheels on mine 2.5 inch Vette Brakes wheel adaptors...and move the E brake as previously said...
the spacing/dimensions are the same....
I limited the steering by expanding with a bolt and spacers...the snub blocks for the steering knuckles on the front also....that made the radius still better than a '87 stock vette...
GENE
the spacing/dimensions are the same....
I limited the steering by expanding with a bolt and spacers...the snub blocks for the steering knuckles on the front also....that made the radius still better than a '87 stock vette...
GENE
Abby Normal
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 53,456
Likes: 92
From: Press "2" for English
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (compuvette)
if you go with the 3" adaptors, you won't have as bad a clearance problems on the front. i, personally, didn't even need to move the e-brake cable bracket. how is mine so different?
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
From: Montgomery AL
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (clutchdust)
With the three inch adapters, do the wheels stay inside the fenders or do they stick out some? I would like to see some pics of yours from a different angle if possible.
Abby Normal
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 53,456
Likes: 92
From: Press "2" for English
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (Custom_72)
custom72, i'm assuming your talking to me, i don't have any pics of the car from front or rear (yet) that i can e-mail you. with the 3" and 8.5" they are right at the body line. with my 9.5" (i have a set of both :D ), they just barely stick out. the 9.5" aren't that big a deal since i only run them for track days anyway. :) e-mail me if you want me to send you some pics, front and back when i get them. :cheers:
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 65,492
Likes: 230
From: Orange Park Florida
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (Custom_72)
2.5 inch adaaptors is the correct measurement, any more than that and the wheel centerline is off set to the outside, fine for inside clearance but will shorten hell out of the rear hubs life....stress on bearings, probably well affect camber also, and toe....in front the bearings are far enough apart that the extra 1/2 inch may not stress them too much,....
I think any engineer will agree to keep the centerline the same...
GENE
I think any engineer will agree to keep the centerline the same...
GENE
Abby Normal
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 53,456
Likes: 92
From: Press "2" for English
Re: '90 vette wheels for a C3? (mrvette)
gene, when running the c-4 wheels on a c-3 the 9.5" wheels have a 7" offset whereas the 8.5" wheels have a 6.5" offset. 3" adaptors on the 9.5" wheels will approximate the original wheel centerline as closely as the 2.5" adaptors on the 8.5" wheels. i would agree that the 2.5" adaptors would be the best selection for anybody mounting a full set of 8.5" wheels on a c-3. however, if a full set of 9.5" wheels is to be used, you need to run a 3" adaptor on the front to prevent running the inside of the tire into the frame or swaybar. i could be wrong but i would think that continually runnning the tires into the frame will be just as hard on the bearings, not to mention the hub and lugs, tires and other related suspension components, as running a bit too much offset.
if someone were to get a set of '93 and later base coupe wheels, which include 8.5"/front and 9.5"/rear then it is appropriate to match accordingly. while on that thought, if anybody is contemplating this, i have a pair of the 2.5" adaptors i'd like to swap for a pair of 3".
if someone were to get a set of '93 and later base coupe wheels, which include 8.5"/front and 9.5"/rear then it is appropriate to match accordingly. while on that thought, if anybody is contemplating this, i have a pair of the 2.5" adaptors i'd like to swap for a pair of 3".
