Need Help with wheel spacer math..
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Burning Brakes
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From: East Wenatchee Washington
Need Help with wheel spacer math..
I have a 1998 C5 with a TPE wide body kit front and rear. I Recently bought a set of take off wheels and tires from a 2012 GS owner.. here is my question, What size wheel spacers do i need to run and who do you recommend i purchase them from?
THANKS!
Jon
THANKS!
Jon
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Burning Brakes
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From: East Wenatchee Washington
Really? Thats AWESOME! so youre saying that somebody has already put these on a C5?? because the hours of searching i have done have come up with nothing..
Thank you oh wise internet Troll.. Lots of help buddy Thanks
Thank you oh wise internet Troll.. Lots of help buddy Thanks
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Burning Brakes
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From: East Wenatchee Washington
So they have a spacer for a C5 offset wheel.. the Wheels i have are C6 GrandSport size.. is it the same offset? its a wider and taller wheel... that was my question..
So right in my title i posted (Wheel spacer MATH) meaning that i do not know the offset and Maybe just Maybe there was a C5 owner that had put C6 Zo6 wheels on their car and went through what im doing..
So right in my title i posted (Wheel spacer MATH) meaning that i do not know the offset and Maybe just Maybe there was a C5 owner that had put C6 Zo6 wheels on their car and went through what im doing..
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Burning Brakes
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From: East Wenatchee Washington
Do either of you have a Wide body car? or were you both just so excited to be the guy that gets to say "use the search button".. Why not just keep on going instead of trying to fire me up.. Be useful or dont throw in your .02
"AlohaC5" Senior Member
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Since you want to examine the MATH necessary to solve this problem, how about you setup the equation.
What is the offset of your wheels in mm?
What is the width of your tires?
What is the amount of 'flare' in your TPE quarter panels, e.g., 2"?
What is the distance between the edge of your quarter panel and tire (gap)?
Do you want your wheels flush with the new panels or recessed (mm)?
Solve for width of wheel spacer or adapter, e.g., 1/2" spacer, 3/4" spacer or 1" adapter
There are a lot of members using TPE and L5 fender flares on this forum.....
C5 (coupe/vert): Front 17x8.5, +58mm offset = 7.03" backspace and Rear 18x9.5 +65mm offset = 7.81" backspace
C6 fronts are 18x8.5 with offset of +56mm and the rear is 19x10 with offset of +78mm
2006+ Z06:
Front: 18 x 9.5, Offset: +40mm, Tire Size: 275/35/18 and Back Spacing: 6.82” (173.35mm)
Rear: 19 x 12, Offset: +59mm, Tire Size: 325/30/19 and Back Spacing: 8.82” (224.09mm)
Here's a link to an offset calculator that will help you determine where any given wheel will be:
http://www.1010tires.com/wheeloffsetcalculator.asp
What is the offset of your wheels in mm?
What is the width of your tires?
What is the amount of 'flare' in your TPE quarter panels, e.g., 2"?
What is the distance between the edge of your quarter panel and tire (gap)?
Do you want your wheels flush with the new panels or recessed (mm)?
Solve for width of wheel spacer or adapter, e.g., 1/2" spacer, 3/4" spacer or 1" adapter
There are a lot of members using TPE and L5 fender flares on this forum.....
C5 (coupe/vert): Front 17x8.5, +58mm offset = 7.03" backspace and Rear 18x9.5 +65mm offset = 7.81" backspace
C6 fronts are 18x8.5 with offset of +56mm and the rear is 19x10 with offset of +78mm
2006+ Z06:
Front: 18 x 9.5, Offset: +40mm, Tire Size: 275/35/18 and Back Spacing: 6.82” (173.35mm)
Rear: 19 x 12, Offset: +59mm, Tire Size: 325/30/19 and Back Spacing: 8.82” (224.09mm)
Here's a link to an offset calculator that will help you determine where any given wheel will be:
http://www.1010tires.com/wheeloffsetcalculator.asp
Last edited by Gray Ghost GS; Dec 24, 2011 at 11:57 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: East Wenatchee Washington
Here's a link to an offset calculator that will help you determine where any given wheel will be:
http://www.1010tires.com/wheeloffsetcalculator.asp[/QUOTE]
Thank you i appreciate it.
http://www.1010tires.com/wheeloffsetcalculator.asp[/QUOTE]
Thank you i appreciate it.
