Wheelwell cut for 28x10.5W tire
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I know some have asked for a pic.
here are the tires on the car
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/carrear.jpg
3 things were required on my car to get clearance:
1) cut the lower area off on the forward section of the wheelwell. I still need to box in the the exposed "square" area
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/mod_wheelwell.jpg
2) cut out the bumpstop
3) BFH the remaining areas of the wheelwell that was still tight.
here are the tires on the car
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/carrear.jpg
3 things were required on my car to get clearance:
1) cut the lower area off on the forward section of the wheelwell. I still need to box in the the exposed "square" area
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/mod_wheelwell.jpg
2) cut out the bumpstop
3) BFH the remaining areas of the wheelwell that was still tight.
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Originally Posted by Fireball
I know some have asked for a pic.
here are the tires on the car
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/carrear.jpg
3 things were required on my car to get clearance:
1) cut the lower area off on the forward section of the wheelwell. I still need to box in the the exposed "square" area
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/mod_wheelwell.jpg
2) cut out the bumpstop
3) BFH the remaining areas of the wheelwell that was still tight.
here are the tires on the car
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/carrear.jpg
3 things were required on my car to get clearance:
1) cut the lower area off on the forward section of the wheelwell. I still need to box in the the exposed "square" area
http://home.comcast.net/~bkrzewinski/mod_wheelwell.jpg
2) cut out the bumpstop
3) BFH the remaining areas of the wheelwell that was still tight.
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Have you made a run with them yet? I ran them on my TA and they rubbed big time on front and back of fender. Took off about 1/2 lb of rubber (no kidding) on one run alone. I've since had some bodywork but haven't picked up the car yet.
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I've ran 28" tires before w/o issue. I did notice that the wheelwells on T/A are very inconsisitent. I have tons of room on one side (front to back) and alot less room on the other side of the car.
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Originally Posted by Fireball
I've ran 28" tires before w/o issue. I did notice that the wheelwells on T/A are very inconsisitent. I have tons of room on one side (front to back) and alot less room on the other side of the car.
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Originally Posted by liftin'em on nittos
wondering if i can fit 28x10.5Ws as easily as you did.
Speaking from personal exp. Its not hard, Just time consuming. Had to do a lot of cutting (front & rear outter fender well) Had to use a "BIG" hammer with help from a air hammer on the inner fender well, and remove bump stops. Inner fenderwells rubbed a little on the dyno, Did more hammering and it took care of that. My customer had it out at the track this weekend with "NO" tire rub. The tires fit on there NICE.
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Brian, you still on stock brakes right, im fixing to try and get my w's to fit but im on strange brakes to its almost like you have a spacer and i dont if i run a 7.5 backspace. im thinkin of just going with a 6.5 with no spacers and see what happens, i wish there was a 7" backspace rim
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about how much space do you guys have between the tire and the outer edge of the fender in the front and back? I have 28x10.5x15 and Ive only got about 1 finger width and thats after beatin the crap out of the fender. I have 35 psi in the tires for mounting purposes.....any idea on how much that tire expands during the burnout or the run?
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Originally Posted by Black8Banger
about how much space do you guys have between the tire and the outer edge of the fender in the front and back? I have 28x10.5x15 and Ive only got about 1 finger width and thats after beatin the crap out of the fender. I have 35 psi in the tires for mounting purposes.....any idea on how much that tire expands during the burnout or the run?
Are you asking about a 10.5 "W" or a regular 10.5? Your gonna have to cut the outter fenderwell (a bunch) to fit the 10.5"W". You may still need to cut a little bit for the regular 10.5 . Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by liftin'em on nittos
with the 7.5" backspace the "race" brakes don't fit? i've heard that somewhere before but wasn't sure
brian, you have any side views of your tires on teh car?
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Brian:
What backspacing/wheel combo?
Any spacers in the rear?
That section you cut down at the bottom, did that actually make a hole into the interior of the car?
What backspacing/wheel combo?
Any spacers in the rear?
That section you cut down at the bottom, did that actually make a hole into the interior of the car?
7.5 BS
no spacers
yes it left a hole...we patched by MIGing in some sheet metal
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
Brian, you still on stock brakes right, im fixing to try and get my w's to fit but im on strange brakes to its almost like you have a spacer and i dont if i run a 7.5 backspace. im thinkin of just going with a 6.5 with no spacers and see what happens, i wish there was a 7" backspace rim ![Sad](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_sad.gif)
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stock ground down brakes