Aluminum spare from '86 T/A fit over my '89 Formula rear brakes?
12-06-2003, 05:36 PM
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Car: 2004 GTO
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Aluminum spare from '86 T/A fit over my '89 Formula rear brakes?
I have an aluminum spare out of an '86 Trans Am with the crosslace wheel option. .
Will it fit over the '89 WS6 disc brakes? I think I saw somewhere it will not work.
I got a flat one time and had my wife bring our '96 Z28 to where I was located because I didn't carry a spare. The spare from the '96 did not work and the inside lip was grinding on the caliper.
Will it fit over the '89 WS6 disc brakes? I think I saw somewhere it will not work.
I got a flat one time and had my wife bring our '96 Z28 to where I was located because I didn't carry a spare. The spare from the '96 did not work and the inside lip was grinding on the caliper.
12-06-2003, 07:46 PM
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you should be able to use the spare from the 86 since its from a 3rd gen and not a 4th gen. remember on the 4th gens they had differnt backspacing on there wheels, thats why the one from the 96 was rubbing like that.
12-06-2003, 11:55 PM
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my aluminum spare doesnt fit over my PBRs either, i havent tried my original steel one tho, my car originally had drums, now has disc.
12-07-2003, 03:52 PM
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Car: 91 Z28/99 WS6/02 WS6
Engine: All 350's :)
Transmission: 700R4 & 2 Tremec T56's
Originally posted by Timz2882
you should be able to use the spare from the 86 since its from a 3rd gen and not a 4th gen. remember on the 4th gens they had differnt backspacing on there wheels, thats why the one from the 96 was rubbing like that.
you should be able to use the spare from the 86 since its from a 3rd gen and not a 4th gen. remember on the 4th gens they had differnt backspacing on there wheels, thats why the one from the 96 was rubbing like that.
12-07-2003, 08:01 PM
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Car: 05' GTO
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if u mesure the backspacing on the 87 wheel vs the 91 wheel, u will see clearly that the 87 wheel wont fit and thats why yours didnt work. the 91 z28's have a different back spacing on the front and rear wheels, so if u try and rotate them ull have problems. thats also why u see some people gettin i think its either 4 front rims or 4 rear rims so they can rotate the rims.
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12-08-2003, 12:18 AM
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Car: 91 Z28/99 WS6/02 WS6
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That's some good logic, but it's actually hitting a ridge inside the rim.... 15 inchers without that ridge would clear, but the ones I have are all the same design - so I was SOL...
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by Timz2882
if u mesure the backspacing on the 87 wheel vs the 91 wheel, u will see clearly that the 87 wheel wont fit and thats why yours didnt work. the 91 z28's have a different back spacing on the front and rear wheels, so if u try and rotate them ull have problems. thats also why u see some people gettin i think its either 4 front rims or 4 rear rims so they can rotate the rims.
if u mesure the backspacing on the 87 wheel vs the 91 wheel, u will see clearly that the 87 wheel wont fit and thats why yours didnt work. the 91 z28's have a different back spacing on the front and rear wheels, so if u try and rotate them ull have problems. thats also why u see some people gettin i think its either 4 front rims or 4 rear rims so they can rotate the rims.
I had 4 front GTA's on my 86.
I now have 4 front 16" Formula wheels on my 88.
12-08-2003, 11:13 PM
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thats it , i wasnt sure if it was the fronts or the rears that people got 4 of them so they can rotate the wheels.
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