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Old Mar 12, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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what size adapters do i need with c5 rims and ls1 all around???

ive been searching and i see that some use the 1.7 front adapter with the rims and others usthe the 2.0 adapter.. and i dont see anything dealing with ls1 rears and adapters.. everyone has the 4th gen rear but i dont i have the 3rd gen rear..thanks...
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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C5s and LS1 up front: Run a 1.75" adapter, there will be no change on the rearend.

Ed
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 02:23 AM
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i all depends on the offset of the wheels.

i ran Factory ZR1's 17x9 36mm and found that 1.7-1.75 would put your rear spaceing at almost exactly the same as the front, if you used 2.00 on the
front.

since a lot of people like the older (very hard to find) 52mm offset rear 17x11 ZR1's i believe a 1.5 inch spacer would be a tight fit. i test fitted these on my camaro, they are just too wide for the body design of the 3rd gen.

i ended up using 2.00 inch spacers on all 4 corners and they all fit in the wheel wells with a 36mm offset just fine.

then i updated to a 4th gen rearend, so the rears spacers i sold them.
and then i installed LS1 brakes on all four corners. so the sklute 1.7 is what i now use on the fronts. i also sold the front 2.00 as well.
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1991camcamaro
i all depends on the offset of the wheels.

i ran Factory ZR1's 17x9 36mm and found that 1.7-1.75 would put your rear spaceing at almost exactly the same as the front, if you used 2.00 on the
front.

since a lot of people like the older (very hard to find) 52mm offset rear 17x11 ZR1's i believe a 1.5 inch spacer would be a tight fit. i test fitted these on my camaro, they are just too wide for the body design of the 3rd gen.

i ended up using 2.00 inch spacers on all 4 corners and they all fit in the wheel wells with a 36mm offset just fine.

then i updated to a 4th gen rearend, so the rears spacers i sold them.
and then i installed LS1 brakes on all four corners. so the sklute 1.7 is what i now use on the fronts. i also sold the front 2.00 as well.
This is what I am doing upgrading to a Moser 9 inch same measurements as a 4th gen. With the tires you are running on the rear how far do they come out? Are they even with the wheel well? What size is the actual rubber you are running ?I am looking at buying different wheels for my car and just wandering where yours sit.Thanks for any info
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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i run 17x9 ZR1's which is a 275/45 R17 kumho ASX, which is 10 1/2 inchs of rubber on the road. even the aftermarket 17x9.5 rims ZR1's will still fit.

AND yes the wheels fit inside the fenders. i could "drop/lower" the car and the wheels would fit inside the fenders just fine.

Trev
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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THANKS .. I JUST ORDERED 2 ALL AROUND BECAUSE SKULTE SAID THEY WOULD FIT. .THANKS
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