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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 10:52 AM
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If I have standard C7 wheels on my Vette can a put on Z51 wheels without any other altercations?
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by joecub22
If I have standard C7 wheels on my Vette can a put on Z51 wheels without any other altercations?
here is something i learned today, im a fitment nut so in trying all the wheels in my shed from all my sold corvettes just for my own F.Y.I. and as i was putting my stock wheels back on my non z51 c7 i grabbed a rear tire to just see how it looked on the front and it would not go on! long story short- fronts fit front and back, backs fit back only. F.Y.I.
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Originally Posted by savage
long story short- fronts fit front and back, backs fit back only. F.Y.I.
Honda S2000 wheel fitment is the same.
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by savage
long story short- fronts fit front and back, backs fit back only. F.Y.I.
How so? Different bolt pattern? Or is it a clearance issue with calipers or whatever?
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Kracka
Honda S2000 wheel fitment is the same.
Meaning what?

On an S2000 you can run the rear (S2000) wheels all the way around, but you either need to bore out the hub or run a 5mm spacer with the correct bore. You can even run a 9" wheel all the way around without clearance issues as long as the offset is correct.
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Default clearance issue with calipers

Originally Posted by LT1xL82
How so? Different bolt pattern? Or is it a clearance issue with calipers or whatever?
bolt pattern is same, bolt pattern on corvette has not changed in years. F.Y.I. bolt pattern is the same as my 1998 blazer s/10 plow truck.
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