How much are these off Fitting?
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How much are these off Fitting? http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...le-Wheel-17X10
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Iv always been a 5.0 guy Til I drove my friends 02 TA. I converted instantly.
i know the bolt pattern is 4.45 and ours is 4.25. What could I do to safely get them on. It could be a cheap fm5 alternative. Even tho its a ford rim. /:
Flame suit is on.
Iv always been a 5.0 guy Til I drove my friends 02 TA. I converted instantly.
i know the bolt pattern is 4.45 and ours is 4.25. What could I do to safely get them on. It could be a cheap fm5 alternative. Even tho its a ford rim. /: Last edited by 14k; Feb 10, 2012 at 05:25 PM.
I did the math a while back and the cheapest possible way to run those wheels is to find a 3rd gen rear and use some 1" adapters. The same adapters would be needed for the front - I dont remember the vendor but someone makes that same wheel in a 17x8 with a high offset. With a 1" adapter it would barely fit under the fenders
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I may be wrong but I thought the 4th gens stock is +54mm rear offset wheels. If you did a 1" spacer (25.4mm) it would put those rims at +50mm offset. I'm not sure what is needed for the wider wheel but I'm sure you can find some 4.75 bolt pattern to 4.5 bolt pattern adapter/spacers online that would fit stock trans am rear and bolt to those wheels.
Other way - a 1" spacer on a wheel with 25mm offset makes its new 'offset' 0... so a rear thats approx 2" narrower per side (3rd gen for example) would pull the wheel back under the quarters
There is some serious lipage on that wheel.
You will need a lot more than 2" narrowed per side to get that wheel
to work with a conversion adapter. They are like usually an 1" or so thick.
Another way you can go is to get custom specs on your axles to match the wheels,
then just get your rotors redrilled in the smaller bolt pattern.
I know it's a pain, but beats running conversion adapters which are heavy and also
one more thing to cause problems.
You will need a lot more than 2" narrowed per side to get that wheel
to work with a conversion adapter. They are like usually an 1" or so thick.
Another way you can go is to get custom specs on your axles to match the wheels,
then just get your rotors redrilled in the smaller bolt pattern.
I know it's a pain, but beats running conversion adapters which are heavy and also
one more thing to cause problems.
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There is some serious lipage on that wheel.
You will need a lot more than 2" narrowed per side to get that wheel
to work with a conversion adapter. They are like usually an 1" or so thick.
Another way you can go is to get custom specs on your axles to match the wheels,
then just get your rotors redrilled in the smaller bolt pattern.
I know it's a pain, but beats running conversion adapters which are heavy and also
one more thing to cause problems.
You will need a lot more than 2" narrowed per side to get that wheel
to work with a conversion adapter. They are like usually an 1" or so thick.
Another way you can go is to get custom specs on your axles to match the wheels,
then just get your rotors redrilled in the smaller bolt pattern.
I know it's a pain, but beats running conversion adapters which are heavy and also
one more thing to cause problems.
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Verdad Gallardo no I meant to get a narrowed rear and also do
the adapter specs on the axles this way no need
for the funky spacer and will look cleaner, lighter, ect
when you get a narrowed rear there is no extra cost or
labor to get it narrowed less or more
same for the axles, you can get them in what ever spec
so at that point just make it all happen.
the adapter specs on the axles this way no need
for the funky spacer and will look cleaner, lighter, ect
when you get a narrowed rear there is no extra cost or
labor to get it narrowed less or more
same for the axles, you can get them in what ever spec
so at that point just make it all happen.
