SpeedRacerX
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Ok, first, yes, I've spent tons of time on this forum searching, reading, viewing pictures, etc of wheel and tire setups. A hundred hours over the last year or more I'm sure. But I'm not sure I really have a good answer or the information on what I'm trying to do next.
My MT ET Street DR setup on stock wheels is great so far for the track. Hit a 1.65 60-footer recently on my 4th pass ever so they seem fine at my power level.
Here's what I want to do next though for my every day cruising, car meet and street setup.
I want to fit the widest wheel and tire combo I can that doesn't rub (stock height/fresh springs/new shocks/HR bar), no frame notch AND fills out the GNX fender flares I just bought from another member. Putting tire height aside for a minute, I know on normal GN's, guys run 275s all day and some have done 285s and even 295 wide tires under the rear. Some run a 26x12-15 or 28x12-15 DR which is similar to a 305mm wide tire. But those don't account for the extra room the GNX fender flares give you. I'd like to stay with 15's for the muscle look but there are also a bunch of wide tires available in 18s also as an option. 16s and 17s seem limited for tires.
So, has someone out there or does someone know of how wide I can go and fill up the whole wheel well and GNX fender flares? Second question: is this a bad idea to attempt, meaning, a hard heavy bump might drive the tire up into the fender flare?
I can't be the first to think of doing this.
Thank you for the input.
My MT ET Street DR setup on stock wheels is great so far for the track. Hit a 1.65 60-footer recently on my 4th pass ever so they seem fine at my power level.
Here's what I want to do next though for my every day cruising, car meet and street setup.
I want to fit the widest wheel and tire combo I can that doesn't rub (stock height/fresh springs/new shocks/HR bar), no frame notch AND fills out the GNX fender flares I just bought from another member. Putting tire height aside for a minute, I know on normal GN's, guys run 275s all day and some have done 285s and even 295 wide tires under the rear. Some run a 26x12-15 or 28x12-15 DR which is similar to a 305mm wide tire. But those don't account for the extra room the GNX fender flares give you. I'd like to stay with 15's for the muscle look but there are also a bunch of wide tires available in 18s also as an option. 16s and 17s seem limited for tires.
So, has someone out there or does someone know of how wide I can go and fill up the whole wheel well and GNX fender flares? Second question: is this a bad idea to attempt, meaning, a hard heavy bump might drive the tire up into the fender flare?
I can't be the first to think of doing this.
Thank you for the input.