Sorry for the long turnaround. Here's a photo (attached) of mine taken while on a day trip to Cape
Girardeau MO a couple years ago. Car still looks as good as if not better than this pic and runs just as
nice and has since lost the catalytic converter you see hanging down on the passenger's side. Just
fell off somewhere along the way! :-) (Palms up, shoulders shrugged) What could I do but leave it by
the wayside?
According to what I read, per GM, the rear should be able to handle up to a 20" wheel and the front up
to a 19" wheel without requiring spacers.
It was recommended to use spacers so that the sidewall of the tires are even with the outer edge of
the wheel well flair. Not much more than a 1 15/16" inch spacer should be required. The best way to
determine that is after the the wheels are in place, measure the distance from the recessed sidewall to
the outer edge of the flair with a tape measure and space accordingly.
This is touted to increase wheel base slightly and add stability in hard cornering situations. Added to the
narrower height of the rear sidewall, rear end wash is virtually eliminated and the stability in high speed
cornering situations is improved even more.
As you see, I chose to go without the spacers for the time being, but I'm seriously contemplating using
them on the front because of a little rub of the inside rear of the front tires on the tie rods when I'm
making sharp turns.
But if you want to really protect your 87, make sure to do what I did and install a set of weld on
sub frame stabilizers and compliment that with the strut tower braces. That'll protect your uni-body
Camaro from crumbling like a beer can from repreated high speed cornering and other slalom event
driving scenarios.
I have more pics, but I think this one best demonstrates how sweet those OER rims look on the 87 IROC.
As the proud owner of a rare 1987 Z28 IROC-Z L98 20th Anniversary 5.7L Vin8 Special Edition 1 of 1585 produced out of the approximately 189,000 Camaros GM ran off in 1987, I of course think mine looks better than anyone elses out there. But then, that's just me. I'm sure I'll get flamed for that statement, but that is my belief. I've seen a lot of wannabe contenders, but none of them hold water against what I've done to this sweet ride! Which is still a stock build. The motor and transmission numbers still match.
If anything, the judges might possibly consider this slightly modified stock because of the ported and
powdercoated intake and plenum and the Holly Avenger 52mm throttle body upgrade. But she runs
like a bat outta hell and sounds twice as sweet with those 3 1/2" stove pipes. And with the upgrades,
too many to list here, she now puts out 1 HP per cubic inch at the wheels. I know, that's not much
compared to today's standards, but it's quite an improvement over stock 1987 standards.
But the fact that NOBODY out there has come up with another of the above series to match up to mine
says that mine is one of the last cars standing of the 20th Anniversary Corvette Package Editions. Alot
of people blow hot air about how theirs is close. But close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
and the wannabe builds will NEVER come close what mine already is! So eat your hearts out y'all... :-)
(Stated in the spirit of friendly competition!)
Later gator,
Datacop....
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Originally Posted by 87IROC198Z  I'm thinking of doing the same but also wondering if a 255/40/R18 would fit in the rear without spacers or mods. Do you have any pictures of your car with these wheels? Thanks! |
