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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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I wanted to know how the racestar wheels fit,any grinding the calipers or beating in the fender wells,15x3 fronts and 15x10 tears,and what's a good size tire to use without rubbing, post pics
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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I had the Racestars on my 95 TA for around two years. loved the way they looked and they fit great. I had the 15X3.5 (if i remember the exact size) fronts and the 15X10 rears. i don't remember the front tire size but the rears were 28'' tire et streets. I had stock height springs in the rear to fit that. The wheels fit right on my car without any issues.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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im running 15x3.5, and 15x10 on mine no problems or grinding




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thanks ,car looks sick,what size tire do you have on the back
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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what Tire size are those?

Edit: didnt see the post before me
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Rears are 275/60/15
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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I had a set for a minute, couldn't get into the way they looked.
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Gwad that 27in tire fits nice in there. What size are the fronts?
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just got a pair for the rear,test fitting them,they are 275/50/15,its close but it looks like they clear everything
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Originally Posted by nitroussharks
just got a pair for the rear,test fitting them,they are 275/50/15,its close but it looks like they clear everything
Can you get more pics? I wanna compare a 60 to 50's
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You guys know the weight of these puppies ? Also do the fronts come in 15x4 or 4.5 if so do they fit the same. Not real crazy about running 3.5's on the high way to the track. I know ppl do it all the time but I'd like that extra 1in up front.
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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Mine had to grind a bit on rear calipers
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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not the best pic,my camera is messed up,i think they come in 5x3.5 and 5x5 for fronts
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Whats the backspacing on the 15/10s on the green 98 z28
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Im gonna say 98% sure 7.5
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mine fit with no issues, but I still ground down the caliper as it was very close. I had already hacked away most of the inner fenderwell for my 315's, but I've got ample room running 295/55/15's, switching to 325/50/15's since these tires are shot. Running 15x3.5 front, 15x10 rear 7.5BS. I run 75-85 on the highway with no problems, few thousand miles on my setup.
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Originally Posted by pancho toco loco
Im gonna say 98% sure 7.5
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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Thanks
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I had to lightly grind my rear calipers for mine to fit. They are F body specific too.
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