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Fattie · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

nice... hurry up and get some tires fool Shocked

some 185/60r15's on the front should look real nice with some 185/65r15 on the rear
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gregthomas · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:51 am Post subject:

You gonna loan me the jing?!! Will those tire sizes work ok even though I've got 4.5" in the front and 5.5" in the rear?
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sled · Samba Member Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 6179

a 185 will fit nice on a 4.5 although you could drop to a 175.

in the rear, throw a 205/60 on it for a tough look.
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Fattie · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:

You dont want to go too small a tire as in diameter in the front depending on how much you do or dont lower it..as you'll have the evil tire/fender gap Laughing

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...and being a 73+ super, your limited on how low you can go without serious mods/cutting/welding..I had my '74 as low as you can go safely and still drive it daily without damaging anything

now, a 185/60r15 is almost 2" shorter than stock but a little wider than stock 165r15's

and with the pic below you can see how it will look (fender gap) with it at the ride height I'm talking about..(you know which one) Wink

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with the adj-a-strust past the "lowest" setting Wink

now with those wheels, your tires will be further under the fender than my interceptors which were (15x6) and you may go with a 195/60r15 (lil wider/taller) in front so you can tuck a lil tire and should still be able to clear without rub Laughing

for the rear I wouldn't go with a 205/60r15 if you plan to do much HWY speeds for any period of time (60+mph) as it will take more rpm's to do so... for a close to stock overall diameter as possible on a 5.5" wide rim a 205/65r15 is the way to go

now if you dont plan to lower your super... I would run 185/65r15's in front and the 205/65r15's in the rear
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Fattie · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject:

none the less... keep us updated Cool

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gregthomas · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject:

Fattie · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

whew... that's a all day project Razz

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Crippler · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject:

wow. that looks freaking awesome. i want that on my motorcycle....
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gregthomas · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

gregthomas · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

I finally got tires today. I'll put up more pix tonight after I put them on the car.

195/60 Front

205/65 Rear

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gregthomas · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject:

Front

Rear

What do you think... chrome rings or not?

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buggpower · Samba Member Joined: July 25, 2006 Posts: 928

Its kind of hard to tell you which is best looking.What color is it going to be?
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gregthomas · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

PPG Laser Red. It's close to the same color as the Escort in the background of the 2nd picture.
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Fattie · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

roll w/the chrome rings... just get some chrome lugnuts to top it all off..

looks very nice bro Applause

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gregthomas · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

Fattie · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

should have went with the 185's Wink

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gregthomas · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject:

Yeah maybe, but they look pretty cool! Funny thing... After driving it around the house a couple of times, the rub went away. Laughing

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