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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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thinking about ordering some 15x10s and some lg drag spindles. what back spacing would be needed for tpe fenders. reason i ask in here is because in know a few fi people are running them. thinking either 5.5 or 6.5.
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thats what you are running on your C6Z? my current bogarts are 16x10 with a 7.25 backspacing with stock fenders.
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Yes I have the same wheel on my C6 Z06 only when I had the beadlocks installed I had the wheel widened 1/2 inch on the outside. They fit nice on a C5 as is, which is what we put on Aruns car and currently on our shop C5. We have Champion double beadlocks on our C5 but were still fighting rubbing issues on the inner beadlock. Meanwhile I stuck some 15x10.25 RTS's w/7.5 BS until we get the rubbing resolved.

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so with the tpe fenders would you get the 5.5 or 6.5 backspacing? i plan on sending them to champion for beadlocks as well.
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so with the tpe fenders would you get the 5.5 or 6.5 backspacing? i plan on sending them to champion for beadlocks as well.
I recently had someone else call the shop and ask the same question. I would need to do some mocking up first to get the right set-up, Sorry.
I would only do a single (outer) beadlock as the inside one does not fit.... i plan on working on a solution soon though.
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Sorry, I just reread your original post and saw the TPE fenders. 7.5 is not right for that set-up.
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