Wheel & Caliper Clearance
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Racer
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From: Surf and Sand Fl
Wheel & Caliper Clearance
So I NEED new wheels 
I have went through a billion pictures trying to come up with the perfect set..and then I start thinking about the brakes.
They really suck, and one of the next things on the to do list is a better brake system.
For those of you that have changed calipers where do the clearance issues come in..wheel offset or wheel diameter?
The wheels that I have been looking at have 56mm offset front and 54 rear. I was told today that a 44mm front offset would clear most any caliper, and still keep the tire under the fender...
What say you?
Gary
over at the million page C5 wheel picturerama there is one with new cragars...I wouldn't have thought so..but damn nice
More to think about..
I have went through a billion pictures trying to come up with the perfect set..and then I start thinking about the brakes. They really suck, and one of the next things on the to do list is a better brake system.
For those of you that have changed calipers where do the clearance issues come in..wheel offset or wheel diameter?
The wheels that I have been looking at have 56mm offset front and 54 rear. I was told today that a 44mm front offset would clear most any caliper, and still keep the tire under the fender...
What say you?
Gary
over at the million page C5 wheel picturerama there is one with new cragars...I wouldn't have thought so..but damn nice
More to think about..
Drifting
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From: Formerly from the Great White North but now residing in the Desert Southwest NM (The Land of Dis-Enchantment?)
So I NEED new wheels I have went through a billion pictures trying to come up with the perfect set..and then I start thinking about the brakes.
They really suck, and one of the next things on the to do list is a better brake system.
For those of you that have changed calipers where do the clearance issues come in..wheel offset or wheel diameter?
The wheels that I have been looking at have 56mm offset front and 54 rear. I was told today that a 44mm front offset would clear most any caliper, and still keep the tire under the fender...
What say you?
Gary
over at the million page C5 wheel picturerama there is one with new cragars...I wouldn't have thought so..but damn nice
More to think about..
I have went through a billion pictures trying to come up with the perfect set..and then I start thinking about the brakes. They really suck, and one of the next things on the to do list is a better brake system.
For those of you that have changed calipers where do the clearance issues come in..wheel offset or wheel diameter?
The wheels that I have been looking at have 56mm offset front and 54 rear. I was told today that a 44mm front offset would clear most any caliper, and still keep the tire under the fender...
What say you?
Gary
over at the million page C5 wheel picturerama there is one with new cragars...I wouldn't have thought so..but damn nice
More to think about..
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 289
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From: Surf and Sand Fl
Thanks for the reply's. The common sense thing to do would be do the brakes first and then get the wheels to fit.
But there is a fairly small range of wheels that I like..and or will fit that I might just go the other way around.
So I could get a better look at what is going on up front I decided to yank a wheel off the front. I don't have anything that fits the undercarriage for the floor jack so I had to dig the factory one out.
Well its the first time any of that equipment has seen the light of day since new! I didn't have instructions to take the instructions off the instruction retaining wire/thing..so I went bold and just jacked it up..
Spare is flat, and rubber is harder than the frame so I am going to see if GM will warranty..
Also found where the mouse the cats were chasing under the car was hiding..and his store of cat food
Gary
But there is a fairly small range of wheels that I like..and or will fit that I might just go the other way around.
So I could get a better look at what is going on up front I decided to yank a wheel off the front. I don't have anything that fits the undercarriage for the floor jack so I had to dig the factory one out.
Well its the first time any of that equipment has seen the light of day since new! I didn't have instructions to take the instructions off the instruction retaining wire/thing..so I went bold and just jacked it up..
Spare is flat, and rubber is harder than the frame so I am going to see if GM will warranty..
Also found where the mouse the cats were chasing under the car was hiding..and his store of cat food
Gary
Last edited by High Altitude Vette; Dec 28, 2010 at 08:48 AM. Reason: pic fussing
