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Will 97+ C5 Wheels fit on an 94 F-Body?

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Old 07-23-2003, 07:52 PM
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Will 97+ C5 Wheels fit on an 94 F-Body?

Will corvette c5 wheels fit on an f-body without any modifications? Thanks Cory
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Old 07-23-2003, 07:57 PM
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I belive so, 99.9% sure they will.
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They will fit. Here's a picture.

The only modification I had to do is make the center holes on the rear rims a little larger with a dremel. They look really nice otherwise and I would definetely go with them again on the '93 I just bought.
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Old 07-24-2003, 09:57 AM
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And another one here:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...82506671DJOzid

The hole in the rear wheels where the hub fits needs to be opened up slightly in order to fit....

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Old 07-24-2003, 10:06 AM
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Originally posted by akrott1
And another one here:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...82506671DJOzid

The hole in the rear wheels where the hub fits needs to be opened up slightly in order to fit....

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Or you could make the hub smaller if you don't want ot grind on the rims.
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Old 07-24-2003, 12:49 PM
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I put them on my 94 and I had to sand the center of the rim to get the backs on. also you will have to hit the inside fender wells in with a hammer to get them not to rub. also you will have to put them on with the susupension droped, otherwise you will hit the bump stop. Mine look great
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Re: c5wheels

Originally posted by camarokid24
I put them on my 94 and I had to sand the center of the rim to get the backs on. also you will have to hit the inside fender wells in with a hammer to get them not to rub. also you will have to put them on with the susupension droped, otherwise you will hit the bump stop. Mine look great
I also put them on my '94 and I only had to remove some material on the center of the rear rims to fit over the hub. I did not have to do either of the other things you mention. What size tires did you put on the rears. I am running 285's with no problems, and the bump stop rubs a little only when you jack the car up, will not rub during operation.
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Old 07-24-2003, 01:10 PM
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Obviously, not all 97+ C5 wheels are the same. Yes, they all have the 4.75" bolt circle. They will probably need sanding on the inner diameter for the earlier year F-Bodys. But where there is a significant difference is in the offset - and hence backspace - of certain models.

Many of the wheels (including repros) have 54, 56, adn 58mm offsets which will generally not be a problem on the F-Body. But a few of them have 61 - 65mm offsets, which puts them against the inner fender liner.....

Z06 18x9.5 repro 61mm
2000-02 18x9.5 repro and GM 65mm
97-99 18x9.5 repro and GM 61mm

Also might have a problem with...

Z06 18x10.5 repro and GM 58mm
2000 18x10.5 repro 58mm
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to tell you the truth I am not sure what offset I have on my rims . I got them from a guy who took them off a 97 vette on ebay w/goodyear eagle f1 emt's I put them on after sanding and they rubed my iner fender wells . I just hammered on them for a bit not too bad, and they went on with a 1" to 1"1/2 clearence.
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Old 07-24-2003, 09:07 PM
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You guys are correct. All you have to do is sand down the inner hole of the rear rims, pound the inner fender well to avoid rubbing, and they should slide right on. I absolutely love mine. I think they look WAY better on Camaros than Vettes. Here's some pics of mine:


http://www.arizonafbody.com/html/bbq52003_18.html
http://www.arizonafbody.com/html/bbq52003_19.html
http://www.arizonafbody.com/html/bbq52003_20.html
http://www.arizonafbody.com/html/bbq52003_21.html
http://www.arizonafbody.com/html/bbq52003_22.html
http://www.arizonafbody.com/html/bbq52003_23.html
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i too had to pound in the inner wheel well. i like those rims i just wish you could do something about the "centercap" area so i went with the Y2k's.
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