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Old 01-08-2017, 12:22 AM
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Billet is the only way to go.
Do you have pictures of your car with the spacers on them?
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I went 1in in front and 3/16 in rear to use c5 wheels, hubcentric, and billet, no issues. h
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Originally Posted by hemivett
I went 1in in front and 3/16 in rear to use c5 wheels, hubcentric, and billet, no issues. h
Did your adjustments bring the tire to the edge of your fender or do you still have room to go wider ?
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Originally Posted by Corvettekev7296
Did your adjustments bring the tire to the edge of your fender or do you still have room to go wider ?
They are at the edge. There is room on the inside, but that would entail custom wheels, and if you do that, you don't need spacers. h

Ps. Look at my avatar. That's them

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I have 1in wheel spacers on my car for c5 wheels, brings them almost perfectly flush with the body.



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You can kinda see it in the pictures, i have space to go a little bit wider.

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Originally Posted by Gibbles
I have 1in wheel spacers on my car for c5 wheels, brings them almost perfectly flush with the body.



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You can kinda see it in the pictures, i have space to go a little bit wider.
​​​​​​​Did you have to modify the lugs to fit the 1" spacers? My studs are 1.1 " on my 85.
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Nope, standard lugs.

Oem wheels also have some space in that area, so if it stuck out there would not be any issue.

And my car is an 84

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I use half-inch and three-quarter inch for my C6 rims, I ordered them off of eBay they are billet hub centric and they were awesome. And they were dirt cheap.

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Originally Posted by spro2395
Did you have to modify the lugs to fit the 1" spacers? My studs are 1.1 " on my 85.
​​​​​​​The spacers have their own studs, coming through from the back. Then 5 holes for your original studs, and lug nuts. Look at the pics. Your studs may be a little long. Are they stock studs? You may have to shorten them, or buy shorter ones. h
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OP was in 2012.....

.....but I do have .080 rear billet adapters with drag radials, I am using a multi pattern wheel so the oem studs go into those holes.
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Those 3/4 were the trick.
Damn I miss that car

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thanks to all for your help and support and pictures in helping me choose my adapters !!!! I'm going with 1" all the way around. Pictures will follow after I install them.
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Just keep in mind that you're going to need to retorque the spacers and tires after 100 miles of driving.
No questions. Just do it.
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Originally Posted by VikingTrad3r
I use half-inch and three-quarter inch for my C6 rims, I ordered them off of eBay they are billet hub centric and they were awesome. And they were dirt cheap.

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Seeing both your rides with the c6 wheels has me convinced that is the look I want. Did you lower yours at all?
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Seeing both your rides with the c6 wheels has me convinced that is the look I want. Did you lower yours at all?
What year is your vette ?
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Vikingtrad3r what year is your Corvette ?
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Originally Posted by JrRifleCoach
Just keep in mind that you're going to need to retorque the spacers and tires after 100 miles of driving.
No questions. Just do it.
I want to get a pair of the 3/4" adapters for the rear of my 94' with 9.5" wheels. Did you have any issues with yours in the time that you owned them before selling the car?



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