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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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What size adapters

Ok I gave up my search on 6 spoked wheels. and decided im going to get some c5 vette wheels..gunmetal of course.

They 17x8.5 with an 56mm offset

I came up with a 6.7-6.8" backspace.

Question is..do i need a 2" spacer for front and rear? If not what size do i need?
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 02:35 PM
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2" is what I'm using for 4th gen wheels, and they should be interchangeable as far as I've read/heard from various people. If you were to use a 4th gen rearend, it'd save you from using spacers in the rear.
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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im currently running the stock rear...

So 2" for all 4?
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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Yep.
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