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Whats the largest rear wheel & street tire combo u can put on a 5.0 without rolling the lips on the fenders? Please be specific w/back spacing, rim size, & tire size.

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I fit a 28 11.5 et street under my 93gt on weld drag lites.With i believe 4.5 inch backspacing. [patriot]
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I used 9" wide Cobra R's with 255/40/17 on the backs and they didn't rub at all with the stock springs, after I lowered it with Sportlines it rubbed on hard bumps so I ended up rolling the fenders. All four of them..

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i have 275/40/17s on 17x9 Cobra R's and i had to remove the quad shocks and roll the fender a bit. it 's worth the look and the traction!

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quote:
Originally posted by Rhombeus50:
Whats the largest rear wheel & street tire combo u can put on a 5.0 without rolling the lips on the fenders? Please be specific w/back spacing, rim size, & tire size.

Stock height? What diameter wheel are you looking towards?

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26x10 ET Drags fit no problem on the back of my car ,proven yesterday, no clearancing required, no rubbing either.

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I fit 26x10.5 ET Streets by just bolting them bad boys on! No rubbing and no fender rolling here!

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My choice of wheels would be between 15x10" Welds w/6.5" BS or 15x9" Bogarts w/6" BS. What size radial would work w/out having to roll the outer lips? I'd take the quadshocks out & can massage the inner of the wheel well, though. Stock height.

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quote:
Originally posted by Rhombeus50:
My choice of wheels would be between 15x10" Welds w/6.5" BS or 15x9" Bogarts w/6" BS. What size radial would work w/out having to roll the outer lips? I'd take the quadshocks out & can massage the inner of the wheel well, though. Stock height.

If you are talking about your GT. 15x8/15x9 with 5.50 inch backsetting (offset) with some 275/60/15 radials will fit no problem.

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Originally posted by shade-tree:
26x10 ET Drags fit no problem on the back of my car ,proven yesterday, no clearancing required, no rubbing either.

ya I have way too much room I am pissed, I should have bought a much larger slick, My quad shocks are still on and have room left. [Roll Eyes]

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that might be too much tire for your current power though.

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i have 17X9 cobras and i just put 315 drag radials on them and there is no rubbing. i just had to take the quad shocks off, but hose were actually already off.

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on my 89 notch i have 17x9 cobra r's w/275 on the rears.. i just had to flip my quads around. 1" drop w/ no rub...

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quote:
Originally posted by white1990stang:
i have 17X9 cobras and i just put 315 drag radials on them and there is no rubbing. i just had to take the quad shocks off, but hose were actually already off.

[BS flag] i wanna see that!! post a pic

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Sunny's-285's on Saleen 18x10's on the rear of a Fox..

http://www.californiafords.com/images/shows/06_28_03/DSC04242.JPG

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i dont have a camera that will do that but i think my friend does. ill see if i can get one on here.

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I would also be interested in seeing a pic as well. [dance]

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i have 275-40-17's on the rear. With the kumho's it rubbed a ton on any kind of semi bad driveway no matter how I drove it in (back rubbing)

With the nitto dr's it doesn't seem nearly as bad [Whoo Whooooo!] same size tire.

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quote:
Originally posted by The Rick:
i have 275-40-17's on the rear. With the kumho's it rubbed a ton on any kind of semi bad driveway no matter how I drove it in (back rubbing)

With the nitto dr's it doesn't seem nearly as bad [Whoo Whooooo!] same size tire.

So you now have 275/45/17's drag radials and they don't rub as bad as the street tires did? Did you remove the quad shocks and/or do you have the fenders rolled at all?

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quote:
Originally posted by 91sleeper:
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Originally posted by The Rick:
i have 275-40-17's on the rear. With the kumho's it rubbed a ton on any kind of semi bad driveway no matter how I drove it in (back rubbing)

With the nitto dr's it doesn't seem nearly as bad [Whoo Whooooo!] same size tire.

So you now have 275/45/17's drag radials and they don't rub as bad as the street tires did? Did you remove the quad shocks and/or do you have the fenders rolled at all?
No on both cases actually. To my great surprise the 255's up front did way better then the old 245 kumho's I had. I don't get it either?

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