weld fbody specific wheels not fitting
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weld fbody specific wheels not fitting Bought these from a guy that ordered from jegs that are fbody specific. I've tried on two camaros one a 98 and one a 2000. It broke the inner balancing weights off and made a line from the brake caliper on the wheel. Any clue why they aren't fitting? He had them on a trans am and they fit fine.
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Verdad Gallardo Did you do a little grinding last night OP? The Dark Star wheels I have are supposed to fit without any issues too, but I had rubbing of the caliper on the passenger side only. I ground down the area on the caliper that has the fins and that fixed the issue. It was very minor grinding needed and nothing that's going to compromise the integrity of the caliper. Hopefully it's the same case for you.
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What year Trans AM?
I have that exact same wheel on my 96 Z28, and fit no problem, but I have heard on 98+ cars (LS1) they take some grinding on the calipers because of the different design.
If you keep driving it like that, you'll wear a groove in the inner part of the wheel, which will in time provide you the clearance you need. I would not recommend doing that though.