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Will a 16" billet specialties street lite fit over the LS1 front brakes?

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Old 01-18-2010, 05:31 PM
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Default Will a 16" billet specialties street lite fit over the LS1 front brakes?

Seems like you have to grind to fit a 15x4" billet specialties wheel over the front brakes. No grinding is required for the 17", but sometimes the 17/15" combination looks a little off if the front is not lowered. Planning on running a 15" rear with a 28" tire.
Seems like the 16x4" front wheel should work pretty good, but will it fit without any grinding of the calipers?
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Also BS currently does not offer a 17x4" wheel, so the 16x4 would work pretty good. Anyone know the answer to this?
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alot of ls cars come with 16's i dont see why you would have to grind
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Shouldn't have to. I wasn't aware that BS made a 16x4.
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BS does not list a 16x4, these are the sizes they list:

16x7
16x8
16x9.5
17x7
17x8
17x9.5
17x11
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So the 16x7 should work without grinding calipers any? What backspacing would be best for 16x7 on the front?
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The grinding for 15x4's was minimal, I think if you do 16x7's, you are not gaining anything. You'd be running 235's up front and so the front wheel/tire combo would basically weigh the same as stock:




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