Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

[resurrectedz28]

Hi guys,

I bought a set of 98-02 factory Z28 16x8 wheels for my 94 Camaro. I tried to put them on today but when I screwed them on it didnt look like if they fit well. It looks like if I drive my car the wheels are going to fly off!:omg: Is there anything that I could do to make them fit properly???

[SixShooter'00Camaro]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

hmm i dont see why they wouldent fit.........pics?

[vanbibber]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

im to lazy to explain it, so ill just copy and paste from shobox.com

Late model 1998 and up axles used a smaller hub center on the rear axles. Therefore the wheels were made with a smaller hub opening on the back. When you try to swap these wheels onto an earlier model 4th gen, the center of the wheel won't fit over the rear axle hub.
The back side of the hub area on the wheel has to be relieved a small amount to allow it to slip on. You can dry fit the wheel to "mark" where the interference is, then you will be able to see the area that needs attention. Use a Dremel, sandpaper or even a half-round file to take of the little bit that is required. It does not have to be perfect, as the wheels are centered by the conical lug nuts, not the hub and that part of the wheel is never visible. Just relieve it enough to get the wheel on/off easily.

If you ever intend to rotate your tires, you will want to do this to all four wheels (The fronts will fit without any modification. There are no clearance issues with them). Don't ever try to force the wheel on with the lug nuts. You can strip lug studs and/or get the wheel stuck.

thats why

[SixShooter'00Camaro]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

ohhhh the hubs, my bad

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

Yeah... except I had to grind down the hubs and wheels to fit on 3 of 4 corners, the one that fit was the right front hub, which I previously replaced with a hub off an 01. So I had to modify all wheels to fit rather than just the backs. Same deal though.

[hockeyman]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

I used a dremel (as it's said) on the 98+ rims I bought for my 96. It didn't take much grinding at all. I think I took off about 1mm all around the inside of the rims, and they slipped right on.

[ssms5411]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

I used a dremel (as it's said) on the 98+ rims I bought for my 96. It didn't take much grinding at all. I think I took off about 1mm all around the inside of the rims, and they slipped right on.

X2 on the dremel, except I did the rear hubs.

[resurrectedz28]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

im to lazy to explain it, so ill just copy and paste from shobox.com



thats why

Thanks for the information dude. I was able to fit them perfectly.:rock:

[vanbibber]

Re: Anyone ever put 98-02 z28 wheels on a 94?

thats why im here ;)