lets see your stance...
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Joined: Nov 2009
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From: East Coast
lets see your stance...
I have searched the forum quite a bit searching for different tires/wheel combos and suspension setups and I have found a few pictures, but not very many with the specs listed. It would be cool if those of you with modded suspension out there posted a picture of your car's "stance" and included the specifics of what it is lowered on and the size wheels and tires along with backspacing. This thread could turn into a good sticky if we get a lot of posts. Just an idea, thanks, 
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE TREAD Can all who post pic of there vette please include suspension specs and wheel/tire size?
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE TREAD Can all who post pic of there vette please include suspension specs and wheel/tire size?
Last edited by Blackkaz04; Dec 4, 2009 at 10:14 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Houston Texas
The '73 I just bought has: Original wheels
Fronts: P235/60R-15 a bit shorter (-1.3 dia) and 0.39 wider than original P225/70R-15
Rears: P255/60R-15 a bit shorter (-0.35 dia) and 1.18 wider than original P225/70R-15 and less than 1 mph at 65 mph diff.
This drops the front about an inch and makes the rears look a lot bigger due to the width. No diff. in wheel to wheel well clearance.
Don't have a good pic.
Fronts: P235/60R-15 a bit shorter (-1.3 dia) and 0.39 wider than original P225/70R-15
Rears: P255/60R-15 a bit shorter (-0.35 dia) and 1.18 wider than original P225/70R-15 and less than 1 mph at 65 mph diff.
This drops the front about an inch and makes the rears look a lot bigger due to the width. No diff. in wheel to wheel well clearance.
Don't have a good pic.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
255/50-17 rear tires
245/45-17 front tires
I had the 255's on the front as well, but they hit the fenders so the swap was a must.
Also, I had to install 10" spring bolts in the rear to bring the body down.
The springs are still settling a bit, but the stance is getting better.
245/45-17 front tires
I had the 255's on the front as well, but they hit the fenders so the swap was a must.
Also, I had to install 10" spring bolts in the rear to bring the body down.
The springs are still settling a bit, but the stance is getting better.
Drifting
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Posts: 1,871
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
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Drifting
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From: springfield ohio
Here is what I'm running and so are a lot of others on the forum.
Front - 17x8 with 4'' back space wrapped with 245/45/17 Toyo T1R setting 2'' lower by way of cut coils.
Rear - 18x10 with 5.5 back space wrapped with 285/40/18 Toyo T1R setting 2'' lower by way of 8'' spring bolts.
The rear spring was also narrowed 3'' but really only needed to narrow it by 2''
Hope this helps,
Riggs.
Front - 17x8 with 4'' back space wrapped with 245/45/17 Toyo T1R setting 2'' lower by way of cut coils.
Rear - 18x10 with 5.5 back space wrapped with 285/40/18 Toyo T1R setting 2'' lower by way of 8'' spring bolts.
The rear spring was also narrowed 3'' but really only needed to narrow it by 2''
Hope this helps,
Riggs.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Lake Norman NC
Here is the car dropped all the way down in the back. It's actually too low and you have to be extra cautious when driving. Kind of a pain in the azz, but it looks cool. I don't road race the car, so it doesn't really matter.
Last edited by LFZ; Dec 3, 2009 at 07:19 PM.
Drifting
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From: Columbus MN
255/40-18 UHP on 18x8 BOSS 338 with 4.5" backspace suspended by a front monospring and a rear composite spring with "long" C3 bolts (to be replaced with longer C4 bolts this winter to drop the rear another inch to match the front).
