C5 Corvette Brake Clearance Ronal Firehawk Rims
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C5 Corvette Brake Clearance Ronal Firehawk Rims
Archives..no luck. Anyone know if Ronal Firehawk rims will clear the C5 uprgrade? Thanks!
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I highly doubt it. Between the size of the calipers and the offset of the rotors it's not likely although I could be wrong. I'd try and find some high offset rotors. If you've got some dimensions of the ronal wheels I could tell you for sure since I've already modeled the brakes in solidworks.
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
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Just by looking at the rims, I'd say no, they wont fit. But I havent gotten a caliper to test it with yet. The problem with firehawk rims that they taper in as you move towards the face of the rim. The Baer 13" kit will fit with some minor caliper grinding I'm told. But they sit farther away from the face of the rim then the C5 brakes.
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i think this has been asked before and im 95% sure that they dont fit , These firehawk wheels have a lot of fitament problems with large brakes .
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Car: 91 Red Sled
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Originally posted by 86irocL98
what would you like, inside diameter and backspacing? i could do it tomorrow or thiis weekend...
what would you like, inside diameter and backspacing? i could do it tomorrow or thiis weekend...
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Originally posted by Alexcoqui
what about 1LE do they fit?
what about 1LE do they fit?
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The 1Le's use the thin PBR caliper and a rotor with good offset. Plenty of room for them, probably enough room for LS1 rotors and the newer calipers. Just need to use a high offset rotor
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The 91/92 Firehawks had the option for the 13" Brembo brakes and they cleared the wheels, the C5 brakes are only 12.8, right?
I know the Baer Track kit for the 3rd gens fit the Ronals just fine since that is what my friend has on his 82 Trans Am.
I know the Baer Track kit for the 3rd gens fit the Ronals just fine since that is what my friend has on his 82 Trans Am.
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Car: 91 Red Sled
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Originally posted by Zepher
The 91/92 Firehawks had the option for the 13" Brembo brakes and they cleared the wheels, the C5 brakes are only 12.8, right?
I know the Baer Track kit for the 3rd gens fit the Ronals just fine since that is what my friend has on his 82 Trans Am.
The 91/92 Firehawks had the option for the 13" Brembo brakes and they cleared the wheels, the C5 brakes are only 12.8, right?
I know the Baer Track kit for the 3rd gens fit the Ronals just fine since that is what my friend has on his 82 Trans Am.
Anybody have the dimensions of the inside of a ronal wheel? If so, please send them and I'll model it for clearance issues.
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Originally posted by Zepher
I know the Baer Track kit for the 3rd gens fit the Ronals just fine since that is what my friend has on his 82 Trans Am.
I know the Baer Track kit for the 3rd gens fit the Ronals just fine since that is what my friend has on his 82 Trans Am.
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ok i have the measurements, i took the measurements with the wheels spacers laying on the wheel...they need the spacers to not rub on the car...if the C5 brakes fit with minor grinding to the calipers so be it...if not what is the largest brake that will fit...
ok the backspacing with the spacers is 5"
the outside diameter is 16 3/4
an inch and a half into the wheel it tapers down to 15 3/8
next measurement i measured the diameter flush with the wheel spacers laying on the wheel which was 5" in and that was 14 11/16 seemed slightly larger then 14 5/8
so it starts out at 16 3/4, then an inch and a half in tapers down to 15 3/8 and from there tapers down to 14 11/16 at 5" deep so what do we have to work with?
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ok the backspacing with the spacers is 5"
the outside diameter is 16 3/4
an inch and a half into the wheel it tapers down to 15 3/8
next measurement i measured the diameter flush with the wheel spacers laying on the wheel which was 5" in and that was 14 11/16 seemed slightly larger then 14 5/8
so it starts out at 16 3/4, then an inch and a half in tapers down to 15 3/8 and from there tapers down to 14 11/16 at 5" deep so what do we have to work with?
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