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Jun 17, 2008 | 12:29 PM

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Wolfe Minitubs

what is the biggest slick and wheel I can get under a TransAm with these?

Jun 17, 2008 | 12:50 PM

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10.5w

Jun 17, 2008 | 12:56 PM

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I can get that on their without minitubs

Jun 17, 2008 | 12:58 PM

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but they will stick out, a 10.5W is wide tire and on a 12" Rim will tuck nicely and give you about 1" clearance to the LCA and fender well.

Jun 17, 2008 | 01:31 PM

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so how would say a 29.5x10.5 MT slick fit on 10 wheel? with 7.5 backspace? or will I need a diffrent backspace?

Jun 17, 2008 | 01:35 PM

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depends on how much you narrow your rear end. stock BS is 7.5

i have 5" BS wheels and it's narrowed 3.5"/side and it tucks nicely

Jun 17, 2008 | 01:36 PM

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depends on how much you narrow your rear end. stock BS is 7.5

i have 5" BS wheels and it's narrowed 3.5"/side and it tucks nicely

don't want to narrow at all

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Jun 29, 2008 | 11:54 AM

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if I were to get a 12" wheel what backspace would I need with a stock length rear with the mini tubs?

Jun 29, 2008 | 12:25 PM

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A 12" rim won't fit on a stock width rear end, I don't even think they make them with that much back space, that's like 8.5 or 9.5".

Jun 29, 2008 | 02:04 PM

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why do you want to go to all the trouble of mini tubbing the car and putting a big *** tire, but not narrowing the rear?

Jun 29, 2008 | 02:48 PM

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why do you want to go to all the trouble of mini tubbing the car and putting a big *** tire, but not narrowing the rear?

Mainly because I bought a roller and it already had mini tubs. and I have a stock length 9" I'm putting in it. as long as I can get a 29x10.5 slick UNDER IT I will be very happy. I may get stuck with the 28x10.5w

Jun 29, 2008 | 03:34 PM

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i believe mr. davenport in chattanooga fit a 30" tall tire under w/o cutting or narrowing. next time i talk to him i will ask.

Jun 30, 2008 | 08:59 AM

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Jun 30, 2008 | 09:50 AM

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i have seen 4th gens with no mini tub and stock width housing with 10.5x29.5 (non W). Why not just have someone local narrow the housing a couple inches, the axles on mine can be shortened 2" with the splines that are on there so it wont cost much.

May as well use those mini-tubs if you have them..

Jun 30, 2008 | 11:09 AM

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295's + stock length rear + Bogarts = ???

Would it work or are we talking major cutting on the body?

Jun 30, 2008 | 01:18 PM

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thanks for the replies. I have asked everyone even wolfe and no one can tell me anything. if I could just shortin my axles (moser 9" 31 spline) that would be awesome..I just don't want to have a ton of money rapped up in it. (cutting, new Axel's, rims, etc.)

Jun 30, 2008 | 01:24 PM

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Mount tires on your rims, put on car, then measure to the closest point on the inside (Usually LCAs). Use that measurement to determine how much has to come off...

then all you are paying for is shortening a set of axles and having a few inches cut off the housing and the housing end reinstalled

also may want to consider an axle upgrade at some point...dunno how much power you plan on making but 31spline isn't that strong...

Jun 30, 2008 | 01:29 PM

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Well the housing has to be narrowed too naturally, local guys here charge 150 to do it on a jig if they can re-use your ends. Not sure what the housing ends cost these days if they cant. Have to look at your own axles to see how much you can take off but an inch, inch and a half should be no problem and that will bring your 7.5BS wheels in enough where a 10.5W wont stick out bad.

I was going to mini tub and do just that, I can care less about the 'dish' on the wheel. I just wanted to move the tires more under the car and not buy a new housing, axles and wheels.