I have a 88 gta
I got my ls1 front brake swap and I did the driverside front and I think I got the caliper on backwards
I did every thing went to put my 16 gta rim and snugged the nuts and the rim locked solid and hits the caliper
I just left it for now
my driverside caliper I picked has the bleeder screw down 6oclock
I think I need to get the other one
can anyone tell me why everyone told me the swap fit my 16 gta wheels and now it's doesn't
what do I do

 

Bleeder goes up

You might need a 1/16" spacer for the GTA wheels

 

are you 10000% sure

 

The bleeder goes up. The air will pocket at the highest point of the caliper, so that's where it makes the most sense to have the bleeder screw.

 

Ok great
ty all
so bleeder screws up
and the 3/16 spacer
I can try washers first just to see if it clears with 5 washers untill I have to order a wheel spacer

 

You need a 1/4" or 6,xx mm spacer with the crosslace rims. Otherwise it doesn't fit. Had the same problem years ago.

 

The factory spacer used in aluminum drum brake cars works also to space the wheel it's 3/16" as well

 

What if I switched my rear to front and front to rears
would it get rid of my rims sticking out 1 inch on the front
right now they are like sticking out 1 inch from the wheel well I don't like it

 

FWIW, I have four rear GTA wheels on my Formula and LS1 front brakes. Mounting the rear GTA wheel up front required the factory rear spacer to clear the calipers. My car was originally a rear drum car, so it came with the spacers. I did a rear disk conversion so they were no longer needed for the rear wheels.

 

do your tires stick out from inside the fender
mine does and it looks dumb
do you have a pic I can see of the front

 

I was thinking about rotating my rear to front and front to rear
I have disc brakes rear stock

 

Yes, you can swap rears to the front and fronts to the rear with a removeable rotor setup, but you still need that spacer to clear the wheel

 

will it fox my dumb *** wheels from sticking out in the front

 

Yes, it will fix this problem if you put the rear wheels on front. The LS1 front brake swap increases the front track by about the same amount as the offset of the rear wheels as compared to the front wheel offset. But the GTA wheels require the small spacer to clear the calipers. The standard Formula wheels did not need the spacer.

 

omg I hope your right
and I did order 4 small 3/16" spacers may be here fri
God I hope your right

 

do you know what thickness it needed
ty

 

I would go with 3/16-inch. I believe that's what the factory spacers are, and there isn't a ton of clearance with these, so I wouldn't go with anything smaller.

 

I'm gonna do it tomm I orderd some new spacers
I hope it works
ty very much
I'll let you know

 

@bensbaby Can you post pictures of your progress with the LS1 front brake and your wheels? I'm going to be doing the LS1 front brakes here in the near future and I also have the GTA wheels.

 

Here's a photo of mine:

 

You were right
front to back and back to front and a 5mm wheel spacer metal ones wilwood 3/16"
and I'll get pics after tomm
honestly I'm blown away
it fixed the looks issue
it's amazing

 

it be nice to see a before and after pics