fender well modifications with 17x11 zr1's
07-04-2007, 01:58 AM
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fender well modifications with 17x11 zr1's just got aset of black chrome zr1s and i put them on the car hoping they wouldnt rub but knowing my luck they did can anyone post pics of what they had to modify to make them fit on a camaro i hear that the trans ams arent as bad.
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07-04-2007, 07:13 AM
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Sorry, no pics, but I can tell you that this is what I needed to do to mount 17x11 50mm offset AFS ZR1 wheels:
Front: Needed to grind off the bump in the middle of the spindle and run a 7/32" spacer. Not sure if you can get by with a smaller spacer. Still have minor rubbing on the inner wheel wells on tight corners though.
Rear: Using the big phricking hammer, with the backseat raised and locked in place, we dented in the areas of the inner fenderwell which were obviously very close by touch. Applied spray undercoating. Repeat after each race event. Also had to dent in the stock LCA's. I eventually added the same spacers to the rear and haven't had any problems since. I don't know how much work it would have been if I had started with the spacers in the rear. I haven't really looked at the bump stops, but you may want to put some white lithium grease on the top of them and see if your wheels are touching them under compression (which isn't ideal).
I do know that my rear street tires will rub against the fender lip on harsh bumps if I leave the rear spacers installed. The front spacers I leave installed all the time.
Front: Needed to grind off the bump in the middle of the spindle and run a 7/32" spacer. Not sure if you can get by with a smaller spacer. Still have minor rubbing on the inner wheel wells on tight corners though.
Rear: Using the big phricking hammer, with the backseat raised and locked in place, we dented in the areas of the inner fenderwell which were obviously very close by touch. Applied spray undercoating. Repeat after each race event. Also had to dent in the stock LCA's. I eventually added the same spacers to the rear and haven't had any problems since. I don't know how much work it would have been if I had started with the spacers in the rear. I haven't really looked at the bump stops, but you may want to put some white lithium grease on the top of them and see if your wheels are touching them under compression (which isn't ideal).
I do know that my rear street tires will rub against the fender lip on harsh bumps if I leave the rear spacers installed. The front spacers I leave installed all the time.
07-04-2007, 10:02 AM
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yeah i already know about the bumpstop i already took the grinder to them & i need to mess with the lower control arms. the fronts are fine im pretty sure cause i just went with 17x9.5 with 10 inch tire so stock size up there.
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Originally Posted by xxcoolrollinxx
i have 11" ZR1's out back and they do not rub one bit ... weird
