DavidLee
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fit under a stock un-cut 67 cuda wheel well?
question will a 28x9 radial slick
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famous bob
mopar misfit
famous bob
mopar misfit
ould thinkn ud have problems w/ the front edge of the wheel well.
I `d think there wouild be a problem at the front edge of the wheel well.
DavidLee
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how much trimming do you think would be needed?
451Cuda
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Yes, I've run those on a 15 x 7 wheel on an uncut '67 Barracuda. Rear spacing at 3 7/8 wasn't ideal on these rims, I could have tucked them under the car better with more. I think a 15 x 8 with about 5" back space would have been perfect.
Plus...I used a regular slick that grew a little at speed, never hit the front corner. Radial slick won't grow nearly as much.
Plus...I used a regular slick that grew a little at speed, never hit the front corner. Radial slick won't grow nearly as much.
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DavidLee
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are those the MT slicks?
451Cuda
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Yes. MT 28 x 9 ET Drag
DavidLee
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451Cuda
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Your rear almost looks like it's slid forward a little.
DavidLee
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no weight on the rear, its sitting on a set of mopar ss springs
famous bob
mopar misfit
that pretty much looks like mine did. I made a termplate of the orig. curvature and cut the turn in off , then rolled the left over metal in to the inner fender panel keeping the exact curve. Came out real well, but I did it before paint job. got 295 65 16 drag radilals on it w/ 3/4" offset hangars.
451Cuda
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Ok it's probably the angle of the pic plus the fact it's sitting high. You should be fine.
fishy68
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Their not slicks but I had 28" tall 10" wide ET streets on mine and they cleared. Not a bunch mind you, but they never contacted the opening. Backspacing on my wheels was 4"
DavidLee
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Thanks
famous bob
mopar misfit
remember, the more h.p. and rpm u put to those rear drag tires, the more they grow to a certain point. I ur car is not a beast u probly can get by. put 750 h.p. and 538 gears in it and they`ll grow a bunch.
v8fish
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All day long have run them on several cars.
famous bob
mopar misfit
I`d suspect the rear is jacked up on all of them tho !
v8fish
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Not at all. 8 3/4 rear, stock springs with pinion snubber.
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Would you consider the car in your avatar picture not jacked up?
famous bob
mopar misfit
it is a little now w/ the 295`s on it , just a decent rake before.
famous bob
mopar misfit
still don`t believe a 28" tall tire , 9" wide will go into a bone stock wheel well on a 68 fish w/o raising it up.
fishy68
Tyr Fryr's Inc.
Mine did Bob and they were 10" wide. Not much clearance but they never rubbed. Car isn't jacked up either. In fact i'm running 1" drop Calvert racing springs
DavidLee
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The reason I asked, is the build is going to be a stock eliminator running in N/SA. It will have the 318 2 barrel as its power source. i will be getting the calvert springs later.
famous bob
mopar misfit
they sure wouldn`t on my 68 fastback, but it`ll take 29.5 tall now.
v8fish
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The one in my avatar is sitting on superstock springs and definately is "Jacked up" it also has 29" drag radials on it. I have run Mickey Thompson 28x9 Slicks on several previous 67-69 Barracudas with stock springs/ride height with no problem.
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