Chrome ZR'1s and 315 BFG KD's(pics)
10-14-2006, 05:10 PM
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na...jk, they look REALLY good man! it's funny cause mike showed me this thread haha...i didn't know you already had them on! lookin good brotha. bring it down so we can see the bling in person. lol
na...jk, they look REALLY good man! it's funny cause mike showed me this thread haha...i didn't know you already had them on! lookin good brotha. bring it down so we can see the bling in person. lol
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10-15-2006, 05:39 PM
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I'm afraid the paint will start to peel at the wheel well lip. You do have to roll the fenders with these right? or just band out the inside of the fender well?
10-15-2006, 09:35 PM
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I'm gonna beat Mikes ***..lol. Didn't have to roll the fenders. Just beat the **** out of the inner part of the fender, no where near any paint. You beat the part that is around the front inside part of the tire.
10-15-2006, 10:34 PM
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Yeah...this is where I had to beat mine....
You really don't need to roll the fender lip in most instances, it depends on two things:
1. What brand tire you get
2. If you have an adjustable panhard bar or not
Nittos are the skinniest tires for their size. The GS-D3 Goodyears and the Yokohama AVS Sport, along with the BFG KD are probably the widest tires. I have the Yokohama AVS Sport, and my fender lip did some slicing to the passenger side rear tire. Nothing that was detrimental to the tire though. I finally got a double adjustable rod ended panhard bar from UMI Performance, I my buddy centered my rear end properly, and so far I haven't had any more additional slicing.
So...if you get nittos, you'll be fine no matter what, at least from what I read. If you get any of the big boy tires...then you really should have a panhard bar to adjust the rear end.
You really don't need to roll the fender lip in most instances, it depends on two things:
1. What brand tire you get
2. If you have an adjustable panhard bar or not
Nittos are the skinniest tires for their size. The GS-D3 Goodyears and the Yokohama AVS Sport, along with the BFG KD are probably the widest tires. I have the Yokohama AVS Sport, and my fender lip did some slicing to the passenger side rear tire. Nothing that was detrimental to the tire though. I finally got a double adjustable rod ended panhard bar from UMI Performance, I my buddy centered my rear end properly, and so far I haven't had any more additional slicing.
So...if you get nittos, you'll be fine no matter what, at least from what I read. If you get any of the big boy tires...then you really should have a panhard bar to adjust the rear end.
10-16-2006, 08:11 AM
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I'm running 315 BFG's on a non lowered Z-28 and have not encountered any rubbing at all. I had three guys about 200 lbs a piece in my car this weekend and had no rubbing at all. I did massage the inner fender a little as shown above but it didn't take five minutes, was easy and I used some undercoating paint and you can't tell it was ever touched. This is for a stock height camaro BTW, if your car is lowered then I could see some problems.
12-11-2006, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by MannyZ28
Yeah...this is where I had to beat mine....
http://homestead.com/mannyz28/files/rubbing.jpg
You really don't need to roll the fender lip in most instances, it depends on two things:
1. What brand tire you get
2. If you have an adjustable panhard bar or not
Nittos are the skinniest tires for their size. The GS-D3 Goodyears and the Yokohama AVS Sport, along with the BFG KD are probably the widest tires. I have the Yokohama AVS Sport, and my fender lip did some slicing to the passenger side rear tire. Nothing that was detrimental to the tire though. I finally got a double adjustable rod ended panhard bar from UMI Performance, I my buddy centered my rear end properly, and so far I haven't had any more additional slicing.
So...if you get nittos, you'll be fine no matter what, at least from what I read. If you get any of the big boy tires...then you really should have a panhard bar to adjust the rear end.
http://homestead.com/mannyz28/files/rubbing.jpg
You really don't need to roll the fender lip in most instances, it depends on two things:
1. What brand tire you get
2. If you have an adjustable panhard bar or not
Nittos are the skinniest tires for their size. The GS-D3 Goodyears and the Yokohama AVS Sport, along with the BFG KD are probably the widest tires. I have the Yokohama AVS Sport, and my fender lip did some slicing to the passenger side rear tire. Nothing that was detrimental to the tire though. I finally got a double adjustable rod ended panhard bar from UMI Performance, I my buddy centered my rear end properly, and so far I haven't had any more additional slicing.
So...if you get nittos, you'll be fine no matter what, at least from what I read. If you get any of the big boy tires...then you really should have a panhard bar to adjust the rear end.
I had 315 Nitto drags on my SS and I never had any issues of rubbing. When it came time to replace the tires (I bought the FM5's with Nittos on them already) I always always use KD's. IMHO, best damn tire out there. Not for drag racing, just all around.
Anyways, when I bought 315 KD's for my SS they rubbed everywhere. I had to roll the fenders and beat in the wheel well. Not hard to do at all, and once I did that I've never had a problem since.
Only problem I have about my wheels/tires is they catch the axle bumper if I jack up the rear one side at a time. So I just jack it up by the axle and no problems.
Peace,
Craig.
12-11-2006, 03:21 PM
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See Z28Manny's pic, I had to remove the whole bumpstop of both sides and beat in the same places. I have a double rod adj phb too and they still rubbed. Same rims with Sumitono HTR 315 on rear. These tires are AMAZING. They are $107 each at Tirerack and I don't spin second or spin sideways an slow hard turns anymore. They hook up on the street like nobodys business. Did I mention $107 a piece?