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Old May 22, 2010 | 07:10 AM
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Help with wheels before I buy PLEASE!!!

I am about to buy a set of fikse fm5's for my camaro used. The fronts I am not too worried about but the rears scare me. They are 17x9.5 fronts, and 17x11 rears with 4th gen backspacing. I know I will need 2" adapters, but with 315's in the rear is there any chance that these will fit? I really hope so Any help is very much appreciated.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Re: Help with wheels before I buy PLEASE!!!

the 11" rears require inner wheel well mods to fit properly and not stick out, not a huge deal if you can deal with cutting and welding a little, some hammering ect. Its been done many many times

any reason you are not getting the wheels made with the proper 3rd gen backspacing so you dnot have to use spacers?
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Old May 22, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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Re: Help with wheels before I buy PLEASE!!!

They are a used set off a 4th gen car with a price that is hard to pass up.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Re: Help with wheels before I buy PLEASE!!!

they can defiantly be made to fit, if the price is good, pick them up.

you could also pick up a 4th gen rear, and then you shouldnt need any spacers on the rear
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