0Jeff @ TPE

Other than the tons of positive comments we have gotten on our extremely popular line of "T2 Widebody" kits, we have gotten dozens if not over 100 questions regarding using stock wheels, or the current wheels that are on the car..

In the past, when you wanted to upgrade to a widebody, you needed to factor in 2-4 thousand dollars in wheel/tire upgrades. I dont know about you, but that is an extremely tough pill to swallow when you dont NEED the wheels. Its only when you are planning to make the change anyways, that its ok.

Well, we are proud to say, that those concerns are no longer necessary. Because TPE has come out with an exclusive part that allows you to run ANY, and I mean ANY wheel that fits in the factory panel.

This means if you have stock wheels, CCW's, Iforged, HRE's, Reproductions, or anything else, provided it fits under the factory wheel well, it works with our kit.

We contracted with a company that makes adapter hubs for semi's and diesel tow rigs. They've also been building adapters for the racing community for quite a few years. When the team wants to change their widths due to tire sizes, they bolt these on and race.. These hubs are made 100% in the USA, and are only made from the highest quality T-6061 solid billet aluminum.

I've tried to put together an FAQ for you, in order to better answer your questions. These ARE currently in use, and are working PERFECTLY.

What is it??

• These wheel adapters space your wheel out the necessary distance in order to place the wheel in the correct location with our widened rear quarter's.

How do they work?

• Essentially, they work just like a wheel does. They ARE hubcentric just like the factory wheel is. All you do, is place the adapter over your factory studs. You use your factory lug nuts to torque the adapter to the factory specifications. You then take your wheel, and install it over the adapters wheel studs, and install the provided lug nuts to factory specifications. You can also run wheel locks just like you normally would.

How do they perform?

• You do not notice ANY difference at all. They are balanced from the manufacturer, so there is no concern of vibration. Being that they are a hub centric design, they fit nice and snug.

Does it hurt my wheel bearings or suspension by moving the wheel further out?

• No, it is no different than running an aftermarket wheel that is spaced further out. Wider wheels have been run on C5's since 1997 in both the street and racing scene. You will not see any increased wear over and above runing an aftermarket wheel that has the same spacing.

Do they come with any options?

• Yes, we have 2 different styles. Although in our testing we have not found a need for the upgraded version, we do have it available. The standard option utilizes factory style wheel studs. If the owner has above 650 rwhp, or is involved in racing, you have the option of upgrading to ARP racing studs. The ARP studs have been proven reliable to over 900rwhp, and in the low 9's with slicks.

Does the wheel or brakes look funny with the adapter?

• No, actually you cant even really tell unless you are literally looking through the wheel. The design of the adapter blends in to the wheel.

Can I run aftermarket brakes?

• Yes, you can run any brake you want. With these adapters, you can even upgrade to C6 Z06 brakes without having to change wheels.

What is the warranty?

• Lifetime limited warranty to the purchaser. We will repair/replace any adapter that fails due to material failure, broken stud, or out of balance, at no charge to the customer. Just pay to ship it to us, and we'll take care of it. In most cases we will send a new adapter, along with a call tag for the old one so you have no down time.

Hopefully, this answers your questions. We are well aware that there will be skeptics saying they would not truse running an adapter/spacer like this, but the simple fact is, is these have been used in much much harder applications for quite a few years. Being that they literally bolt to your factory hub, using your factory wheel studs and lug nuts, you are able to get 100% of the clamping effect of the lugnut. We are not just adding a spacer, and loosing that valuable stud.

Currently, we have 10 sets being made, but will be having another 10 sets ran next week. We know that almost everyone will just default to the ARP studs, but it is not necessary on anything under 650rwhp (and that is being very safe). If you can break your factory studs with your current power, then I would upgrade. . But we just had a car with over 800lbft of torque on the dyno, and it was smoking the tires at 3200rpm's. The adapters were perfect.


Buy a set of T2 Widebody rear quarter panels, and get the adapters for an additional $100.00

So that means the popular T2 Widebody WITH the adapters for $999.00 plus shipping. To upgrade to ARP studs, add 69.00

If you already have panels, yet need the adapters, they are $199.00 shipped, or $269.00 with ARP racing studs.


The picture of the silver car below, has our widebody rear panels, with a set of 305/35(i think)/18 drag radials. These are just factory reproduction wheels. The panels are unpainted, but you can still get an idea. They tuck perfectly, with no rubbing at all. We had to load the rear end with weight on the dyno, and even with the tires all the way in the wheel well, they worked perfectly.

The picture of the yellow vert shows the "Look" of our panels. If you do a search, you will find tons of pics of our panels. Not to mention this is my favorite car, so Im just showing it off.

The rear panels are about 1 week out right now. The fronts started shipping yesterday, so once the backlog is caught up, we can ship within 24 hours.

If you want to run the C6 Z06 splash guards, you can. All you need to do, is do some trimming. We will be releasing our own splash guards in the coming months, so be sure to look out for them.

• T2 Rear quarter panel kit (without adapters) $899.00
• T2 Rear quarter panel kit (with adapters) $999.00 *limited time only*
• T2 Front panel kit $999.00
• A complete fron and rear kit, WITH the adapters is 1,998.00 plus shipping

All prices are plus shipping.

Ikester

Very cool! that would save a ton of money for guys that want the wide body look and still keep factory wheels!

0Jeff @ TPE

Thats kinda what we were thinking. Because not only do you have the couple grand in wheels, but you have to spend another couple grand in tires. This saves you between 3 to 5 thousand dollars

Eric D

Jeff,

The center of the stock hub assembly has a pilot that centers the brake rotor and the wheel and takes radial loads from the wheel. Looking at your photos your adaptor looks as though it would center on the hub, but does not seem to have a center pilot for the wheel. Am I missing something?

0Jeff @ TPE

We can not machine the ridge in the adapter like it is on the hub assembly. The aluminum would just crush when compressed; Or at least deform outside of acceptable tolerances. So instead, we machined the adapter to accept a different style of lug nut, that is not only the flared style, but actually protrudes into the adapter centering it with the wheel. If you look at the lugs that are included, they have a 3/8" steel flange that runs past the flared portion of the lug itself. This is the part that centers the adapter onto the wheel, and holds it in place. Its actually much sturdier than the flange on the hub itself.

Our canadian distributor has run mid 9's with almost 1000rwhp, and has not had adapter issues. We have noticed no differences at all. In either balancing, or extremely high speed runs.

0Jeff @ TPE

All domestic and international orders have shipped.