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HELP NEED SPACERS !!

  

kuwait_vette -> HELP NEED SPACERS !! (9/13/2008 5:09:17 AM)

hey guys
 
i bought new body kit (wide body kit) for the rear part of the car
 
i need wheel adapter spacers for my rear wheels to get them to the out side by 1.5" inch or so
 
can anybody help me by posting a link for this spacer that fits 1998 c5 corvette?
 
i realy need to buy one
 
thanks alot

  
Lee Willis -> RE: HELP NEED SPACERS !! (9/13/2008 2:58:00 PM)

I would not advise that.  Usually it is okay to go up to 1 cm (.4 inch) offest, but any more is asking for trouble.  Buy wider wheels and tires.  Moving the stock wheels out by 1.5" will screw up suspension geometry (moves the tire center outward from its intended design point) and increase stress on the suspension arms by about 10% above what is designed.  Installing wider wheels (say 12 or 13 inch width with the stock offset and 345 width tires will push the outer rim out about 1 to 1.5 inch.  You might have to install a minitub kit on the inside but that''s how to do it right.

  

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