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      The wheel specs are as follows:

      Front - 18 x 8.5 w/56mm offset

      Rear - 19 x 10 w/ 79mm offset



      You would need wheel adapters front and rear as well as some mild to moderate massaging of the rear wheel tubs and fender lips to make it work. Ten's in the back are basically 1/2" too wide to fit easily, so any issues with the rear end not being centered or anything else tend to be deal breakers. Up front, 8.5's will rub on the fender liner bolt heads, frame, steering box, etc with the factory sub-frame, but you can address those issues easier than the rear so long as you don't mind losing a little turning radius or frenching the frame. Alignment setting will impact the front fitment as well. A lot will depend on how low your car sits and what size rubber you strap around those wheels.

      It's been done, but a mini-tub sure makes it easier. Something else to keep in mind is that 19" rubber is not particularly cheap, so the money you save on wheels you very well might be spending on adapters and more expensive rubber. Considering the rubber wears out rather quickly, you money might be better spent on wheels IMHO...coming from a guy with C6 5-spokes on his project Nova.

      Tobin
      KORE3
      It's what I does.





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