98-02 camaro rear disc swap with 15" rims??????

bertscova said:

Getting ready to start this rear drum to disc swap. I've settled on the camaro for the rear. And later will do the s10 front disc swap. I've read that some 15" wheels fit and some wont. Does anyone have a measurement i can go by for the inside diameter of the rim. I have 15×8 american racing torque thrust wheels for the rear and 15x7 for the front

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I don't know about the rears but I don't think you will get 15's over Blazer brakes in the front.

The 98-02 Blazer was shipped with 15x7 rims. They do have a deeper back spacing than G-body rims. If you go with larger Corvette brakes down the road, you will then need lager rims.

ssn696 said:

The 98-02 Blazer was shipped with 15x7 rims. They do have a deeper back spacing than G-body rims. If you go with larger Corvette brakes down the road, you will then need lager rims.

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Thanks for clarifying that. I don't want to spread disinformation. I have 16" ZQ8 wheels on my car with the Blazer brake swap and I didn't think there was room for 15's.

I have some old 15" primax 7 spoke wheels on my regal that I did the camaro conversion on, and the only issue that I had was where the hoop is seamed together front and rear, was hitting the face of the caliper. I did grind off a little of the face, but the car is off the road, and hasn't had any wear down of the pad to see if the caliper still clears... If you invest in a 1/4" spacer and longer studs, you might not run into problems.

I also have the blazer spindle/brake conversion done on the front, and to move the car around, had 14" steel wheels from a g-body bonneville that had no trouble clearing.