CAMARO6 - View Single Post - Interested in getting into Autocross and roadcourse events

DieselTech69 · 09-01-2025, 11:03 AM

Thanks for the info.

So, longer studs will likely mean I cannot run my aftermarket red lug nuts on my street wheels then. Unless of course, they are long enough internally as to not bind when torqued. I'll have to measure them I suppose. I'll probably stick with no spacers then, so I'll have to find a tire/wheel setup that won't require them. Just to be clear, the purpose of spacers in the front is so that different offsets F/R aren't required and rotations are easy, correct?

@VaporPressure - I understand your train of thought here, it makes sense. TBH, if I could afford 2 cars, I'd build one for the track and one for the street. Maybe that's where I'll end up eventually anyway, as I want to have a streetable car to drive, not just a comp car. I will point out that I would not vastly modify my car until the factory warranty expires anyway (which will end up being by time and not mileage), and as a professional mechanic, all work would be done by myself (so not paying a shop). Gotta get my feet wet first.....we all know how things change over time. TBH, if I was going to get serious about track work, I'd likely go with a different car and build it for track use only, just for the fact that if I wad it up, it's my "track car".....

09-01-2025, 11:03 AM	#16
DieselTech69 Drives: 2023 Camaro LT1 Redline Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: NY Posts: 8	Thanks for the info. So, longer studs will likely mean I cannot run my aftermarket red lug nuts on my street wheels then. Unless of course, they are long enough internally as to not bind when torqued. I'll have to measure them I suppose. I'll probably stick with no spacers then, so I'll have to find a tire/wheel setup that won't require them. Just to be clear, the purpose of spacers in the front is so that different offsets F/R aren't required and rotations are easy, correct? @VaporPressure - I understand your train of thought here, it makes sense. TBH, if I could afford 2 cars, I'd build one for the track and one for the street. Maybe that's where I'll end up eventually anyway, as I want to have a streetable car to drive, not just a comp car. I will point out that I would not vastly modify my car until the factory warranty expires anyway (which will end up being by time and not mileage), and as a professional mechanic, all work would be done by myself (so not paying a shop). Gotta get my feet wet first.....we all know how things change over time. TBH, if I was going to get serious about track work, I'd likely go with a different car and build it for track use only, just for the fact that if I wad it up, it's my "track car".....