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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 03:29 AM
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Put Z06 Rims with Wide body good in the rear but the front rims offset of course is for z06 and I have it on a basic c6 is there any way to move the Rim about 5-7mm inwards?? I know outward with spacer but I guess there no way to move them inwards??
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You need a wheel with a different offset,which much cause brake clearance issues.

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Originally Posted by jorge858
Put Z06 Rims with Wide body good in the rear but the front rims offset of course is for z06 and I have it on a basic c6 is there any way to move the Rim about 5-7mm inwards?? I know outward with spacer but I guess there no way to move them inwards??
Buy reproduction 18x9.5 corvette wheel in standard C6 front offset from a vendor like house of wheels. Cheaper than fenders and paint. I run a 275/35r18 up front on a set of these.
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if you have a widebody, then z06 wheels are perfect.

If you onl have the wide-booty (rear end) - then you cant use the Z06 fronts. As noted by others, you need a higher offset... and theres no getting around that.
You need to replace the wheels with normal C6 front offsets
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Originally Posted by lowriderflow
if you have a widebody, then z06 wheels are perfect.

If you only have the wide-booty (rear end) - then you cant use the Z06 fronts. As noted by others, you need a higher offset... and theres no getting around that.
You need to replace the wheels with normal C6 front offsets
Right now I have about 7mm of tire on the out side in the front. I dont really want to change the front rims because I have the z06 big brake kit & they are brand New

The front are 275 tire , would changing them to 255 tire make a different ?? or because of the offset they will stay about the same ??

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