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Old 12-14-2008, 12:42 AM
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I just bought some new '08 Vette wheels. The kind that look somewhat like the C6 Z06 wheels. Anyways, they are 18x8.5 and 19x9.5. Will I need spacers for the rear?
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whats the backspacing?
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whats the backspacing?
That's just it... Idk, I bought them locally. I didn't even know factory corvette wheels CAME in 19x9.5 I thought they were all 19x10. The seller told me they were 18x8.5 and 19x9.5. Where on the wheel will it tell me the backspacing?
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lay the wheel face down and hold a ruler or level across the backside of the wheel. Measure the distance from your ruler/straight edge down to the mating surface for the brake discs...usually has some rust on them or something from brakes, but that is your backspace...
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On one of the inside spokes, or on the inside of the bolt pattern the wheel should be stamped with it's size and offset...or at least visible somewhere when looking on the inside of the rim.




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