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Old 05-23-2018, 12:14 PM
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what thickness will work best?
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
1".

If you use a 3/4" you will have to trim the un-threaded ends of the studs on the car to have the wheel fit flat against the hub.
Thx for the fast reply. 1" it is.
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Originally Posted by bubba99
Thx for the fast reply. 1" it is.
Check the back of your C6 wheels for reliefs in between the holes for the studs. I know some have reliefs but mine had very minor valleys (maybe 1/8" deep) which still didn't give enough space even with a 1" adapter.

With the adapter bolted onto the hub, if I tried to install the wheel to the adapter the back of the wheel would hit the factory studs and wouldn't sit flush against the adapter. There was about 1/4" of stud with no threading that I had to cut off in order for the wheels to bolt down properly. Just a heads up.
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I went with a 3/4" and trimmed off the unthreaded portion of each stud.


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Originally Posted by SG Lou
I went with a 3/4" and trimmed off the unthreaded portion of each stud.


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Mine have a relief. Probably deep enough for 1/2 inch. Going with 1" as I can always unlike it later. Thx for your reply and info. Preciate cha!
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http://www.motorsport-tech.com/

Go with a ‘Quality’ adapter, and hub centric. You get what you pay for!

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I have a 1" spacer, but in hindsight I wished I'd gone with a 20mm (or 3/4"). This was right after lowering it on stock bolts, it settled a little more afterwards.

I also HIGHLY recommend tossing on some longer ARP wheel studs on the fronts with some 3/8" spacers. Easy to do and looks perfect in my opinion.
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I have 1” adapters with c6 offsets as well.. looks perfect to me

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