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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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Choosing a wheel

I am looking at buying a set of zr1 wheels. The rear is what I'm worried about. They are 19x12. I have a factory rear but the car has been lowered 1.6". Do you guys know what kind of issues I may be getting into?
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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Re: Choosing a wheel

yup, tons.

you will never fit a 12" wheel in the back without serious metal work. You will need spacers to use that wheel, but i could not tell you what size without a spec ofthat wheel, offset back spacing ect.

if you minitub the car, the wheels will fit and lowering will not be an issue. I did such work to fit 18x12 wheels. Its not a job to take lightly. You will need to modify the interior panels to fit the new wheel wells too, since they will not fit after the work
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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Re: Choosing a wheel

thanks for the heads up. after further research I decided it was pointless for such a large wheel and tire combo for what im asking of my car. thanks for the advice
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