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Old 03-08-2010, 06:48 PM
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ok so i have decided to buy a 98 camaro body and swap everything over from my 92 camaro ls1/th400 and the strange 12 bolt rearend. ive read that the 3rd gen rear is 2 inches narrower than the 4th gen rearend. i am currently running 28x12.50-15s on 15x10 5.5bs. now my only concern is how will this fit on the 4th gen. will it stick out, to far in, or just perfect? im willing to buy new rims or minitub, i also want to slam the car down as low as possible without running into suspenion problems.
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if the rearend is narrowed 2" on each side then the 15x10 w/ 5.5" bs would fit like stock. If it's narrowed 2" total (i.e. 1" per side), then the 15x10 w/ 5.5" bs wheel would stick out 1".
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sweet. this is turning out to be a good deal. ill just need the madman torque arm and ill be set
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sweet. this is turning out to be a good deal. ill just need the madman torque arm and ill be set
Give me a call at the shop. I can get you set-up with our torque arm, and any other products you may need. Our number is 225-673-3533.
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pretty sure 3rd gen rears are about 1 1/2 inches narrower per side. around 3" overall
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If I have a rear that is narrowed 4 inches per side and I want to run a 15x10. Then I would need 3.5 inch backspacing correct?




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