New wheels and tires - thoughts?
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Racer
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New wheels and tires - thoughts?
My winter rearend replacement project just got finished last week(rebuilt differential, new gears, smart struts, rear spring, offset T/As, hardened side yokes, new u-joints, balanced drive/half shafts, QA1 shocks, poly bushings, removed spare tire and carrier and new wheels and tires - thanks VB&P, Duntov Motorsports, Summit Racing, The Last Detail, Andy Maner and my wife for the great parts, labor and support).
Other than lowering the front end 1/2" to 1", whaddya think?
Other than lowering the front end 1/2" to 1", whaddya think?
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Racer
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1. 8.5" rim with 3 3/8" BS. The 275s looked better, but stuck out a little past the fender for my taste. I also tried 325-50 drag radials - Looked way cool, but stuck out too far as well.
2. There are a couple of threads floating aorund here with pictures of 8.5" rims with 295-50s. They look good, but stick out past the fenders and are a little lower profile than I like. The 295-50s are very difficult to get now.
3. I also tried 8.5" rims with a 5" BS - for some reason they rubbed the calipers (even though they are supposed to be the same BS as my 10s) so I couldn't even mount them.
4. What I would really like to have is a 9" rim with a 4.5" back space. I could mount a 325-50 and keep it all under the fender - Are you listening Centerline?! This is what I really want to end up with, so I am going to keep figuring out a way to get it done.
You may already know this, but what I was able to do and what you might be able to do to your car could be very different based on a lot of different factors (PM me if you want to hear more). Good luck!
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Racer
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into the blackwalls and I am not sold yet.
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