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Vette Brakes = Vette Wheels? by IEatRice
Started on: 10-31-2004 05:59 PM
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Last post by: SwissFormula on 11-01-2004 01:43 PM
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Report this Post10-31-2004 05:59 PM Click Here to See the Profile for IEatRiceSend a Private Message to IEatRiceDirect Link to This Post
If you do the vette brake conversion, you get to use vette sized rims right? And what are they? 18's? ...... 19's?
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Report this Post10-31-2004 07:32 PM Click Here to See the Profile for StandardClick Here to visit Standard's HomePageSend a Private Message to StandardDirect Link to This Post
For the 13" brakes, I think you need a minimum of a 17" wheel.

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Report this Post10-31-2004 09:13 PM Click Here to See the Profile for IEatRiceSend a Private Message to IEatRiceDirect Link to This Post
Yes, I'm aware of that. But what I'm asking is if I can go shopping for corvette wheels instead of going by size. It will greatly speed up things.
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Report this Post10-31-2004 09:20 PM Click Here to See the Profile for jscott1Send a Private Message to jscott1Direct Link to This Post
If you go shopping for Corvette wheels then you need to also go shopping for Corvette hubs, because they have a different bolt pattern... 4.75" x 5

BubbaJoeXXX has made the hub swap and is running Corvette wheels but it doesn't look like an easy bolt on mod.

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Report this Post10-31-2004 10:02 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Russ544Send a Private Message to Russ544Direct Link to This Post
not sure about the early cars but if yours is an 88 I know you can redrill the front hubs for the larger 5 x 4.75 pattern. the rears will require adaptors however as the hubs aren't large enough on early or late cars.
page 2 of my thread : https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/054893.html

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Report this Post11-01-2004 01:43 PM Click Here to See the Profile for SwissFormulaSend a Private Message to SwissFormulaDirect Link to This Post
I'm not sure about the newer Vettes, someone please correct me if i'm wrong. But for usual, rwd cars have very different wheel offset than our Fieros. The Vette wheels may stick out an inch or two from a Fiero fender...

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