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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Can I use C4 wheels on the back of my C5? Just to use drag slicks on C5.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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You can use the 17 inch wheels. The 16 inchers will not fit. They hit the ball joint housings on the knuckles.

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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill Dearborn
You can use the 17 inch wheels. The 16 inchers will not fit. They hit the ball joint housings on the knuckles.

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Are there no 16inch wheels what so ever, that can be use on c5?, for drags?
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Scroll down, maby worth looking at http://www.ccwheel.com/files/technical.php

clearence mod for a ccw 16" drag pack. Don't know if it would work for 16" c4 wheels
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