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New wheels are on the Caddy......finally some real rubber!!!

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Old 06-21-2016, 05:50 PM
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Default New wheels are on the Caddy......finally some real rubber!!!

Well my wheels came in today and I was going to wait and do the 5 lug swap and put them on this weekend but.......I'm impatient.

Excuse the 4x4 look, ground controls are on the way.

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The Wheels are Cray Spyder in 19x9 +50 and 19x10.5 +65

http://www.craycorvettewheels.com/

Other than the 5 lug swap I swapped out the trailing arms with a set of Creative steel trailing arms, installed ARP 2.5" Wheel studs all the way around and used a 10mm spacer behind each wheel. Which puts the correct offset to 19x9 +40 and 19x10.5 +55

The tires are Hankook V12 Evo2s 255/35/19 and 295/30/19 these are slightly smaller in diameter than the stock tires but there are plenty of tire choices in those sizes over the 295/35/19 size.
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They look awesome!
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Can you take a side shot at an angle to show the concave? Looks good!
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Those look great. The tread pattern on those tires disguise how wide they really are. I would have thought they were 275's.
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The 4x4 height looks good to me....Nice to see a wide stance!
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looks good man, how's the caliper to spoke clearance?
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Looks real nice. Something to think about if I didn't already have two sets of 6-lugs. Definitely making a mental note for when I tire of these!
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thumbs up from me!
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yeah they dont look like 295s in the pic. looks great though.
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I like it. The spoke design on the wheels gets my OCD in a tizzy as they look like they will be difficult to clean with all of the inside corners. Oh, and while we're talking about my issues show your exhaust tips some love!
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What kind of spacers are you using? Are they hub-centric?
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Originally Posted by BudRacing
What kind of spacers are you using? Are they hub-centric?
Here is a link to the spacers I'm using and yes they are hub-centric. Unfortunately the spacers take up the remaining space on the hub so you have to tighten the wheel slowly in a star pattern as the wheels are now lug centric. That was another reason I went with ARP wheel studs on all four hubs.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191669922401?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Once I lower the car and check my clearances I may go with these since they have a hub for the wheel to sit on and just knock out the studs. I just don't want the wheel poking out past the car, I believe that the top of the wheel shouldn't poke out past the fender.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Wheel-****...VWjbam&vxp=mtr

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Thanks. I'm scouring google now checking for a 6x115 version. I remember finding some several years ago, but looks like the search results are much different now.
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There aren't many wheel out there in a 6x115 that look decent and have the proper offset.
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Them are probably the best looking rims I've seen on a V1!! I've stuck with the stock because I just haven't seen any I really like. Well Done!!
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Originally Posted by FD3SLS1
There aren't many wheel out there in a 6x115 that look decent and have the proper offset.
I was referring to the spacers. I have STS-V wheels with cheap 13mm spacers which came with the car that i've been meaning to replace.
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nice look. i personally would've stuck with the oem hubs.
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Car looks bad *** on those rims, reminds me of my niche m146 I had on my wife Malibu .



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