Finally won something on eBay!!!
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Melting Slicks
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Finally won something on eBay!!!
Woohoo, check out my new wheels:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=33745&rd=1
With a little cleaning they may not be half bad for some track wheels. Now I can put them on and in the garage make racecar noises (since the engine's on it's way out :( )
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=33745&rd=1
With a little cleaning they may not be half bad for some track wheels. Now I can put them on and in the garage make racecar noises (since the engine's on it's way out :( )
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (tshort)
Woohoo, check out my new wheels:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=33745&rd=1
With a little cleaning they may not be half bad for some track wheels. Now I can put them on and in the garage make racecar noises (since the engine's on it's way out :( )
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=33745&rd=1
With a little cleaning they may not be half bad for some track wheels. Now I can put them on and in the garage make racecar noises (since the engine's on it's way out :( )
Ask the seller to ship with FedEx which should save you some money.. I just shipped my drag radials with wheels for $44... UPS charges like $80..
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (Alwyn678)
Yeah, the shipping will probably be more than the wheels. Heck of a price though.
Olivier, the backspacing is 3.75. You think I will still need spacers? I've seen these wheels on many other vettes with no spacers.
Olivier, the backspacing is 3.75. You think I will still need spacers? I've seen these wheels on many other vettes with no spacers.
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (tshort)
:party: :party:
I think you will need spacers as well but I could be wrong
I think you will need spacers as well but I could be wrong
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (tshort)
Yeah, the shipping will probably be more than the wheels. Heck of a price though.
Olivier, the backspacing is 3.75. You think I will still need spacers? I've seen these wheels on many other vettes with no spacers.
Olivier, the backspacing is 3.75. You think I will still need spacers? I've seen these wheels on many other vettes with no spacers.
THE BACKSPACING WON'T GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION IF THEY'LL CLEAR THE CALIPERS!! There's no parameter that will give you this information.. You have to ask around if anybody used them to find out.. Here's s small list of wheels that will clear the calipers with no spacers:
Centerline Auto Drags
Centerline Convo Pros
AR Torq Thrust II's
AR Outlaw I
AR Outlaw II
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (GrandSportC3)
Man, 1/2 inch seems like a lot. I guess there may be some other vette owners that don't even realize they are using spacers. There is a guy down the street from me that has some cragars on his 67 and didn't think he was using spacers. Will I need new studs then? Wish I would have known, there were a bunch of spacers for sale at the Super Chevy Show last weekend.
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (GrandSportC3)
[QUOTE]
The backspacing has nothing to do with it.. 3.75 backspacing is fine.. but the rims won't clear the calipers.. I had Cragars on my '69 and also on my '68 and I needed at least 1/2 - 3/4 inch spacers... The Cragars won't clear the calipers for sure!!
THE BACKSPACING WON'T GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION IF THEY'LL CLEAR THE CALIPERS!! There's no parameter that will give you this information.. You have to ask around if anybody used them to find out.. Here's s small list of wheels that will clear the calipers with no spacers:
Centerline Auto Drags
Centerline Convo Pros
AR Torq Thrust II's
AR Outlaw I
AR Outlaw II
QUOTE]
:iagree: + you can add AR CP200s to the list....
The backspacing has nothing to do with it.. 3.75 backspacing is fine.. but the rims won't clear the calipers.. I had Cragars on my '69 and also on my '68 and I needed at least 1/2 - 3/4 inch spacers... The Cragars won't clear the calipers for sure!!
THE BACKSPACING WON'T GIVE YOU ANY INDICATION IF THEY'LL CLEAR THE CALIPERS!! There's no parameter that will give you this information.. You have to ask around if anybody used them to find out.. Here's s small list of wheels that will clear the calipers with no spacers:
Centerline Auto Drags
Centerline Convo Pros
AR Torq Thrust II's
AR Outlaw I
AR Outlaw II
QUOTE]
:iagree: + you can add AR CP200s to the list....
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (tshort)
Man, 1/2 inch seems like a lot. I guess there may be some other vette owners that don't even realize they are using spacers. There is a guy down the street from me that has some cragars on his 67 and didn't think he was using spacers. Will I need new studs then? Wish I would have known, there were a bunch of spacers for sale at the Super Chevy Show last weekend.
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (tshort)
The vette should really hook up well with those tires and the *engine-delete* option. Sounds like time to get a racing helmet for safety's sake. :thumbs:
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (bgrice)
The vette should really hook up well with those tires and the *engine-delete* option. Sounds like time to get a racing helmet for safety's sake. :thumbs:
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (GrandSportC3)
The vette should really hook up well with those tires and the *engine-delete* option. Sounds like time to get a racing helmet for safety's sake. :thumbs:
With those tires - you should get 800+ HP cars to hook...
With those tires - you should get 800+ HP cars to hook...
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (tshort)
Travis & GrandsportC3....
Jesh! When's the last time you saw a set of slicks hook on an *engine delete* vette? All just a pun including the racing helmet note unless you are full of octane(booze) and fall out of the vette in the garage.
Jesh! When's the last time you saw a set of slicks hook on an *engine delete* vette? All just a pun including the racing helmet note unless you are full of octane(booze) and fall out of the vette in the garage.
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Re: Finally won something on eBay!!! (bgrice)
Travis & GrandsportC3....
Jesh! When's the last time you saw a set of slicks hook on an *engine delete* vette? All just a pun including the racing helmet note unless you are full of octane(booze) and fall out of the vette in the garage.
Jesh! When's the last time you saw a set of slicks hook on an *engine delete* vette? All just a pun including the racing helmet note unless you are full of octane(booze) and fall out of the vette in the garage.