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Several days ago, I initiated a new thread entitled Wheel and Tire and it went like this:After 4.5 years, I am getting close to completing the restomod on my '65 roadster. Last week, I finally let to down on wheels for the first time and was a little disappointed at the stance. I am running speed direct steeroids rack and pinion up front the speed direct sharkbite in the rear. The wheels are year one 17x8 with 4.5 inch backspace and 0 offset. I used the GM muscle car oil pan on the GM crate LS3 that I put in the car. It is much deeper than I had expected and I'm nervous about how close it is to the ground. So I adjusted the ride height. It helped but is still close - 3" ground clearance. Additionally, I am having some geometry problems with the sharkbite which I think I can correct if my tires were taller. The current tires are Diamondback gold lines 215/50R/17 tread width is 7.9' and section width is 9'' and they are 25.4" tall. If I could install (on the rear) 255/50R/17 thread width is 9.3" and section width is 10.4" and they are 27.1" tall. I could gain almost an inch in ride height just by installing them and I think it would solve my sharkbite rockerarm interference problem. It is the original frame and I sent the trailing arms out to V-tec corvette for rebuild and blueprint so they are original configuration as well. I have tried to take measurements with the rear wheel in place to get a reference for clearance to the frame but it is difficult so I'm not real confident about it.
My question is: Has anyone used this size tire in a similar configuration and were you successful?
Thanks so much for your help,
Regards,
jp .
Someone requested photos of the car which I thought I had uploaded but I think they got lost so I'll try again. I will send more of the build if you interested but am still looking for feedback from my original wheel and tire question. Thanks
Your thread isn't lost. You aren't looking far enough down the page.
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Your thread isn't lost. You aren't looking far enough down the page.
The last post on it is Jan 20, so look down the page for threads that ended 1-20. Your thread is still on Page 1 as of right now, but it may drop to Page 2 soon.
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