#1 Junior Member
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17x10s... will they fit in the front?
i have 17x10 rims with 255s and 285s in the back... will these rims fit on the front of my camaro?
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
With about 5.25" backspacing they'll clear the suspension, barely, but will stick out a wee bit.
#3 Junior Member
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
they are spaced pretty far out on my 2002 camaro they were even with the rear 1/4 on the outside.
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Axle/Gears: 7.5" 3.23:1, posi, swapping to 8.5"
Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
you still haven't specified a backspacing or offset. You'll need to space them until your effective backspacing is 5.25"
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
how about stock 2001 trans am ws6 rims?
#6 Banned
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
With the correct adapters, yes.
http://www.skulte.com/adapterfaq.html
Since those specific wheels aren't listed there, you'll just need to figure out what your backspacing/offset is & find a wheel listed that matches yours.
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
the specs for the 17x9 WS6 rim is 50mm offset and 7" back space.
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
Yes. Any less & you'll hit the tie rod end.
I have 5" bs & less than 1/4" between my wheel lip & the tie rod. I couldn't even get a 13mm wrench in between them sideways (flat).
#9 Junior Member
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
ok cool.. but they will fit yes?
should i get more than 2 inch spacers? after doing some math it seems 2 inch spacers are exactly what i need..
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
Acually i have another question, if i do the ls1 brake conversion, what size spacers would i need then? doesnt this change things a little?
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
I dont think they make that big a difference. Maybe a 1/4" if that. You use your stock rotor as the hub, then put an LS1 rotor over that, then your spacer/wheel, so it only pushes it out the thickness of the rotor.
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Re: 17x10s... will they fit in the front?
The LS1 rotor will push things out 0.300" IIRC so you should just go with a spacer that is 0.250" narrower then what you had initially planned.
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