Deep Dish Wheels on a Vette?
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
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Re: Deep Dish Wheels on a Vette? (CRVETTE92)
The short answer is probably not. There really isn't enough room in the wheelwells for a reversed or deep dished wheel tofit properly and not cause interference with the body.
"Deep Dish" or "reversed" wheels are made by decreasing the wheel offset or by decreasing backspacing and even going to a negative value. The limiting factor in the front fenderwells will be the amount of room for the tire/wheel to turn and not hit any portion of the wheel well or fender.
The same goes for the rear wheel and the space needed for vertical travel in the wheel well. Even using a 335/35-17 tire on a 11x17 wheel with factory offset and backspacing may cause the tire to hit the top of the fender lip as the tire moves up like it would if you hit a bump.
You can check front wheel wheel/tire clearance by lifting the hood and turn the steering wheel and measure the distance betwen the edge of the tire and the wheel well at different places.
"Deep Dish" or "reversed" wheels are made by decreasing the wheel offset or by decreasing backspacing and even going to a negative value. The limiting factor in the front fenderwells will be the amount of room for the tire/wheel to turn and not hit any portion of the wheel well or fender.
The same goes for the rear wheel and the space needed for vertical travel in the wheel well. Even using a 335/35-17 tire on a 11x17 wheel with factory offset and backspacing may cause the tire to hit the top of the fender lip as the tire moves up like it would if you hit a bump.
You can check front wheel wheel/tire clearance by lifting the hood and turn the steering wheel and measure the distance betwen the edge of the tire and the wheel well at different places.
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From: Phila., PA burbs
Re: Deep Dish Wheels on a Vette? (CRVETTE92)
I don't what exactly is considered deep dish, but I'd say you could fit a wheel with a fairly big lip on the front. If you look at a 17x11 GS rim you'll see that the area where the lug nuts mount is pretty deep, so technically you could move the face of a wheel back to that depth and still keep the same offset. Now finding a wheel like this could be a different story, but it could probably be done.
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From: Silicon Valley Kalifornia
Re: Deep Dish Wheels on a Vette? (CRVETTE92)
Wouldn't do it. That will affect the offset geometry of the wheel bearings that will affect safety and longevity of the wheel bearings. Dang those bearings are expensive! :auto:
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Re: Deep Dish Wheels on a Vette? (GRX)
umm yeah piece of cake. Mine has a 3 inch lip on the rear. 19x 11s. they dont stick out at all. not even a tiny bit. heres a link to my post of pics....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=768536
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=768536
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Re: Deep Dish Wheels on a Vette? (CRVETTE92)
Any custom rim company can make you deep dished rim. Just tell them what you are looking for.
When I ordered my Fikses I asked them to make the back with a 3" lip and not have the rim stick past the fenders at all.
3" is as deep as you can get without making them stick past the fenders. If you want more you can either get them to stick out another 1" and get GS fender flares to make them look flush or you have to change your side fenders and bumpers to a ZR-1.
ZR-1 can have at least a 5" lip.
When I ordered my Fikses I asked them to make the back with a 3" lip and not have the rim stick past the fenders at all.
3" is as deep as you can get without making them stick past the fenders. If you want more you can either get them to stick out another 1" and get GS fender flares to make them look flush or you have to change your side fenders and bumpers to a ZR-1.
ZR-1 can have at least a 5" lip.
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