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Old 03-28-2016, 10:43 PM   #195
Coupeguy2001
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Re: Show off your Wheels

Thanks Guys,
I accidentally found the ad for the wheels on craigslist and went for it.
The guy I got the wheels from bolted them on his truck, and got about a foot when he realized they were rubbing on his ball joints, or tie rods, so I had a little cleanup to do on the inside of the wheels.
So since he couldn't use them, he flipped them, and I ended up with them.

Be aware, the lugs are 5 on 5 instead of 4 3/4.

I have a 72 chevy truck rear end under it, and "racing " discs from Speedway to use them.
The 72 rear end is 8" wider than a stock TF rear, and so I had to have flat wheels. The rear fender lips are rolled with an aluminum baseball bat, and then finished up with home depot paint sticks and C clamps to get the 1/4" clearance on the outside of the tires.
I have 3" dropped springs, so there is no side to side play so the tires do not rub.
The wider stance really helps it corner with the 1 1/8" sway bars

The wheels are 9" wide, and the tires ended up being 10 3/4 " wide. 27 inches tall with 255/50/17
on all 4 corners.
Unfortunately, the Impala SS is the only car that uses that size tire. Tire price is about $150 per tire.

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