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1973 4 door chevelle Max rear Wheel & tire size?

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Post by huse Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:43 pm

Hi i want to fill up my rear fender to the brim, what is the widest size 15" rim that will fit? and what backspacing? Whats the biggest tires that will fit? I might option for a dragrace slick or similar.. Im going for dragrace look.. huge big balls in the back, and some really skinny tires in the front Smile
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Post by 74Malibu383 Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:00 pm

Guess it all depends on what you want to do.
- You want them to fully tuck?
- You modifying the inner lip at all?
- Going with the airshocks?

BTW - The front wheel wells are freaking huge too. Some really skinny tires are going to look even skinnier under that thing.
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Post by huse Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:59 pm

Fully tucked, with hijackers, no modification to the inner lip. what's the biggest i can go?
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Post by 74Malibu383 Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:46 pm

Sorry... don't know what hijackers are...

325/50R15's on a 15x10 or 15x11 with 5 5/8" backspacing.
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Post by Limey SE Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:23 pm

74Malibu383 wrote:Sorry... don't know what hijackers are...

325/50R15's on a 15x10 or 15x11 with 5 5/8" backspacing.


WHAT BUDDY YOU DONT KNOW WHAT GABRIEL HIGH JACKERS ARE ??? BETTER KNOWN TO THE NON STINK BUGGERS AS AIRSHOCK'S


And as far as wheels for our cars with no fender work being needed on a 15" wheel only I have found is 10" maybe an 11" but very happy with the 10" with 4.5" and a 295/50/15 or a 275/60/15

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Post by 74Malibu383 Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:46 pm

Lol. Sorry, guess I need to brush up on that stuff. Jacking up the rear end doesn't help the pinion angle if you know what I mean...

Well, if he's using Hijackers, Highjackers, or Airshocks (Gold Jacket, Green Jacket, who gives a s...) then nothing will need to fully tuck. If it were being lowered, then it matters.
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Post by Limey SE Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:55 pm

o yea I know what you mean buddy

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Post by huse Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:29 pm

sorry, my bad.. By tucked i though you meant to the side not as in lowered.
Sorry if my english is alittle bit off, im norwegian

So 325/50-15 is the widest tire i can get in the wheel well at stock ride height?
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Post by 74Malibu383 Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:08 pm

correcto!
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Post by huse Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:42 pm

Thanx Very Happy
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Post by 1973chevelle Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:09 pm

I have a 73 chevelle 4 door and i have 15X8 with 10 inch wide tires and air shocks it rubbed a little bit b4 so thats why we put air shocks on and i dont leave them up very high at all and it works and looks fine!
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