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17"x11" C4 ZR1 wheels touching C5 upper rear ball joint???

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Old 09-01-2014, 03:47 PM
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Default 17"x11" C4 ZR1 wheels touching C5 upper rear ball joint???

Trying to mount our 335/35-17 Hoosier Drag Radials. They're mounted on C4 17"x11" ZR1 wheels with 50 offset. Everything fits with the exception of the inside of the wheel barely touching the upper ball joint. I know a few others have ran this combination, so how did you get around this? Is it feasible to remove a little metal from the top of the ball joint?

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Old 09-01-2014, 11:08 PM
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Its not very thick metal. You could cut through it fairly easily. I would actually try to compress it down a bit first.
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A spacer plate about 1/2" should help
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A spacer will space the wheel out. I'm having contact with the inside diameter of the wheel touching the ball joint. I have clearance for the wheel and tire everywhere else.

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I ground mine down to make them fit no spacers been that way for a while no problems those are thicker than most
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Actually had to take off very little to get them to fit.

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