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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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Need 4th gen wheel spacer info.

Hay, I'm going to get ZR1 17x9 wheels but i need to know what size spacers to get. Can you guys post what size spacers you used in front and back for 17x9 ZR1 wheels (and if the size you have rubs at all please let me know). Pic is what my car will look like with new wheels. My quess without having the whells yet is front= 2.25 and rear= 1.25, THANKS
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 05:43 PM
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
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That is the size I used.
I do have my front wheels rubbing the fenderwells when I turn, but others don't seem to have this porblem.
I have 17x9 WS6 wheels with 275/40/17's.
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 10:40 AM
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Those are the size spacers i have on my 91 and i have no issues , other than the same with the facotory 16" wheels

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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 12:53 PM
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Car: 92 z28
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where can i buy these spacers and how much do they run for?? just wondering cause i was thinking about getting those chrome zr-1 wheels or the chrome iroc rims. thanks for all your help
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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 01:53 PM
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go to www.vettebrakes.com. They are about $150 a pair depending on what sizes you get. If you get iroc wheels you dont need spacers, but you prob allready new that.
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 12:06 PM
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Car: 92 z28
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i dont know but to me 150 for a pair of spacers seems to be alot of money. 300 just to put a set of 4th gen wheels on seems like alot. just my .02 though.
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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I got mine from www.skulte.com about the same prices. I used 2.25" in front and I think 1.5" in the rear. I might even have used 2.5" in the front. I scrap also in the front.
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 12:42 PM
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you're right $350 is alot of money. But usually you can find the wheels cheap so it all works out. 3rd gens have very limited selection of aftermarket wheels.
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 05:52 PM
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Best thing to do is use the money for the rear spacers and get a rearend off of a 4th gen. That is what I and a bunch of others have done.
I even got larger brakes by doing the rearend swap.
Everything but the e-brake cables bolt up.
Nice easy swap, took about 6.5 hours to do my swap.
Dropped the rear off of my brothers 96 T/A, dropped my rear, and then put my brothers rear onto my Trans Am.
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 04:08 PM
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Spacer pricing

Well the prices you guys are getting for spacers is really not that bad. They are Billet right? I ended up spending $500.00 on my billet adapters. I went to front wheel drive Niche Serpants. The extra cost came from the fact that I also had to change the lug pattern.

The Rims were discontinued and I could only get my hands on a set with the 4 lug Honda Pattern. Go figure? I had them beef up those 4 lugs to the next size for strength and all is well.
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