im gonna be buying some 01 ws6 wheels in the next week and i am just alittle bit curious if any issued with the wheels fitting. if any one knows anything please let me know. im buying wheels and tires for 200 bucks so i cant let these rare wheels slip away from me

When you try and put 97 and newer wheels on a 96 or older 4th Gen, you may have a minor problem with an interference between the rear axle hub diameter and the hub hole in the back of the wheel. Up until late-96 models, the rear hub diameter was 0.03" larger than the front hub diameter, so the 93-96 wheels have a larger hole in the back of the wheel, so that any of the 4 wheels will fit in the rear. In late-96, or early-97 model year, they corrected the difference, reducing the rear axle hub diameter to match the front hub diameter.

As a result, late 4th Gen wheels, or many other factory wheels like the Corvette wheels will not fit correctly over the rear axle hubs on your 94. The "fix" is fairly simple.... the inside diameter of the hole in the back of the wheels needs to be lightly sanded or "Dremeled" until the wheel fits loosely over the rear hubs. This does not affect "centering' of the wheels, since they are centered on the axles by the conical lug nuts. You might wnat to sand down all 4 wheels, so you can put any wheel on any hub, when you rotate the tires.

Its a very common problem, and a fairly simple fix - nothing to be concerned about.

yea thats what i thought. right now i have 98+ stock ta wheels and i had to sand the rear wheels to get them to fit. i just wanted to be sure though. thank you very much

Another thing you can do, which I've done along with several other people I know, is to very carefully lightly sand or "dremel" the rear hub centers themselves down a bit. You sand/dremel it very slowly and carefully and you have to keep test fitting the rim on the hub until you get the clearance you need but the way we thought was taking the center hubs down slightly was easier then having to sand/dremel the wheels for every set we'd ever get.

I know you're probably thinking why did I have to do that since I've got a 97. Well I had to change out my rear axles due to damage to them and I got a good deal on a set out of a 94, $50 for both sides, so I couldn't pass them up, which is why I had to sand them down to make my 02 WS6 rims fit.

But either sanding/dremeling the wheels or the hubs themselves work, the choice is up to you.

i was also curious how much the speedo is gonna be thrown off since im moving up to a 17inch wheel, and what can i do to fix it?

As long as the overall tire diameter is the same, the speedo won't be off.

For example, if your original tire size is 245/50/16 (stock 16" tire size), and if you move up to a 275/40/17 (stock 17" tire size), your speedo won't be off one bit because those 2 sizes are the same height.

It's not the wheel that effects the speedo, it's the tire height.

Just keep the diameter the same and you'll be fine.