There are several threads on drag wheel setups but not alot of pics of the install.
I thought I would share my pics to help those who are considering a setup like this. There were many people I consulted along the way and they helped me save time and money. I would like to try and do the same for others.
Below are pics of the install of Z06 rear 18X10.5 wheels with Mickey Thompson 305/35/18 Et Street Radials.
What was interesting is many people had reported spacers would need to be used.
I originally did not use them and checked the brake lines and clearance everywhere I could think of. (calipers, fender well, shock perch, brake lines etc. etc.
What I found is the passenger side was tighter than the driver side. Not by much, but enough to cause concern. I took a drive without spacers gingerly around my neighborhood. I did one launch. I came back and checked. Sure enough, when the car squatted, I got very slight contact with the passenger Ebrake cable and the lower spring perch against the inside lip of the wheel.
I removed the wheels and tied back the brake lines with zip ties and then installed my 1/4 inch billet aluminum spacer from Jegs. (Dr.Buzz and I had a phone conversation about this and he suggested I increase the diameter of the 5 holes slightly cause he had difficulty removing. When I test fitted the spacers, they got snug on the last 2 or 3 threads beforee being flush with the hub. So I did this and after driving an hour to the track, 4 passes, an hour back, they slid right off. Thanks for the tip Buzz.
I noticed 2 things while i was removing the setup.
I always like to putz around and check stuff for wear or potential problems.
1.) I was missing a fastner on the wheel well.
2.) I collected a good bit of small stones in the shock perch.
I always keep several different sized fastners in my tool box, slapped one in and removed the stones.
So, it performed flawlessly and I hope the pictures give people an idea of what they will encounter in doing this.
Thanks again to those who helped me.
I thought I would share my pics to help those who are considering a setup like this. There were many people I consulted along the way and they helped me save time and money. I would like to try and do the same for others.
Below are pics of the install of Z06 rear 18X10.5 wheels with Mickey Thompson 305/35/18 Et Street Radials.
What was interesting is many people had reported spacers would need to be used.
I originally did not use them and checked the brake lines and clearance everywhere I could think of. (calipers, fender well, shock perch, brake lines etc. etc.
What I found is the passenger side was tighter than the driver side. Not by much, but enough to cause concern. I took a drive without spacers gingerly around my neighborhood. I did one launch. I came back and checked. Sure enough, when the car squatted, I got very slight contact with the passenger Ebrake cable and the lower spring perch against the inside lip of the wheel.
I removed the wheels and tied back the brake lines with zip ties and then installed my 1/4 inch billet aluminum spacer from Jegs. (Dr.Buzz and I had a phone conversation about this and he suggested I increase the diameter of the 5 holes slightly cause he had difficulty removing. When I test fitted the spacers, they got snug on the last 2 or 3 threads beforee being flush with the hub. So I did this and after driving an hour to the track, 4 passes, an hour back, they slid right off. Thanks for the tip Buzz.
I noticed 2 things while i was removing the setup.
I always like to putz around and check stuff for wear or potential problems.
1.) I was missing a fastner on the wheel well.
2.) I collected a good bit of small stones in the shock perch.
I always keep several different sized fastners in my tool box, slapped one in and removed the stones.
So, it performed flawlessly and I hope the pictures give people an idea of what they will encounter in doing this.
Thanks again to those who helped me.