CCW corvette wheels on a trans am?
08-18-2011, 09:34 PM
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CCW corvette wheels on a trans am? I have a 97 trans am with a ford nine inch rear and drag studs in the back. I recently picked up some nice ccw 19x10 vette wheels and from what I understand I need a 1-1/4" spacer to make them fit. Only thing is I have a ford nine inch in the rear with drag studs in the hubs. This means I can't use a bolt on spacer and need the standard shoot through/slide on style. I don't want to put stock length lugs back on because from what I understand they like to give you a hard time with them then at the track. These are 19 inch rims so I'm not going to be hooking hard enough to snap the lugs with a 1-1/4" spacer on it. So I don't think i need to worry about safety issues and I'm pretty sure I'll have enough space on the studs for the the lugs. Any ideas of where I could get a spacer that big? Or anyone that have encountered this problem themselves?
08-18-2011, 11:03 PM
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mount them up there...see what you need.
most ccw wheels ive seen are close to the same offset as fbody. may require a small spacer. i know the 19x10 in stock rear on c6 requires a spacer.
are all 4 19x10? do you know the offset or backspacing on them??
most ccw wheels ive seen are close to the same offset as fbody. may require a small spacer. i know the 19x10 in stock rear on c6 requires a spacer.
are all 4 19x10? do you know the offset or backspacing on them??
08-24-2011, 08:24 PM
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Bolt on spacers are bad. Anything larger than a 1/2" spacer is bad. I had 4 of the 5 studs shear off the front from the bolt on spacers I had on, luckily the last stud held on long enough for me to get off the road and get a roll back called. It wasnt pretty.
I'm now in the process of replacing extremely worn tie rod ends and trying to track down a horrendous popping in my front end, im suspecting ball joints..caused by the extra stress put on the parts due to the spacers. The 1" spacers I had in the back seemed to work alright. But i would NEVER ever EVER put the back on after my experience.
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I'm now in the process of replacing extremely worn tie rod ends and trying to track down a horrendous popping in my front end, im suspecting ball joints..caused by the extra stress put on the parts due to the spacers. The 1" spacers I had in the back seemed to work alright. But i would NEVER ever EVER put the back on after my experience.
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