GTA TransAm wheel ???
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i put these wheels in my cutlass sedan and they look fine but my q is: why use spacers i dont get it??
oh yeah how do i tell the fronts from the rears?? is the lip deeper or what?
theres no rubbing at all in my car either oh yeah im running 215-60-15 up front and 235-60-15 out back...
thx for any help!
i put these wheels in my cutlass sedan and they look fine but my q is: why use spacers i dont get it??
oh yeah how do i tell the fronts from the rears?? is the lip deeper or what?
theres no rubbing at all in my car either oh yeah im running 215-60-15 up front and 235-60-15 out back...
thx for any help!
yeah thats right mine are 15 inchers GTAs but they do look alike the ones on the picture, oh yeah i see what ure saying i looked under my car while it was on the lift and well if i had gone with something wider than 255 then the tires would rub the frame, so im all good, anyways thx for the help, what car can i get 16 inchers from???
http://www.geocities.com/greyttype86/ttypegtarims.html
If you have a "set" of GTA's with 2 fronts and 2 rears, it can be done rather easily. As you can see in the link above, I used a spacer up front, and even then the rims where very close to the tie-rod ends. The other problem was that I only got a few turns on the lug nuts. So I had the lug nut holes opened up some (a few thousandths) so I could run shanked lug nuts. Worked like a charm......
The easy thing is to get 4 fronts, which I lucked out on a set for my GN. HTH
If you have a "set" of GTA's with 2 fronts and 2 rears, it can be done rather easily. As you can see in the link above, I used a spacer up front, and even then the rims where very close to the tie-rod ends. The other problem was that I only got a few turns on the lug nuts. So I had the lug nut holes opened up some (a few thousandths) so I could run shanked lug nuts. Worked like a charm......
The easy thing is to get 4 fronts, which I lucked out on a set for my GN. HTH
GTA Rears on Front (confused about spacers)
Hello,
This is the first time I will have used spacers and I am trying to understand how they work. Thanks for your patience.
I have read that for putting GTA rears on the front of my GN I should use anywhere from 1/4" to 1" to 1 1/4".....Of course my question is which one should I be using???
Also, exactly how do spacers work with the lug studs already built in?? I have seen pictures of the studs built in and then there are 5 open holes around the spacer also.
One last question....where should I get the spacers from? Recommendations please.
Thank you.
Hello,
This is the first time I will have used spacers and I am trying to understand how they work. Thanks for your patience.
I have read that for putting GTA rears on the front of my GN I should use anywhere from 1/4" to 1" to 1 1/4".....Of course my question is which one should I be using???
Also, exactly how do spacers work with the lug studs already built in?? I have seen pictures of the studs built in and then there are 5 open holes around the spacer also.
One last question....where should I get the spacers from? Recommendations please.
Thank you.
The spacers w/ the studs installed on them bolt on to your car in the same manner as a wheel......you simply bolt it on with lug nuts.
I bought my 2" billet spacers on ebay for $300.oo for all four.
I only suggest 2" spacers if you are using the GNX style fender flares though.......otherwise about 1" will be fine.
I bought my 2" billet spacers on ebay for $300.oo for all four.
I only suggest 2" spacers if you are using the GNX style fender flares though.......otherwise about 1" will be fine.
