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Old 01-30-2008, 02:45 PM
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Is there anyway a Wilwood brake kit will fit behind the 19x9.5 +45 wheels on the front? I have a pair with the +35 offset, but i might be sending those back for the +45 due to a quality issue with the ones I have. Im figuring Id have to run a spacer with the +45 offset, but is it doable without having to go with a huge spacer, or pushing the wheels out too far?
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I've got them in 18's up front with the 45mm offset. I'm running the corvette brakes no problem. There's more than a 1/2" of clearance before the caliper would touch the spokes.
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From the C5 or C6? It seems the C6 ones use a larger 6-piston caliper, more closely resembling the Wilwoods, than the C5s use. Its definately good news, but I think the C5 ones dont require as much room.... Could be mistaken.
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You might need the 19 8.5 in the front to clear them???? BB
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Originally Posted by HotWhipT/A
I've got them in 18's up front with the 45mm offset. I'm running the corvette brakes no problem. There's more than a 1/2" of clearance before the caliper would touch the spokes.
HotWhip, Are your fronts 18x9.5 or 8.5? I had the 18x9.5 with a 45mm offset and there was no way to mount them (the spokes would not clear the caliper) I had to run a 5/8 spacer and even then it was real close, so close I wouldn't drive it too far. I ended up swaping out to 19x8.5 with 35mm offset and love the look.
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Originally Posted by Benny Blanco
You might need the 19 8.5 in the front to clear them???? BB
Thats what im thinking, but I cant find any more of the 19x8.5s in black. I have two, but one of them is messed up, and so im probably going to return it, however they have no replacement to offer in that size. So either stick with the 19x8.5s and overlook the defects in the wheel, or swap out to the 19x9.5s and perhaps have to run a spacer to clear the Wilwoods.
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Originally Posted by ezekielta
HotWhip, Are your fronts 18x9.5 or 8.5? I had the 18x9.5 with a 45mm offset and there was no way to mount them (the spokes would not clear the caliper) I had to run a 5/8 spacer and even then it was real close, so close I wouldn't drive it too far. I ended up swaping out to 19x8.5 with 35mm offset and love the look.
Same problem here, i can't see any way that a 18x9.5 will fit with a 45mm offset. It's not even close, the spoke slams into the outer edge of the caliper.



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