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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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I was wondering if anyone had put any 15 inche drag radial on a C5 before. A buddie of mine give me a set of BFG and they are in good shape so i was trying to find a rim that would fit.I want a rim of any vehcile that will fit because iam just using them at the track. Any suggestions?
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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You won't get the rim to clear the calipers or the spindles. You can get certain 16" GM rims to clear with some grinding to the spindle, but no way would a 15" rim to clear.
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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Yeah i kinda figure that would be the case. Thinks for the infor.
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