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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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I found a great deal on a set of Fikse's I really want. The catch is, the store that has them does not think they will work on my 2004 Z06. They are designed for the non-Z C5s according to them. I do know the front wheels are a 1/2" narrower, however, I do not mind going from a 275 to a 265 on the front. So, here are the sizes....
18 x 9 +51mm fronts
19 x 10.5 +63mm rears
Does anyone know if these will work on my 2004 Z? Thanks everyone!
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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The rears will be 5mm further inboard. See if you have more than 1/4 inch clearance with stock wheels. If so, they'll work fine.

Fronts should be no problem.
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyv6
I found a great deal on a set of Fikse's I really want. The catch is, the store that has them does not think they will work on my 2004 Z06. They are designed for the non-Z C5s according to them. I do know the front wheels are a 1/2" narrower, however, I do not mind going from a 275 to a 265 on the front. So, here are the sizes....
18 x 9 +51mm fronts
19 x 10.5 +63mm rears
Does anyone know if these will work on my 2004 Z? Thanks everyone!
Why not call Fikse and ask? When they put together a quote for my '04 Z they had the rear offset listed as +57mm for a 10.5'' or +64mm for an 11'' wheel. I ended up with 11.5'' rears which I believe had more than a +64 offset (can't find that quote at the moment) but I did have to remove the rear brake cooling ducts. It sounds like they'll fit but you might not be happy with the look.

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan Wilson
Why not call Fikse and ask? When they put together a quote for my '04 Z they had the rear offset listed as +57mm for a 10.5'' or +64mm for an 11'' wheel. I ended up with 11.5'' rears which I believe had more than a +64 offset (can't find that quote at the moment) but I did have to remove the rear brake cooling ducts. It sounds like they'll fit but you might not be happy with the look.
I sent an email to Fikse early this afternoon. I hope to find out for sure. Thanks for the numbers. By the way, mine is a Z16 also did you end up getting the Fikse wheels? Which model wheels were you looking at?

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I will measure the back and see what kind of room I have.

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyv6
did you end up getting the Fikse wheels? Which model wheels were you looking at?

Yes, I went with FM10's. 18x9.5 and 18x11.5. If you click on the fquick link in my sig there are a few pics.
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