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Old 08-09-2014, 05:35 PM
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TT2 hub hits brake caliber just ever so slightly but enough to scratch and scrap it about 1/8 there 17x9.5 Also I used the stock lug nuts just temporary could that mess things up. The wheel studs only go in to the lugs
Half way but to snug the wheel tight.

You guys think it's the stock lugs they should fit
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Fronts are 17x9.5 have a 7" backspace

Rears are 17x11 have a 7 3/4 backspace

I thought this was the right backspacing needed
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That is the correct backspacing but maybe the offset is incorrect.

What brakes are you running?

I've ran a few sets of TT2's and never had that issue.

Do you have any pictures?
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
That is the correct backspacing but maybe the offset is incorrect.

What brakes are you running?

I've ran a few sets of TT2's and never had that issue.

Do you have any pictures?
Back spacing is the same thing as offset just in different terms and how it's measured. A wheel with x amount of backspacing will always have the same offset as any other wheel the same width with the same backspacing. So you can count that out. If they're the right backspacing they're the right offset.
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Originally Posted by scj
Back spacing is the same thing as offset just in different terms and how it's measured. A wheel with x amount of backspacing will always have the same offset as any other wheel the same width with the same backspacing. So you can count that out. If they're the right backspacing they're the right offset.
Makes sense.
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So after doing some online comparing of stock calipers and c5. I clearly a have c5 set up on my car.

So now can I run a 1/4 inch spacer and longer wheel studs cause that would slove the rubbing what brand would you recommend. Also is The stud install a diy job or would I have to take it some where.

Thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by 2002Pewterws6
So after doing some online comparing of stock calipers and c5. I clearly a have c5 set up on my car.

So now can I run a 1/4 inch spacer and longer wheel studs cause that would slove the rubbing what brand would you recommend. Also is The stud install a diy job or would I have to take it some where.

Thanks for the help.
A spacer would work just fine as long as you get the longer studs. They are simple to install (just bang the old ones out and bang the new ones in). Sometimes it's just as much of a PITA to install them with the hub on the car as it is to take the hub and off and do it.

I have NovusTech spacers on my DD and they are a quality product at some of the best prices I found. Whoever you go with, just make sure you get hub-centric, wheel-centric, or both. Cheap ebay spacers are lug-centric and that's when you end up with weird vibrations.
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You should be able run a small spacer to get more clearance. It is very important to make sure you have enough thread engagement on the stud. H&R spacers are top quality.
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You need a 10mm spacer. Fits perfect. I know because that's what I ran on my TTII's and on my weld RTS to clear the c5 caliper
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do the lugs yourself if you have a nice air or battery impact .

you could also grind the caliper
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Originally Posted by Undertow74
You need a 10mm spacer. Fits perfect. I know because that's what I ran on my TTII's and on my weld RTS to clear the c5 caliper
When you ran the 10mm spacer what size wheel studs did you use? I see 2.5 up to 3.5



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