wide body conversion question
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wide body conversion question
I have a 2007 Z51 with stock polished alum. wheels. I plan on doing a wide body conversion and I understand the ZO6 wheel/tire approx. 2" wider? than the stock Z51 wheel/tire. Does any one have a picture of the conversion with Z51 wheel/tires still on. Reason: I'm probably going to have to run the stock setup for a few weeks. Thanks
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I wouldn't worry about it if it is only a few weeks. It will look odd....but, what the heck, it is only a few weeks. I had to drive around for over a month without a gas cap cover while my color matching was being done. I can't tell you how many people stopped me to tell me that it was missing. The one that really made me laugh was when I progut the car into the dealer for a service....when the porter brought the car out to me....he got out and saw that it was missing and started to panic, thinking it happend while it was at the dealership. 
He calmed down quickly when I told him it was like that when I brought it in. Just consider it a temporary step in the process.
Charley
He calmed down quickly when I told him it was like that when I brought it in. Just consider it a temporary step in the process.Charley
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I can do a complete widebody conversion in one day if you have all the parts ! 
On the rims
Sadly you will need new ones
The stock ones are just not big enough and will look funny
Ans spacers that large are just
On the rims
Sadly you will need new ones
The stock ones are just not big enough and will look funny
Ans spacers that large are just
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...no pics, but it will look odd enough with undersized wheels. If you want to see 13's, look at my avatar/profile. I'm running 19x13's - excellent fit!
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Get a pair of 1.5 to 2.0 inch bolt-on billet aluminum spacers off ebay for about $79 bucks. Bolt those on the back to push the standard C6 rear wheels outboard enough to mostly fill in the bigger Z06 fenders.
It's not an ideal solution, but it will allow you to drive around for a long time with the standard C6 wheels without looking like you've gone completely mental.
Make sure you get the billet aluminum (not cast) bolt-on style spacers, check the torque regularly, and you'll be fine until you get the money together for the properly-sized wheels and tires.
Cheers,
Kent
It's not an ideal solution, but it will allow you to drive around for a long time with the standard C6 wheels without looking like you've gone completely mental.
Make sure you get the billet aluminum (not cast) bolt-on style spacers, check the torque regularly, and you'll be fine until you get the money together for the properly-sized wheels and tires.
Cheers,
Kent
Last edited by Kent1999; Jan 6, 2008 at 04:44 PM.
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Will this setup cause any handling or tire wear issues? Thanks.
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This ain't pretty but here you go...
Uff... that's hard to look at.
I put massive 19" x 13" rear wheels on with 345 nitto invo tires at 13.5" wide. Lots O Grip now.
Fronts are now 18" x 9" instead of the 8" wide stock wheels. Everything fits perfectly under the wheel wells.
Here are the rear wheels:
I only did the rear end and I'm pleased to say I'm very happy I spent the $3k to have it done.
Uff... that's hard to look at.
I put massive 19" x 13" rear wheels on with 345 nitto invo tires at 13.5" wide. Lots O Grip now.
Fronts are now 18" x 9" instead of the 8" wide stock wheels. Everything fits perfectly under the wheel wells.Here are the rear wheels:
I only did the rear end and I'm pleased to say I'm very happy I spent the $3k to have it done.
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Spacers are a great temporary fix though.
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