Stock Wheel Stud Length
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Stock Wheel Stud Length
I’ve searched and searched and searched and can’t find a definitive answer. Can anybody please confirm (ideally with measurement pictures) the exact length the stock wheel studs protrude past the rotors? Not looking for the total length of the stud itself, just how much it protrudes past the rotor. C5 base if it matters.
I’m going to run a C7 Z51 wheel setup and need to run spacers in the rear so trying to get so my final measurements and this is the one I don’t have.
I’m not with the car at the moment or else I’d just take a wheel off and measure myself. Thanks in advance!
I’m going to run a C7 Z51 wheel setup and need to run spacers in the rear so trying to get so my final measurements and this is the one I don’t have.
I’m not with the car at the moment or else I’d just take a wheel off and measure myself. Thanks in advance!
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Thanks. I was thinking of going 1.25” spacers as that should get the flush setup / offset I want and was hoping it would fully cover the studs without any trimming. The factory C7 wheels have notches in the back that the hub studs could sit in even if the they stick out past the spacer, but the factory C5 wheels do not so I was wanting a spacer that works for both.
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Best of luck - post up some pics of those Z51 wheels on the car.
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Just seeing this thread now. I have seen good hub centric wheel spacers that have longer lug nuts that will reach past where standard lug nuts stop. I cant remember what company sells them but if you look that up you should be able to find them