yoshgixxer

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My car is a 00 SS with strange race breaks.(not sure if this affects offset or not, bought car with the breaks on it) The 1.50" back space damn near stick out of the fenders so I'm pretty positive I want to order a set of low pad 15x4 RTS with 2.50" back space. Curious if anyone has any pics of somthing similar. I want it inside the fenders but not crazy inside

Thanks!

Camaro396

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I've never seen 2.5" backspace 15x4 RTS on the front of an F body. I will tell you I have 17x4 2.5" backspace Alumastars and I had to put a 1/2" spacer on them to make them look decent. Without it they sat in too far and it looked retarded.

yoshgixxer

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That's the only two options. 1.50 or 2.50
1.50 sticks out? Im.not sure if it's the tubular K and arms or the strange aluminum spindels and brakes?

Camaro396

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I have the 1.5" backspace on my car currently, with the stock K member and A arms, and I don't think they stick out TOO bad. They are a little further out to start with and I think tire choice plays a big roll on the look of them too. Tires like Hoosier bias ply fronts and MT SR Radials have more sidewall bulge than some others, giving the illusion that the tire sticks out further. I have Sportsman fronts which have very little tire bulge, and I think it looks fine.

yoshgixxer

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Yea that's right there on the edge. Still looks good but another 1/4" and it's pushing it lol. That's probably part of the problem. Looks like the strange billet hubs add some width over stock hubs too.
I have the 26"x6" M/T SR front tires
Well im gonna try the 2.50" back space. See what it looks like tomorrow. Hopefully not super pro mod but I need function over form. I gotta get the car sitting right and keep the instant center in check if i have any chance of putting 2k hp down. also dont want to worry about trashing fenders if it gets air born!

HISS

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Mine tuck decently but I just run the metric radials. The sportsman is a little wider and blue a bit more. M/T makes a radial that looks good mounted to them also.

yoshgixxer

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Do you have stock breaks or strange race breaks?
I talked to strange today seems there hubs do push the wheel out 1/2" more then stock

Heyfred

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Post #288
https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...-build-15.html

yoshgixxer

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Yea,that's perfect heyfred!. I got the wheels last night but haven't had a chance to go to my garage. I feel good about it now! Are you running a 5.5 bs 15x10 on a 3"narrowed 9"?

Heyfred

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3" per side narrowed on the housing, 9" wheels with 4.5" backspace, low pad RTS. On the front, 2.5" backspace, low pad. I am running 11.75" Wilwood front brakes. If the front caliper face is even or below the rotor hat (wheel mounting surface) low pad RTS will work.

See post #228
https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...-build-12.html

yoshgixxer

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Ok perfect
Yea a 9" rim with a 4.5 is same as 10" with a 5.5. Bs
Thanks for the info.

No motor in my car right now so it sits 4x4 style but the rims fit like I hoped. There's not a ton of camber gain when the suspension compresses so I don't think it will suck in a whole lot more

yoshgixxer

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And I also ran the low pad fronts.i Like the flat spoke look

Camaro396

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Looks great to me!

HISS

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Aerospace pro street, but I had stock brakes prior. Fit was the same.

HISS

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That does look good!