19x12 On The Back of F-Body ???
07-09-2009, 09:55 PM
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i would love to figure out how to run the 12 in the back. i dont think the "full miin tube is needed. but it would take so hammering and som grinding. then more hammering.
07-11-2009, 08:09 AM
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When I put on the wheel adapters to fit my '09 C6 wheels, (18x8.5 19x10) The rears stuck out about 1/4-1/2 inch. While THAT'S not too bad, I definitely wouldn't want them to stick out anymore. I could only imagine how 19x12 would look...
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07-12-2009, 03:38 AM
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I've got a set of those C6 19x12s too. But I haven't mounted them to the car because I'll either have to use .75" spacers and definately get the Joe Dirt look. Or like everyone here says; BFH, minitub, inset LCAs & shock/springs... basically more work than even I'd want to do just to get them under the car.
The Joe Dirt thing could be overcome with some custom wheelwell/fender flaring if you go with the spacers. But I wonder about the way the car would track and handle with the difference in wheel centerlines between the front and back at that point.
The Joe Dirt thing could be overcome with some custom wheelwell/fender flaring if you go with the spacers. But I wonder about the way the car would track and handle with the difference in wheel centerlines between the front and back at that point.
07-12-2009, 01:03 PM
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I've got a set of those C6 19x12s too. But I haven't mounted them to the car because I'll either have to use .75" spacers and definately get the Joe Dirt look. Or like everyone here says; BFH, minitub, inset LCAs & shock/springs... basically more work than even I'd want to do just to get them under the car.
The Joe Dirt thing could be overcome with some custom wheelwell/fender flaring if you go with the spacers. But I wonder about the way the car would track and handle with the difference in wheel centerlines between the front and back at that point.
The Joe Dirt thing could be overcome with some custom wheelwell/fender flaring if you go with the spacers. But I wonder about the way the car would track and handle with the difference in wheel centerlines between the front and back at that point.
i been talking to a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer in the rear(he has stock z06 offset)
so if you cut off the bump stop that should make alot of room there. i wish some would would post it.
^^^guy a couple up says he has them but hasnt put them on. well please put them on for us. put *** on stands and put put rim on. and let us no with pictures where it hit. hell i will give you $25 to do it with pictures. then i know what i can and cant do.
is it true ta have more room?
07-12-2009, 07:56 PM
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this question was brought up last year and there is a guy that just used a spacer and rolled the **** of his fenders and used the bfh and it was lowered with stock c6z06 wheels and tires. some guy with a green lt1 camaro on here
07-13-2009, 06:28 PM
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so you dont have a spacer?
i been talking to a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer in the rear(he has stock z06 offset)
so if you cut off the bump stop that should make alot of room there. i wish some would would post it.
^^^guy a couple up says he has them but hasnt put them on. well please put them on for us. put *** on stands and put put rim on. and let us no with pictures where it hit. hell i will give you $25 to do it with pictures. then i know what i can and cant do.
is it true ta have more room?
i been talking to a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer in the rear(he has stock z06 offset)
so if you cut off the bump stop that should make alot of room there. i wish some would would post it.
^^^guy a couple up says he has them but hasnt put them on. well please put them on for us. put *** on stands and put put rim on. and let us no with pictures where it hit. hell i will give you $25 to do it with pictures. then i know what i can and cant do.
is it true ta have more room?
I test fitted them. The issue just isn't the stock Z06 offset. The 12" wide rim adds at least 1" to the backside of the wheel from the offset mount. Another issue is that going over terrain, the solid rear axle and pan bar doesn't allow the wheel to just move up and down in the wheelwell in a linear fashion. You have to allow for side to side and angular movement as well. Thirdly, I have determined that moving the shock spring assembly and the LCA assemblies inward, as well as shortening the axles and tubes by at least .75", and adding 1.5" to the inner tubs (minitub) would be neccessary for a santary install. I don't believe in bashing the structural on my car with a sledge to get something to fit.
I am a decent mechanic and bodyman both. The only thing that would make this install worth doing in my book is the ability to mount the PBR 6 piston Z06 C6 braking system. People talk **** about them. But they are more reliable over the long haul and will stay in the fight longer than even the best Willwood system. I've owned and used both and can say that from experience. But even this plus only balances the work involved.
And like I said, only a couple of companies that I know of make the 325/30/19 for this application.. making the proposition even more expensive.
I will jack my car up, mount that wheel, and take pics of it for you in the morning before I jet out for work. Maybe tonight if there is enough light.
07-15-2009, 03:26 AM
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so you dont have a spacer?
i been talking to a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer in the rear(he has stock z06 offset)
so if you cut off the bump stop that should make alot of room there. i wish some would would post it.
^^^guy a couple up says he has them but hasnt put them on. well please put them on for us. put *** on stands and put put rim on. and let us no with pictures where it hit. hell i will give you $25 to do it with pictures. then i know what i can and cant do.
is it true ta have more room?
i been talking to a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer in the rear(he has stock z06 offset)
so if you cut off the bump stop that should make alot of room there. i wish some would would post it.
^^^guy a couple up says he has them but hasnt put them on. well please put them on for us. put *** on stands and put put rim on. and let us no with pictures where it hit. hell i will give you $25 to do it with pictures. then i know what i can and cant do.
is it true ta have more room?
OK. SLP 17x9.5 coming off. I jacked the car from the axle to simulate load.
This is a real Corvette Z06 19x12. I took this pic so that everone can see what a big bastard this is going to be. lol
This is with the wheel pushed up against the inner wheel well and the LCA. There is roughly about .45" space here. And yes. I know my rear rotors are shot.
The bump stop shouldn't be an issue. But the wheel is up against the wheelwell wall.
..as well as up against the LCA.
OMG! Not the set of Mr. Gasket 7/16" non-concentric wheel spacers that I thought I had thrown away! I don't recommend using these in any capacity as they do not self center on the wheel nor axle. They will mess up your balance and are not safe structurally for what we do with our cars. So you did not see me just stuff one of these behind this wheel...did you?
The wheel is on..
..clears the lower portion of the wheelwell wall...
...and the LCA as well.
Almost dead even with the top of the fender.
And a frontal view.
The last time I tried this I had my car on a lift with the axle sagging. Thats probably the reason I got different results this time. Not too bad for just the addition of 7/16" spacers. I would go with some mild fender flares to keep the tires from sticking out from beneath the fender completely. And extend the bump stops to prevent bottoming out against the fender. But this option is do-able. Only thing I'm not sure about is side to side pan bar action pulling the tire into the wheelwell wall. May yet need to modify the upper inner wheelwell to clear -BFH mod..
Slammed, this may just look good.Ulimately, I think bringing the wheelwell wall and LCA in is a more sanitary fix as that would allow the wheel to come in another 7/16"...negating the use of the flare.
Still Joe Dirt? Let me know what you guys think.
Story on the wheels is the person I got them from curbed them pretty good. That is the reason I got them for $200... and made this experiment financially acceptible.
07-15-2009, 02:54 PM
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bad ***. and thanks from all of us.
so if you get off set LCA and trim the bump stop(i dont need it) and hammer the fender. and rooler the fender. this will work.
great.
there is a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer on the rear.
does anyone know how much more the fenders stick out on a ta. or how much more room is in the fender well
bad ***. and thanks from all of us.
so if you get off set LCA and trim the bump stop(i dont need it) and hammer the fender. and rooler the fender. this will work.
great.
there is a guy on here that has 19x10 with a 1.5" spacer on the rear.
does anyone know how much more the fenders stick out on a ta. or how much more room is in the fender well
