tshort

Woohoo, check out my new wheels:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=33745&rd=1

With a little cleaning they may not be half bad for some track wheels. Now I can put them on and in the garage make racecar noises (since the engine's on it's way out :( )

Alwyn678

Cheap.........Shipping prolly will not be

GrandSportC3

Great Price!!! You'll need 1/2 + inch spacers to fit those rims...
Ask the seller to ship with FedEx which should save you some money.. I just shipped my drag radials with wheels for $44... UPS charges like $80..

tshort

Yeah, the shipping will probably be more than the wheels. Heck of a price though.
Olivier, the backspacing is 3.75. You think I will still need spacers? I've seen these wheels on many other vettes with no spacers.

SnoDrgn

:party: :party:
I think you will need spacers as well but I could be wrong

GrandSportC3

The backspacing has nothing to do with it.. 3.75 backspacing is fine.. but the rims won't clear the calipers.. I had Cragars on my '69 and also on my '68 and I needed at least 1/2 - 3/4 inch spacers... The Cragars won't clear the calipers for sure!!

THE BACKSPACING WON'T GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION IF THEY'LL CLEAR THE CALIPERS!! There's no parameter that will give you this information.. You have to ask around if anybody used them to find out.. Here's s small list of wheels that will clear the calipers with no spacers:

Centerline Auto Drags
Centerline Convo Pros
AR Torq Thrust II's
AR Outlaw I
AR Outlaw II




[Modified by GrandSportC3, 11:29 AM 9/24/2003]

c3vettelover

Think shipping would be any cheaper if they pack em' so they roll instead of laying flat like that!!?? :smash: :jester

tshort

Man, 1/2 inch seems like a lot. I guess there may be some other vette owners that don't even realize they are using spacers. There is a guy down the street from me that has some cragars on his 67 and didn't think he was using spacers. Will I need new studs then? Wish I would have known, there were a bunch of spacers for sale at the Super Chevy Show last weekend.


[Modified by tshort, 10:42 AM 9/24/2003]

yellow 72

[QUOTE]

The backspacing has nothing to do with it.. 3.75 backspacing is fine.. but the rims won't clear the calipers.. I had Cragars on my '69 and also on my '68 and I needed at least 1/2 - 3/4 inch spacers... The Cragars won't clear the calipers for sure!!

THE BACKSPACING WON'T GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION IF THEY'LL CLEAR THE CALIPERS!! There's no parameter that will give you this information.. You have to ask around if anybody used them to find out.. Here's s small list of wheels that will clear the calipers with no spacers:

Centerline Auto Drags
Centerline Convo Pros
AR Torq Thrust II's
AR Outlaw I
AR Outlaw II

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:iagree: + you can add AR CP200s to the list....

markdtn

Ask them to ship Airborne Express ground. Much better for big stuff than UPS, FedEx, or any trucking companies.

GrandSportC3

You don't need longer studs.. You just need the longer Cragar Lugnuts (available at pep boys).. I recommend that you use slightly more than 1/2 inch of spacers.. because the long lugnuts might hit the end of the studs and the wheels could get loose if you won't use enough spacing... That happened to me on my '69 and messed up a set of wheels...

Crash Dummy

The vette should really hook up well with those tires and the *engine-delete* option. Sounds like time to get a racing helmet for safety's sake. :thumbs:

GrandSportC3

With those tires - you should get 800+ HP cars to hook...

gdh

great buy congrats, I bought my Cragars from GrandsportC3 last winter and still love them. :cheers:

tshort

I've got a few helmets actaully. I used to ride a motorcycle.

tshort

Yeah, now once I get the engine back in I really have to be careful on the drivetrain cause the tires won't be the weakest link anymore.

Crash Dummy

Travis & GrandsportC3....

Jesh! When's the last time you saw a set of slicks hook on an *engine delete* vette? All just a pun including the racing helmet note unless you are full of octane(booze) and fall out of the vette in the garage.

tshort

I'd say a set of slicks on my ultra rare 69 with the engine delete option will hook dam good. It's hard to spin the tires when you can't even spin the driveshaft. :lol: :lolg: