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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 12:55 AM
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looking for a tire and rim combo for my 2001 black ss that will give it a drag look for street and show use. I was thinking of running a 28 tall 16" or 15" rear. Some thing about the same with as my stock 275's also want to run a front that is tall enough for my abs not to freak out. i like the pro stars to give you an idea of what I like. So i would like to see what others have done to accomplish this look.
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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In order to not trip the ABS your just going to need the same height tire in the front as the rear. 28 rears look alot better on our cars, but a 28 front would look horridly stupid. So I guess I'd suggest 26''s all around if your worried about the ABS. I personally have 28 rears and 26 fronts and love the look.
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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What size rim are you running on the rear? If 15's how bad did you have to grind on the calipers to make them fit? Also I dont want to have bfh my fender so I probably need to keep to a 10.5 or so unless some one know a off set and rim combo so i can fit a wider tire. I would probaly just yank the abs asr fuse when i run the 28s. I also want to go to a 3.73 or 4.10 rear. If i dont side step the clutch would the thing hold together. Any pics coments or sugestions are highly appreciated thank you all.
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I have 15x10 7.5 backspace rears and 15x3.5 fronts. The fronts require no grinding and the rears require some, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. First side took me about 20 minutes, other side took me about 5 knowing what had to be taken off and how much.
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My fenders are also not rolled. I have a drag radial so there is no need for rolling, as the tire does not grow like a bias ply slick would.
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how is it on the street with the 28s and shinnies on ramps and sutch
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