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Old 11-27-2006, 09:15 AM
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I am gonna get some 17x11s for the rear... do I have to make any mods? to get them to fit or will they fit without rubbing and stuff...
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I am gonna get some 17x11s for the rear... do I have to make any mods? to get them to fit or will they fit without rubbing and stuff...
I got the 50mm offset for my camaro and just had to push the inner fender in a bit, a lot of people complain about bumpstops, but if you just jack the car up by the rear-end so the suspension is loaded you wont have any problems getting them on.
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Yeah I made the mistake of not jacking the car up by the rear diff. so when i put the wheels on they didnt fit. So I spent about an hour grinding and beating on the bumpstops. Now I have no problems with clearance issues. Just wish i would have known about the jacking it up by the rear diff. trick.
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what good does jacking up the rear end do? and do you guys have any pictures of the bump stops?
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Also explain the steps to get the wheels to fit guys! Thanks
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yeah I dont know what a bump stop is.... what about the wheel wells?
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It all depends on the tire you run. On my zr1's(17x11) with a nitto drag radial. No problems, but with a bfg drag radial, they rub on the inside crazy, even when I take out my eibachs and put the stock springs they still rub.
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What size tires are you gonna use? I've got 17 x 11 ZR1 rims w/ 335 Michelin Pilot Sports. Rolled the fender lip, pounded the wheel well a little, tubular lca.

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Search is your friend..... it's been covered about a billion times, here's a thread from just last week.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/612398-bumpstops.html

Any questions, pm me
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17x11's look sweet on our cars!!



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