Comments? Questions?

Can anyone with wheels spacers tell me if their car eats bearings because of them? Just curious...

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92 Z28 - 5.7 - Black/Grey Leather
Macewen White Faced Guages
SLP T-RAM, 24lb/h Injectors
Accell 58mm Throttle Body
SLP 1 3/4" Headers
3" Flomaster American Thunder Series
'99 Corvette C5 Wheels

SLP T-RAM Registry & Custom 3rd Gen Decals Here!

 

I think it looks sweet, what size are those?

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91 rs, convertible, K&N, Edelbrock open element cleaner, 3.73, B&M mega-shifter, goodmark cowl-induction hood,tinted windows,MacEwen Overlays
Coming soon......"Custom" non-red material.

 

They are 17x9 in front wiht 245/45/17s and 18x10 in the rear with 275/40/18s. The 2.5" spacers all around cost me almost as much as the wheels!!!

 

Mike,
I have those exact wheels on my car. I have had no ill effects on the bearings. Side note, you should change the rear tires to 275/35/18's. You will gain a whole lot of wheel well clearance. My 40's were getting really cut up by the fender lip. Also, the 275/35/18 is an exact "plus size" from the tires originally came on the car. Looks good btw!


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-Jason
"Get this, no man with a good car needs to be justified."

91 Z28 305 TPI/5 Spd
92 Formula 305 TPI/5 Spd

 

OWWWW MAN! That is a bad *** car. If anyone calls that spoiler Rice, i will find you and burn your house down. That is one sweet car. I just put spacers for some 5 spoke racing wheels on my Black IROC, ttops. My goal is to have your 91 92 ground effects, spoiler, and sweet wheels, with the BIG block hood, then ill work on the 383 Stroker Super Ram...... Hey what size spacers did you use. I put 1.25" in the front, and 2.5" in the back, and yes the back ones stick out like a hillbilly car, im going to get a machine shop to shave em down. NICE CAR!!!

 

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BADA$$!!! Are those the factory blisters? The lighting kinda makes it hard to tell.
--pat

 

I want to see some more pictures of your car...whats the interior look like?
--pat

 

The car is factory stock on the outside excpet I took of the 5.7 emblem to keep the guys guessing...

Here's a taste of the inside...


Here's the motor...

 

That's sweet, just sweet!

 

Awesome car man.

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1992 Camaro RS
305ci automatic, all stock til I get some cash.
My 1992 RS

 

That's a factory Z28 spoiler. Why would someone call that rice? Nice car man!!!

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1991 Camaro RS, approximately 500hp 355, 11:1 compression, Eagle h-beam rods, forged steel crank, TRW lightweight 2 valve relief pistons, comp cams hydraulic roller, fully ported Dart Iron Eagle heads, Victor Jr., Holley 750, Hooker shorty headers w/3" collector, true dual 3" exhaust, Moroso spiral mufflers, T56 6-speed, Boyd Coddington 17x9, 17x11 wheels, 275/40zr17 fronts, 315/35zr17 rears, Cerillo racing seats w/ harnesses, Harwood cowl hood, 4:10 posi, Global West adjustable rear suspension, panhard bar and torque arm, Hotchkis front and rear springs, 1LE sway bars, Koni adjustable shocks.

 

What kind of tires are those? I only ask cause im trying to decide on a new set, and want to hear peoples opinions of different tires.

 

They are Goodyear Eagle F1s. Drove on them last night for the first time and they feel great and HOOK UP! Just a wee-bit too big, they rub on heavy bumps... I might have to try the 35 profile that was mentioned above. If anyone needs a brand new set of 275/45/18, let me know!!!

 

Cool! Is that a T-Ram?!?! Those things look so cool!

 

Gorgeous damn car man! Seriously a bad-*** example of what a 3rd gen can be.

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1986 Camaro SC
1987 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
1990 Chevy Beretta
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Wow I didn't know they fit so well with only a 2.5" spacer. I have 3" spacers on my rears and they line right up with the fender and dont stick out.

Good looking car!

Lets see if this pic works


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Trevor Myhre
91 Firebird Formula-
Built 355 w/ ATI ProCharger P600B 12psi, 2 core intercooler.
Pro-Built Stage 3 700-R4 w/ Continental 2400 stall TC
C5 wheels and tires.

92 Firebird Convertible-
TBI 305 w/ L98 cam, MSD 6A, Open Element, Free mods
700-R4
WS6 wheels and tires.

Me, my car and I
"Speed kills but it makes me feel alive" - White Zombie
Crazy street-racing idiot member of the All-Powerful Nor-Cal crew.

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Damn that looks bad!! Never saw anyone do that before. Looks pretty nutz. Haha...I wonder what people will think when I put import looking rims on my car. Haha...

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Chris
91 RS 305 TBI
Eternal Rev

 

Mike,

Looks like your attention to detail is as **** as mine!! Great to see another 3rd gen with all of the "right stuff" to make it look just right! Can't wait to get pictures of mine on this site.

Awesome car man! Keep it clean...

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'92 RS, ZZ4 10:1 350, Edelbrock 6085 heads, Crane 208/214* 467/482" 112* cam, GM/LT4 1.6 roller rockers, Edelbrock Hi-Flow TPI base, runners & 52mm TB, SLP/Jet-Hot 1-5/8" headers, Catco 3" cat, Flowmaster 3" catback, Hughes 2500 stall converter, stock 700R4, 1LE driveshaft, Auburn Pro posi w/3.42, 17x9" SS rims w/BFG tires, Medium Quasar Blue w/white SS stripes, 48,000 miles....

 

thats my exact dream camaro (besides engine) and id probably thow the 00' and up vette wheels or some new SS wheels, but those look great. you oughtta top it off by putting an ls1 (or ls6 ) and a t-56 with a hurst short shift. id proabably nut if i saw that.

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1979 L-82 Beefed up Corvette. Bright-orange with orange pearl.
end of summer: NOS!! im thinkin 250 shot. (already have a full race engine.)
god i love this car.

1985 WS6 Trans AM T-tops
bone stock sloth of an engine on its last leg(LG4 w/ 172,000mi)
T-5 tranny. thank god, i couldnt stand an LG4 auto.
Plans for an LT1,
dual exaust,
& a pounding stereo.

 

Very nice Camaro you've got there Mike. How much were the spaces? For some reason, those things are expesive.


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EVILFACE

88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto, Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter, K&N Open Element

Evil's Camaro


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dude, your car is sweet! i plan to do the same thing to my 91Z, except with the 2000 vette rims. 2.5 spacers all around you said? fits like a glove.

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91 black Z28, 70k mi.,k+ns, chip, flows, gts blackouts, 18" chrome irocs, kybs, eibac prokit springs, global west sfcs, SLP 1 3/4, hotchkis stb

 

The spacers a 2.5" all around. Tires fit great and don't rub up front. The car handles like a Vette now. The spacers are expensive! I paid $350 for the spacers, but my machinist said they still would have cost me about $200 in material and a ton of set up time, so I suppose it isn't too bad.

 

I'd like to make a small correction. A few hard bumps on a full tank of gas gave me some minor tire rub, so I'm waiting for a set of MOOG springs for the back. They are the stock ride height but a lot stiffer. I let you know what happens...

And YES, that is a T-Ram!