Im looking to make the stance of my Z51 better but I want to keep my stock rims (for now). Ive seen some using wheel spacers but Im unsure if this is a good idea or not ? I was told 3mm for the front and 5mm in the rear. Thoughts and or suggestions please.

 

 

That will work. I got wider wheels, thus eliminating the need for spacers.

 

Had/have them installed on trucks and SUVs, but never on cars. No reason why they wouldn’t work on a Vette. My only advice is to make sure that you go with a quality spacer, like Adaptec, that uses American Alcoa 6061-T6 Billet Aluminum, and not the China cast pot metal material that you find on eBay.

 

No. Functionally totally unnecessary, and can be a safety issue in some situations.

 

I have 6mm wheel spacers from WeaponX along either their ET (extended thread) lug nuts--which I think is the main reason I opted for their setup. The spacers went on nice and snug and was able to get plenty of thread engagement on them. However, I would not go any further than that and would highly suggest getting different wheels/studs depending on your application and goals. For my particular setup, it worked out great and I'm happy with the results.

 

I got 5mm on all 4 corners since 3 years on my Z51 without any issues.
Tires just sit perfectly flush.

 

First off beautiful car . The look I'm going for at this point is just a wider stance. Ive only had the car for 3 months and have brand new Michelins. So replacing the tires and rims really isnt in my plans for now. My thoughts are this would be a less expensive way of getting to that look but I dont want to risk damaging the car or injuries.

 

I assume you're running stock rims and tires . Did you lower the car at all? If so any issues with rubbing?

 

Stock 19/20 Michelin`s and not lowered.


No rubbing.

 

Yep, that’s a nice stance

 

6mm front and rear? Non Z07 suspension?

 

[QUOTE=Benwish;1602019887]Stock 19/20 Michelin`s and not lowered.


No rubbing.[/QUOT
Looks nice

 

Thank you for the compliments.

@Madmouse2895 I can completely understand your sentiment. I'm in the process of picking out some aftermarket wheels for the car and while this is an exciting time, it's also very stressful. The spacers, if done correctly, can easily satisfy your need for the time being.

@sTz Thank you!

@Tuf2Pas Indeed. 6mm front and rear. The car is fully lowered on stock bolts with a DSC Sport V4 controller and their street/track alignment specs. I was able to achieve quite a few 1.25+G turns without any rubbing. This is a non-Z07 car. This car will also see track duty. As for why I didn't get a Z07, it largely came down to the fact that I knew I was going to get a DSC setup (might get their Tractive shocks) and a few other aftermarket suspension goodies, along with Girodisc steel brakes regardless so, I just didn't see the glaring need if I was going to tinker with the handling dynamics.

These are shots of when I went to the Tail of the Dragon with my wife (she's even driving in one of the pictures). You can see the suspension travel and how close it gets at that kind of lateral force. Checking through my PDR data and even through the Cosworth app, we were able to verify that we did indeed hit the majority of these turns at the aforementioned G rating. After returning to Florida, I took the wheels off, not only to clean them from that long drive but also to check for any signs of rubbing. There was none.

 

These are aftermarket wheels (AR924) on my Z51 which are 6mm front and 4mm rear further out when compared to OEM. So very close to the 5mm all around that @Benwish posted. This gets the tires flush with the fenders. I get a tiny bit of rub but only on track. For reference I'm fully lowered on the stock bolts and running wider tires (265 front / 305 rear). I don't see any issues with just street use.

 

[QUOTE=JMII;1602024948]These are aftermarket wheels (AR924) on my Z51 which are 6mm front and 4mm rear further out when compared to OEM. So very close to the 5mm all around that @Benwish posted. This gets the tires flush with the fenders. I get a tiny bit of rub but only on track. For reference I'm fully lowered on the stock bolts and running wider tires (265 front / 305 rear). I don't see any issues with just street use.

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Thank you for that information very helpful !

 

Did you have to use longer studs and/or different plugs, or did you use as is?

 

Running them as is, no change of hardware.

 

Thank you for posting that. I have been looking for spacers, hub centric, good quality, good selection of thickness for a while. What I have been finding was missing at least one of them and many were stupidly expensive.

These look great!