how much grinding to fit 15"s?
05-08-2005, 03:25 PM
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how much grinding to fit 15"s?
How much grinding is need to fit a pair of 15" rims? From what I can remember its no too awful much. I just wanna know if it is gonna be enough to where it causes durability issues with the caliper/bracket.
05-08-2005, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by VicRed
How much grinding is need to fit a pair of 15" rims? From what I can remember its no too awful much. I just wanna know if it is gonna be enough to where it causes durability issues with the caliper/bracket.
05-08-2005, 06:37 PM
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I dont know myself but I am wondering why you would want too?
There are ALOT more (and cheaper) slick choices if you go with a 15" rim
05-08-2005, 10:27 PM
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There are ALOT more (and cheaper) slick choices if you go with a 15" rim
There are ALOT more (and cheaper) slick choices if you go with a 15" rim
Surely something in a 16 would be ok wouldnt it?
05-08-2005, 11:05 PM
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i think it is quite a bit and i dont know if it will work but i thought someone had already done it. from what i remembered when i had a truck on the lift i looked at it and took a tape meassure to it and it looked like a lot.
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05-08-2005, 11:41 PM
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Anyone know how much different the truck calipers are vs the F-body???
I had 15s on my T/A and if the grinding is about the same I'll do it again for this truck.
Lot's more choices for 15" slicks and there is more siidewall for better traction. :0
I had 15s on my T/A and if the grinding is about the same I'll do it again for this truck.
Lot's more choices for 15" slicks and there is more siidewall for better traction. :0
05-09-2005, 08:41 PM
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Been there done that.I put 15" wheels on my 99 GMC Sierra.They were steel American Racing 15x8. I had to grind about 3/8 to 1/2 of an inch off.I put a 3/8 inch spacer between the rim and rotor.They fit great. I had about 1/4 inch of clearance between the rims and calipers.I also ran a set of 28x10.50-15 MT et streets.