L88 flares - wheel size, width ?
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
L88 flares - wheel size, width ?
Iam planning on putting on the L88 flares - what wheel width can you get in there?
78 vette with offset trailing arms, and using these flares
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5Z50000050G~~~
any help would be welcome
cheers
dave
78 vette with offset trailing arms, and using these flares
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5Z50000050G~~~
any help would be welcome
cheers
dave
#2
Le Mans Master
I put 17x9 wheels on. 4" backspace and mounted 295/40 tires. Still have 4" between the tire and the flare. Stock T/A's too.
#3
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
cheers
Last edited by corvettedave383; 05-31-2014 at 07:10 PM.
#4
Race Director
It's much more difficult to fill the flares then it is to fit the flares around the tire/wheel combination you decide on to get the look you're after.
Depending on tire size and wheel backspace in the front you can cover up to an 11" wide wheel and in the rear up to a 13" wide wheel. Most use a 9.5" wheel in the front and a 11" wide wheel in the rear.
Do a search using "flares" or "flairs" as there is lots of reading on this.
Depending on tire size and wheel backspace in the front you can cover up to an 11" wide wheel and in the rear up to a 13" wide wheel. Most use a 9.5" wheel in the front and a 11" wide wheel in the rear.
Do a search using "flares" or "flairs" as there is lots of reading on this.
#7
Melting Slicks
Iam planning on putting on the L88 flares - what wheel width can you get in there?
78 vette with offset trailing arms, and using these flares
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5Z50000050G~~~
any help would be welcome
cheers
dave
78 vette with offset trailing arms, and using these flares
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....5Z50000050G~~~
any help would be welcome
cheers
dave
Unfortunately for you, you've already added the offset arms. They don't help at all with the big rear flares because you have to push the wheels outward to fill up the flares.
#8
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
I have the same flares. Currently I'm running 17x11 with 3-7/8" backspace rears. If I were buying today I'd get 12" wide rears with 4.5" backspace and 335 tires.
Unfortunately for you, you've already added the offset arms. They don't help at all with the big rear flares because you have to push the wheels outward to fill up the flares.
Unfortunately for you, you've already added the offset arms. They don't help at all with the big rear flares because you have to push the wheels outward to fill up the flares.