4th Gen Camaro w/ Magnesium C5 Wheels
12-16-2011, 09:32 PM
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4th Gen Camaro w/ Magnesium C5 Wheels Running 1" spacers on the back but adjusted panhard bar and will slightly message the inner fenders and I can get rid of the spacers.
12-17-2011, 07:31 AM
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I was going to run spacers on mine but my stock wheel studs were going to be a little too short so I elected to hammer in the fenders a little bit not only does it look better with the wheels tucked in there but it also allowed me to keep the stock studs.
12-21-2011, 10:36 PM
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did you go for all rears or did you find a set of fronts and rears? I am also using a 1" spacer in the back, 5/8th spacer in the front to clear the 5th gen brembos and it looks alot better than without the spacers. also had mine painted a darker bronze, i think it goes alittle better with the black car.
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12-22-2011, 05:19 PM
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They are the staggered corvette set. Would have liked to have gotten 18's all the way around but if all I have to do is tap the inner fender in just a tad to make the rears fit without rubbing I can sell my rear spacers and keep a little more peace of mine since they are bolted to the car directly. I have the bolt on spacers for the rears so im not too concerned, it just looks like a 70's muscle car with the rears sticking out pretty far and the fronts tucked in.
Like the idea of the 5th gen brembos, how much did the calipers set u back?
Like the idea of the 5th gen brembos, how much did the calipers set u back?
12-23-2011, 08:50 AM
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got the calipers from SLP via an ebay purchase for 450 shipped, factor in the arp studs, brake lines, HPS pads and 2 drill bits to open the mounting holes... id say about 750 installing it myself. As for the 70's muscle car look, it didnt jive with the brembos so it had so go.... The steering tracks the ruts in the road much more with the 18x9.5 wheels with the spacers installed, took me by surprise the first time i felt it. In all, i got the exact look i was after. Ill try and get pics of the magnesium wheels with the 14" brembos soon.
12-23-2011, 08:53 AM
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yes I got the 18x9.5 rear wheels on all 4 corners, took a good 6 months to find 4 rears individually. I wanted to be able to rotate tires and have never been a big fan of staggered wheel on an f body. the wheel openings are about the same size front and back so the smaller wheel in the front looks off to me.
