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Old May 13, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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I was wondering if i could fit 15 inch rims on my truck with enough grinding to the calipers?
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Old May 13, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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What year is the truck?
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Old May 13, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Its a lot of grinding...the 16's on my stock Silvy are less than a 1/4" away from the rim.

Cant guarantee you would not cut into the fluid passages of the caliper.
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Old May 13, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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i hear people use the s10 rear caliper and a bajo fitting or something , search n' see
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Old May 13, 2010 | 01:27 PM
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its an 03 silverado, ill do some more searching and see what i can find.
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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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No. I had to grind just to fit aftermarket 16x10s.
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Old May 13, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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For 15" wheels IRC:
part number 18-4713 and 18-4712 they are from a 2002 chevy blazer s-10 v6 4.3. they were 45 $ each caliper.
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