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Old 10-21-2009 | 10:18 PM
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i am wanting to put some 15x4 and 15x10 pro stars on my 02 ss just wondering the backspacing for front and back and will they pit or do i need to grind the calipers or anything
Old 10-21-2009 | 10:27 PM
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15x10 with 7.5" backspacing and cant remember fronts i think like 1.75 or 1.25 having a brain fart, You ready to grind, grind and grind some more on your calipers and add wheels studs and spacers? look it tires section under facts
Old 10-23-2009 | 06:28 AM
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^ agreed, be ready to be scared when you look at your calipers...... when your done.
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Depends on the wheel you go with on the grinding. Some you do some you don't. We can get you a set of Bogart wheels that require NO grinding on the stock calipers.

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he said prostars. I have 15x9 6.5" convo pros and i had very very minimal grinding nothing like prostars. The BS streetlites have a 15" wheel for fbody to with no grinding.
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Originally Posted by SIC LSX
The BS streetlites have a 15" wheel for fbody to with no grinding.
That is true for the rears but you'll still have to run spacers or grind the fronts for them to fit



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