i got a chance to get some vette wheels 05 fronts and i wanna know what ineed to do to make em for the 5x100 bolt pattern i ahve access to a shop but im wonderign what is required to do it.
i have heard of drilling but does anyone ahve a how to?
thanks
the rims are meant for a RWD not a front wheel drive you can prob get a adapter but they will stick out way to far but the adapter are every unsafe.
get wheels meant for your car
firsts i have the right wheels for my car......18's
i just aquired these wheels for free from work they have some scratches but they are still fine. i was just curious if they could be made to work.
and btw they are all 4 the 18x8.5 polished.
oh well
thanks for the negative replies
the vettes are 5 x 115 ??
never knew they changed
but youd could either do the grand am brake swap and rear suspension , or have the hubs and rotors redrilled to 5 x 115
but depending the vettes offset , you might have to get spacers for them
1.vettes are 5 on 4.75".......2. the only way to make them fit your particular car is to buy a vette
they will never ever fit a cavalier
Snowman wrote:firsts i have the right wheels for my car......18's
i just aquired these wheels for free from work they have some scratches but they are still fine. i was just curious if they could be made to work.
and btw they are all 4 the 18x8.5 polished.
oh well
thanks for the negative replies
There is more to sizing wheels than the width, diameter, and bolt pattern. Click my sig to learn more about offsets. The vette wheels can't be modified to fit your car. You'd have to modify your car to fit the wheels and that would be a HUGE undertaking costing thousands of dollars.
No matter if you think its negative or not, They are right, They are not going to fit.
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the vettes wheels are no different than any other wheel out there
ive seen people put vette wheels on rear drive cars
its all about the offset of the wheels , spacers arent a that expensive
i think bolt on spacers are usually a few hundred dollars for the good 1's
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]the vettes wheels are no different than any other wheel out there
ive seen people put vette wheels on rear drive cars
its all about the offset of the wheels , spacers arent a that expensive
i think bolt on spacers are usually a few hundred dollars for the good 1's
Probably because Vette's ARE rear wheel drive car's, hence seing the rims on other rear wheel drive car's LOL...
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]its all about the offset of the wheels , spacers arent a that expensive
i think bolt on spacers are usually a few hundred dollars for the good 1's
A spacer isn't going to help you when the offset is too low.
RWD wheels generally have much lower or negative offsets. This will place the wheel further out of the wheel wells on our cars and there's no easy way to bring them back in.
This is why you don't see those deep dish wheels on FWD cars without a lot of modification.
dude...seriously...i may not know everything about cars, but I do know they arent lying to you. the corvette has never and will never be on a fwd offset. they have to be on a rwd offset because they ARE rwd. try this go to a wheel site and ask them this exact quote "why are rwd offsets different from fwd offsets?" then you will find out why. Don't think they are trying to be negative...they are trying to save you lots and lots and lots of money and hassle!
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dude look at the wheels in that auction i posted
look closely at the wheels , the offset isnt a near 50/50 offset
they are offset like fwd rims are , and the corvettes have been that way since 84
82 vettes were the last of the near 50/50 offset wheels
if i rememeber from 1 of the auctions the vettes are about a 56mm offset
look....just because you think the offset "looks" the same as ours, doesnt mean it is. I mean seriously think about this. If it was possible to put rwd wheels on our FWD cars...don't you think more fwd's would be runnin around with deep dish wheels? I know I would. Be serious and quit thinking everyones out to get you....they're not! The people on here are pretty helpful actually. I've gotten lots of help from these guys, you just gotta...LISTEN TO THEM! Here's an idea for you. Take the corvette wheels and sell them, do you have any idea what those puppies are worth? I mean if my stock LS Sport wheels are worth $400 a peice!!! How much do you think CORVETTE wheels are?
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I do recall that I had a FWD offset on an XLR. XLR=C6
Many new front wheel drive platforms are running what amounts to a FWD offset wheel.
Craig Lewis wrote:Many new front wheel drive platforms are running what amounts to a FWD offset wheel.
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8.5" isn't all that bad. I run 8" wide wheels in the winter with 225's on them.
TireRack lists 225/40/18 tires that fit on wheels up to 9" wide so that in itself shouldn't be an issue.
joe your a tool , get over your hang ups and move on , if youd pull your head out long enough to look at the wheels your realize your wrong
just cause gm wants 400 each wheel new doesnt mean you can sell them for that
and i think craig meant rear wheel drive , not front
"Many new front wheel drive platforms are running what amounts to a FWD offset wheel."
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]joe your a tool , get over your hang ups and move on , if youd pull your head out long enough to look at the wheels your realize your wrong
just cause gm wants 400 each wheel new doesnt mean you can sell them for that
and i think craig meant rear wheel drive , not front
"Many new front wheel drive platforms are running what amounts to a FWD offset wheel."
Many Rear drive platforms are running what amounts to a FWD offset.
That is what I meant. Sorry about the brain fart there.
yeah i figured that is what you meant
some people just cant think and vison your correct meanings
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]joe your a tool , get over your hang ups and move on , if youd pull your head out long enough to look at the wheels your realize your wrong
Owned? I think Joe is wrong on this one....but who really knows?
Sam
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