Skinnies out front
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Melting Slicks
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From: In a van down by the river! Florida
Skinnies out front
Wanted to let you guys know. A guy with a C5z on another site let me know about this...
The spare tire from a new GTO is 17x4.
they come in black but he had them polished. cheap skinnies that clear the brakes
The spare tire from a new GTO is 17x4.
they come in black but he had them polished. cheap skinnies that clear the brakes
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From: Orlando FL
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
isn't the purpose of skinnies for weight reduction...and don't spares weigh 2 metric tons? or are these aluminum?
The guy i got my parts car from has a full set of weld's for sale too with slicks in back and skinnies up front he had bolted onto it previously
The guy i got my parts car from has a full set of weld's for sale too with slicks in back and skinnies up front he had bolted onto it previously
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From: Canonsburg PA
I have a pair of these rims for my car. They are aluminum. Now, I am trying to figure out which tire to use. I don't want to use the spare tires that came with them. M&H has a front runner that will fit best.
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail
It is bias ply. And I already have ZR1 rims with MT drag radial for the back. Does anyone know if this combination is ok?
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail
It is bias ply. And I already have ZR1 rims with MT drag radial for the back. Does anyone know if this combination is ok?
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Melting Slicks
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From: In a van down by the river! Florida
I have a pair of these rims for my car. They are aluminum. Now, I am trying to figure out which tire to use. I don't want to use the spare tires that came with them. M&H has a front runner that will fit best.
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail
It is bias ply. And I already have ZR1 rims with MT drag radial for the back. Does anyone know if this combination is ok?
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail
It is bias ply. And I already have ZR1 rims with MT drag radial for the back. Does anyone know if this combination is ok?
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Le Mans Master
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"I don't want to use the spare tires that came with them"
I don't believe the stock spare has a lesser speed rating than normal; the reason they state to run at a slower speed is on the assumption that that you have only one spare fitted and 3 x 9" and 1 x 4" = not very good handling.
I don't believe the stock spare has a lesser speed rating than normal; the reason they state to run at a slower speed is on the assumption that that you have only one spare fitted and 3 x 9" and 1 x 4" = not very good handling.
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From: Canonsburg PA
"I don't want to use the spare tires that came with them"
I don't believe the stock spare has a lesser speed rating than normal; the reason they state to run at a slower speed is on the assumption that that you have only one spare fitted and 3 x 9" and 1 x 4" = not very good handling.
I don't believe the stock spare has a lesser speed rating than normal; the reason they state to run at a slower speed is on the assumption that that you have only one spare fitted and 3 x 9" and 1 x 4" = not very good handling.
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I was worried about mixing and matching, but all the major tire manufacturer sites say it's ok to run bias ply on the front and radial on the back. They say not to set them up the opposite way.
