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Techsan, chances are you had to beat in the well and remove the bump stops because the tire is larger in diameter than stock. I have 275/35/18 on 9.5" corvette rims and needed no modification other than the hub grinding.
When I would put my car on a lift and the suspension would unload; the inside of the wheel would come down and rest on the bump stop. I could still pull the wheel off, but when going back on I would have to jack up the rear axle a little to reinstall the wheels on the car so I just pulled them off. Im now running 285/35R18's.
If you have a posi v8/disc brake rear you wont have to worry bout it but I doubt you have that unless its y87 or a swapped rear.
Mine is Y87 and I still had to grind a bit off both to get the wheels to fit.
Rubbing seems to be a car-by-car basis. And there is also probably some difference in offset between what works without modification (mine) and what doesn't (letzride and techsan)
It's SOO much easier just to dremel out the rims. Tried messing with the hubs and thats a PITA.
If you have a posi v8/disc brake rear you wont have to worry bout it but I doubt you have that unless its y87 or a swapped rear.
I wasn't touching my new chrome ZR1 rims with a dremel , like said takes 5-10 minutes to grind the hubs then all 4 wheels will work without problems.
08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine
Mine is Y87 and I still had to grind a bit off both to get the wheels to fit.
Rubbing seems to be a car-by-car basis. And there is also probably some difference in offset between what works without modification (mine) and what doesn't (letzride and techsan)
Hmm did not know that, I do know my old 3.08 open rear w/drums were a PITA to try to grind down so I just did the rims instead. (98+ camaro stockers)
I wasn't touching my new chrome ZR1 rims with a dremel , like said takes 5-10 minutes to grind the hubs then all 4 wheels will work without problems.
I'm not sure about those rims but you usaully have tapered wheel lugs/holes so it really doesnt matter what you do the the center hole as long as you dont go crazy. It's only a hair you have to dremel off on mine and I had the wheels in an easier place to get to. *shrug*
-Jarred '70 Pontiac LeMans | '89 Firebird Formula 350
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