What other options are there...
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What other options are there... ... if you want to put slicks on your car without paying insane prices for Bogarts or grinding your calipers out of existance? Basically, I'm curious about the following:
1) Are there any other 15" rims that can fit without modification and hold a set of slicks? Will Centerlines fit? If so, what kind?
2) Are there any calipers you can put on a stock LS1 rotor and get Prostars to fit?
3) I've heard that LT1 brakes will work without grinding. Are they smaller rotors, or do you just swap calipers? In what way(s) is this a downgrade in performance? Any other drawbacks?
Thanks in advance!
1) Are there any other 15" rims that can fit without modification and hold a set of slicks? Will Centerlines fit? If so, what kind?
2) Are there any calipers you can put on a stock LS1 rotor and get Prostars to fit?
3) I've heard that LT1 brakes will work without grinding. Are they smaller rotors, or do you just swap calipers? In what way(s) is this a downgrade in performance? Any other drawbacks?
Thanks in advance!
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I may have answered one of my own questions. I see here that Hoosier makes a 16x10 slick. I assume that this would fit on the stock 16" rims? I don't really care what it looks like. I just want slicks on the car for the least amount of money possible.
Centerlines are one of the heaviest setups, don't offer correct backspace or wheel sizes for you car. If your on a sincere budget, the weld prostar is probably your best bet though certainly not your best option regarding weight and other benifits you are overlooking.
Purchase LT1 brakes, convert over, you still have to do some slight modifcations and run spacers to run economy weld wheels. By the time your done, you'll spend close to what it costs to purchase our wheels which we make for your car.
If your on a wall mart budget, choose the weld economy wheels. Don't consider weld high-ended wheels (which for what its worth...many are more expensive then our wheels) or our products. You get what you pay for.
In response to your own answer, the size of the wheel isn't the limiting factor of if a wheel fits, the caliper overhang is the large problem on your car, this has little to do with the diameter of the wheel. A 16 inch wheel has less options regarding tire sizes in addition will not have the traction capabilities of a 15 inch wheel as well as higher rotational losses due to where a large portion of the mass is located.
Good luck in your search.
Steve
Purchase LT1 brakes, convert over, you still have to do some slight modifcations and run spacers to run economy weld wheels. By the time your done, you'll spend close to what it costs to purchase our wheels which we make for your car.
If your on a wall mart budget, choose the weld economy wheels. Don't consider weld high-ended wheels (which for what its worth...many are more expensive then our wheels) or our products. You get what you pay for.
In response to your own answer, the size of the wheel isn't the limiting factor of if a wheel fits, the caliper overhang is the large problem on your car, this has little to do with the diameter of the wheel. A 16 inch wheel has less options regarding tire sizes in addition will not have the traction capabilities of a 15 inch wheel as well as higher rotational losses due to where a large portion of the mass is located.
Good luck in your search.
Steve
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I think I found the best answer to my question... I started looking at the sizes for M/T ET Streets, and they seem to fit stock rim sizes. I'll probably try to buy some stock 16x8 rims from someone and get the ET Streets to fit. I had been looking at the ET Drags, which have a lot fewer options as far as sizes for stock rims.
However, I'd prefer to have some plane-jane steel rims instead of stock T/A 16x8 rims. Where can I get a dirt-cheap, plane-jane steel rim that will fit my car? I'm talking about something that looks like a hubcap or a spare tire belongs on it.
However, I'd prefer to have some plane-jane steel rims instead of stock T/A 16x8 rims. Where can I get a dirt-cheap, plane-jane steel rim that will fit my car? I'm talking about something that looks like a hubcap or a spare tire belongs on it.
