justin_heat05

Ive got a 87 corvette, my question is what do you have to do to get c5 wheels to fit it. Isnt the backspacing different? Can i get wheel spacers to make them work?

oldalaskaman

yes and yes, theres a chart here somewhere

87bob

Here is what you need. I haven't done it yet but I'm going to run my C-5 wheels on my 1987 C-4. I had them powdercoated black and I'm going to put a red pinstripe on the lip in the groove. here is the link.

http://www.motorcitybolton.com/5x120...el-spacer.html

justin_heat05

do i need four or just the front 2?

redguy

i'd try them on first before i put spacers on your car.
i just put 2010 style zr1 replica rims that are stock c5 back spaceing
and they fit fine with no adapters

owner C4 & C5

I have a 93 40th and I have 2003 C5 rims and tires bolt right on no problems

justin_heat05

i did try them, they sit too far back from the fender. 87 has weird backspacing

wcvette

Front and rear. The adapters are normally 3/4". Spacers are not recommended. Adapters are prefered because of wheel stud length, safety and stability. $.02

cgantner5150

On my 86 I used 1" adapters to bring the C5 thin spokes out flush with the fenders with stock sized tires. Front and rear.

cgantner5150

This is the only pic I have available that shows the fit with 1" spacers. I was having the WBO2 bung installed.

justin_heat05

thanks for the info, i was thinking up to 2'' from the looks of the wheel i put on it.

Alan777

Your rears don't sit in at all? I put my 98' wheels on my 88 and the rears seem to sit in the fender a bit.

TA

You have different back spacing then an early C4

C4.R

Hi, these 'wagon wheel' rims look good indeed! Wat tire size are you running on these C5 rims? (as they are 18" in the rear versus the 17"at the front) The most seen size is 245/45-17 at the front and 275/40-18 at the rear, yet these are quite different in size... Does that matter a lot?

scorpiofox69

Put C5 wheels and Firestone Firehawks from a 2003, on dad's 93 vert. They sat in too far on the rear. Did 3/4 in hub centric adapters on the rear, 1/8 in spacers on the front.

MatthewMiller

The fronts are 8.5" width, right? If so, 245/45-17 is correct for the front. 275/40-18 is too tall for the rear. You'll want 275/35-18 back there.

corvetteronw

Stock '03 wheels and tires on my old 91 with no spacers

zachaeous

I put them on my 84. They did fit without spacers but did sit too far inboard. I ended up putting adapters as stated above.

MatthewMiller

The wheel mounting surfaces on the hubs of 88-96 C4s are 18mm further outboard than on the 84-87 cars. Therefore, what fits properly on a later C4 like yours will sit 18mm too far inboard on an earlier car like the OP's. The spacers fix that.

C4.R

Anybody running 255/45-17 on the 17" rims?