C3 wheels on a C4

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Nov 25, 2013 | 01:34 PM

BOOT77

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C3 wheels on a C4

Shoping for cars and found one I wanted too look at, but the tires are too dry rotted so I can't test drive it. I am not buying anything I can't test drive. I got a set of wheels/tires that was on my c3 and wonder if they'd fit.

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Nov 25, 2013 | 01:46 PM

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Same bolt circle and as long as you use the 12M hardware there should be "no issues" except they could stick out maybe an inch depending on which C3 wheel you have. The center-bore I believe is similar.

Nov 25, 2013 | 02:29 PM

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Yah the wheels/tiires I got are 15x8 235-60r15 and they stuck out a tad on the c3

Nov 25, 2013 | 06:28 PM

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Not sure they will fit over the brake rotors seeing as they are 15's. mount one up on the front and see it if turns

Nov 25, 2013 | 07:20 PM

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I think 15" C3 wheels will make the car look dated, even if they did fit.

Nov 25, 2013 | 07:28 PM

NuckinFutz93

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They will fit. Look is another thing, but it'll let you test drive it and get it home, but the handling will be off a bit.

Nov 25, 2013 | 09:03 PM

shawn 84&92

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Take some pics, I want to see it. The 84 was designed with 15 inch wheels as the base wheel, so they should clear the brakes.

Nov 26, 2013 | 09:16 AM

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Not sure they will fit over the brake rotors seeing as they are 15's. mount one up on the front and see it if turns

C3 calipers are huge(heavey) and rotors about the same diameter. Acually I think the C3 are 11.75" and the early c4 are 11.5". I know 15" weld wheels have trouble fitting on both cars and the c4 you gotta grind the fins off the calipers and use a spacer. I plan to use welds later but I'm not buying some wheels until I buy a car. I just wanted to use th wheels that were on my C3 to test drive and check the trans more thna suspension, then drive it home safe.

Still I forgot a friends son has a c4 and he got new C5 or C6 wheels and I already asked and I can barrow the stock c4(older sawblades) wheels to test n drive it home.

Also I think the cars look good with 15" if you get the right style wheel with the right backspacing and I've seen draglites on a few and those wheels look good on anything.