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Old 08-11-2004, 06:11 PM
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They are 15x8.5s in the rear with 5" of rear spacing With Hoosier QTP 28x11.50. I had the rearend housing narrowed 2" to tuck the tire up in the fenderwell. Had to massage the front of the inner fenderwell a bit with a BFH but I did not have to cut anything to get them to clear.

It's lowered about 2".

I Like It!!!



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looks great
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now that is honestly the BEST looking convo pro wheel setup i have have seen. i love the deep dish look! perfect stance! did you have the axlestubes cut or did you order the rear narrowed?
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I have to agree. That looks awesome! How much did the rear end narrowing set you back? New axles or cut and respline your old ones?
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I had the 9 inch already. It was stock length. I tried putting these things on and They stuck out way to far. These are alot bigger than an ET Street 28x11.50. I had planned on Just shortening and resplining the 31spline moser axles but when I pulled it apart I noticed the drivers side axle was Twisted. Moser only warrenties 35 spline and up I found out. So I took the locker out and put a 35spline Strange S/T Spool and Strange axles in (2" shorter of course). I got the axles from Jay and Amber Billingsley. <--Best customer service you will find anywhere!!!

I had the housing narrowed down the street at a Chassis Shop. Cost me $150. I could have had it done cheaper elsewhere but this guy does exellant work!

Thanks for the compliments! I am not one to show off but I did not imagine it was going to look this good. I dedcided to share so if anyone was interrested they would know the measurements. Plus its nice too show off every once n awhile.

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it looks great, i agree it has the perfect stance.
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Thanks a lot for sharing the info Squintz. Once again car looks bad as a ****.
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GREAT PICS!

Did you have to modify anything with it tucked in 2 inches? (bump stop, etc)

Stock mounting locations still?

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All I can say is wow, I love the way the car looks, the stance are very nice, I am looking to do the same type of set up when I get a 9", I love the way convo pros look on F-Bodies .
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wow squintz, when you said you were getting rid of the centerlines on hpj i didnt know you were gonna do THAT!!! looks mean as hell man!
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That looks mean as hell!
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Originally Posted by Chris ARE 385
GREAT PICS!

Did you have to modify anything with it tucked in 2 inches? (bump stop, etc)

Stock mounting locations still?

I actually could have taken 3" off the housing without moving anything but I already had the 8.5s with 5" of rear spacing. I bolted the wheels up and took the measurements to put the tire where I wanted it and thats how much I had cut off the housing.

Thanks for all of the compliments yall!!!!

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Looks waiting for the truck
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Originally Posted by gator's 99TA
now that is honestly the BEST looking convo pro wheel setup i have have seen. i love the deep dish look! perfect stance! did you have the axlestubes cut or did you order the rear narrowed?
Totally agree with that. Those stick out too far on stock length axles. This looks awesome.
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That's SICK man! Those 28" Hoosier's are FAT!
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Thanks Yall!!!

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Looks great, wish I would have ordered mine a little shorter now!
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You can still fit That tire under there with a stock axle but you will have to get a wheel with 7" of rear spacing. Most wheels that come in that backspace are about twice the price of the convos tho. I have always loved the convo pros since I was a kid and now I finally have a set.

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one word..................................P I M P

looks awesome man! Almost like it's mini-tubbed. between that and the color that's a really clean Z !!!
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Awesome dude



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