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| Joe Ricard |
 Nov 19 2007, 05:49 AM
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15 x 10 wheel and a 22 x 9.5 x 15 Hoosier slick PERIOD no bigger
I got my new wheels for the rear in Saturday. Diamond Racing made me a custom set in 6 days with shipping. Backspace is 5.75" and that's all that matters. 19 lbs and $295.00 for the pair shipped. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| jaybird840 |
Nov 19 2007, 10:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 163 Joined: 27-September 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 6,927 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Well, it looks like the race is on!! Although mine is strictly a street ride, I'm working on stuffing 285/30/18's under stock GT flares on 18x10's in the rear. The 18x8.5's fit like a glove on my 5 lug SC suspension up front with a 1" spacer. I could push them to 1.5" spacers if I wanted to fill out the wells completely. Eric Shea has just built me a set of new five lug trailing arms with 100mm studs to work with the high offset wheels. I'm looking at 42mm of spacers in the rear. The tires clear the trailing arms, but I'll have to see how much room is left on the inner fender wells. I may end up going down to 265/35's to ensure good clearance (and much cheaper, too!). I have been curious about "massaging" the inside of the rear fender wells to address any clearance issues. If the suspension points were supported, would it be possible to "stretch" the inner fender wells a-la John's video?
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Joe Ricard How big of a tire can a GT flare support? Nov 19 2007, 05:49 AM
Joe Ricard inside Nov 19 2007, 05:50 AM Joe Ricard ain't this sexy............... Nov 19 2007, 05:51 AM
chris914 How are your flares held on and did you have to bu... Nov 20 2007, 12:06 AM URY914 What does the wheel and tire weight together? Nov 19 2007, 07:33 AM Joe Ricard tire is 15
wheel is 19 Nov 19 2007, 07:38 AM McMark That is TIGHT! Both in the teenage dialect, a... Nov 19 2007, 01:43 PM nocones Dang. Looks nice.
I know you're an observant ... Nov 19 2007, 02:36 PM jhadler Hey Joe,
I'm curious to hear how close the in... Nov 19 2007, 03:41 PM Joe Ricard Right now I am worried about ripping the suspensio... Nov 19 2007, 03:41 PM Krieger914 Your immediate concern should be that rusty old sc... Nov 19 2007, 06:56 PM Joe Ricard That rusty old scissor lift works like a champ to ... Nov 19 2007, 07:09 PM jhadler Joe,
There are a number of people here in my regi... Nov 19 2007, 10:03 PM Joe Ricard Fiberglass GT flares are held on with large head p... Nov 20 2007, 05:54 AM chris914
Fiberglass GT flares are held on with large head ... Nov 20 2007, 09:13 PM crash914 I would worry about sidewall flex.... Nov 20 2007, 06:31 AM Joe Ricard Shouldn't be too much as this is the size rim ... Nov 20 2007, 07:23 AM boostedte37 That lookes nasty :headbanger: Nov 20 2007, 12:44 PM Joe Ricard 2 years ago I did a thread on it.
There are pics... Nov 21 2007, 07:13 AM Aaron Cox tell me more about your afco? rear shocks....
inv... Nov 21 2007, 04:41 PM flesburg We use 245-45 16s on our DE car. We cannot go wide... Nov 21 2007, 07:47 PM woobn8r A 245 should be around 9.6" wide, a 255 about... Nov 21 2007, 11:18 PM |
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