Z28/LS6 build thread...with help from WS6 Store
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She likes to rev....
And a peek at the wheels....17x11 ZR1. I only test fit the driverside and it seems to stick out more than I'd like but I think it's a combo of not adjusting the PHB and that the body is rotated to the pass side. They're 50mm offset with 7.97" backspace so they should fit like a glove.
And a peek at the wheels....17x11 ZR1. I only test fit the driverside and it seems to stick out more than I'd like but I think it's a combo of not adjusting the PHB and that the body is rotated to the pass side. They're 50mm offset with 7.97" backspace so they should fit like a glove.
#53
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I had 2 different sets of ZR1's, originals and the deep dish. I have been playing with F body cars since they came out and I knew a lot of people with 11" rear wheels so I have a little experience with them lol.
I also had fikse's at one point, and the rears were 11" wheels, so I had 3 sets with 11" rears. Then I had 28" slicks and there's a little more that needs to be done there.
Car is looking good man and I love the build.
Oh and be careful, you're a 6 speed with a 10 bolt, with heavy wheels it makes the situation even worse and those zr1's are pretty heavy. My cousin popped his rear on those wheels with sticky tires on a second gear shift on the street, yet Juan was out running 10's on a 10 bolt with slicks and light wheels. The slicks absorb a lot of shock though too through the soft sidewalls. Point is heavy wheels with hard sidewall tires are hard on the 10 bolt when you shock it with a stick shift, but if you have "crappy" tires that spin, then they'll spin before the rear pops. Usually.
I also had fikse's at one point, and the rears were 11" wheels, so I had 3 sets with 11" rears. Then I had 28" slicks and there's a little more that needs to be done there.
Car is looking good man and I love the build.
Oh and be careful, you're a 6 speed with a 10 bolt, with heavy wheels it makes the situation even worse and those zr1's are pretty heavy. My cousin popped his rear on those wheels with sticky tires on a second gear shift on the street, yet Juan was out running 10's on a 10 bolt with slicks and light wheels. The slicks absorb a lot of shock though too through the soft sidewalls. Point is heavy wheels with hard sidewall tires are hard on the 10 bolt when you shock it with a stick shift, but if you have "crappy" tires that spin, then they'll spin before the rear pops. Usually.
Last edited by 00pooterSS; 08-03-2018 at 05:36 PM.
#54
Thanks man. Funny thing about the rearend, I've never broke a 10 bolt regardless of drag radials or a turbo....but as soon as I put a 9 inch in my old TA I snapped the pinion yoke in half I did have a friend who broke 3 in his 6 speed car....all on the street with street tires lol. It's amazing how some break so easy and some take some abuse.
#55
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Thanks man. Funny thing about the rearend, I've never broke a 10 bolt regardless of drag radials or a turbo....but as soon as I put a 9 inch in my old TA I snapped the pinion yoke in half I did have a friend who broke 3 in his 6 speed car....all on the street with street tires lol. It's amazing how some break so easy and some take some abuse.
Behind an auto though, they do very well.
That's hilarious about the 9"
#57
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GM finally started putting rear ends in cars after all these years. These newer vehicles have larger rear ends and i just realized last week my truck has a 9.5", and it's a standard 1500 V8 truck. And the V6 now gets the 8.5/8.6