[V8Vairs] Will 17 X 9.5J wheels fit on the front of a street V8Vair?

[Chris Wills]

Thanks, Jim.

The Corvette wheels have about 6.8" backspace, so they could work with spacers about 1.5" thick.  I guess I could also look for a 7.5" wide wheel that is also available in a 9.5" width that I want for the rear.

Thanks for the info,

Chris Wills
283 twin turbo with Sag 4 speed and C5 rear suspension and diff (soon!)

> From: jim_a_b3 at hotmail.com
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org
> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:13:20 -0700
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Will 17 X 9.5J wheels fit on the front of a street V8Vair?
> 
> 
> In theory, you could get 17X9.5 wheels to work IF the back spacing was just right AND your tire diameter was small enough. I'm currently running 17X7.5 BMW chrome wheels on my Corsa with 215/40/17 tires. with the standard, minor "massaging" of the lower front wheel well edge I am having no problems at all. If these are Vette wheels you are considering there are many spacer combinations available to try. My ball park starting point would be to try a backspacing of 5.5 inches. We already know the IROC 16's fronts with the 4inch backspacings don't fit and the rears with the deeper backspacings do. So 5.5 would be a reasonable start point.
> Jim Briggs
> Rear engine Olds 66 Corsa   
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