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    Pics and Part #'s for Caliper clearance with 16's on 2006 Silvy

    Well, after many people saying that I should not have been able to fit 16's on the front of my truck without modification i figured I'd post some pics of how much clearance I have. It's not much, but I haven't had any rub issues with them after about 350 miles. I've got about 1/8th of an inch on both passenger and driver side. I did notice that is knocked a couple of my wheel weights off, but they were just stickies and I didn't notice any vibration at 100+ mph. The calipers are about 1/2 an inch fron the inner face of the wheel. My pads aren't worn too bad, but the MIGHT not fit if I had brand new pads. Will see about that this spring. Only thing that moderately irks me is that the hub opening is slightly larger that the OEM wheels. I dont think that it's too big of a problem since the lugs are conical and hold the wheels in place very well. I just made sure to torque them down before I left for the track, when I got there and when I was done.

    For those possibly interested in these wheels, they are Summit part number: SUM-85-6883
    First pic is driver side, second is passenger. The passenger side looks a little closer due to the camera angle.
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    Damn that's close. I'll have to find someone that has a set of these to let me try em on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pl4yboy View Post
    Damn that's close. I'll have to find someone that has a set of these to let me try em on.
    Why not order one wheel from summit they're like $55 and try it on. If it doesn't fit send it back, if it does, order 3 more. lol

    Honestly, I'll probably grind my calipers down a little bit this spring, maybe 1/8th of an inch, just to be safe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AFSP1211 View Post
    Why not order one wheel from summit they're like $55 and try it on. If it doesn't fit send it back, if it does, order 3 more. lol

    Honestly, I'll probably grind my calipers down a little bit this spring, maybe 1/8th of an inch, just to be safe!
    I may do it. I'll have to try it on all 4 corners though... That way I can run 16s all year! Black 16s with some fat meat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pl4yboy View Post
    I may do it. I'll have to try it on all 4 corners though... That way I can run 16s all year! Black 16s with some fat meat!
    Do it!!! I like my women like i like my tires. Meaty in the rear!!!

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    I would still change the calipers and bridges to an older model.

    I understand that they work, but if you get a wheel bearing that goes out even the slightest bit, you are gonna cut your wheel in half or grind the living hell out of it.

    Just a safety precaution.
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