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Old May 8th, 2008, 05:07 PM
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z06 wheels

i was thinking about going with corvette wheels on my 87 gn, i know you have to use spacers has anybody else done this? what size spacers? any other problems? would like to lower also.
anybody have pics of gn's with vette wheels?
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My GN with 17x9 ZR1's all the way around, 275/40/17s all 4. No problems, massive spacers though.
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could you measure the spacers up for us????...i have heard anywhere from 1.5 inches to 2.0 inches to make the ZR1's work...and would like to buy the right size the first time, lol...thanks Eric
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That was years ago, don't have that setup anymore. They were Andris Skulte spacers, search the Fbody boards and you'll get the info you need. I'd think they were 1.5" but can't be positive.
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