DAWG 340
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hey guys i mini tub my 72 duster getting ready to buy cragers 15x7 for the fonts here is my question the back wheels what width and back spacing can i use and where to buy? any help would be greatly appreciated .>
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15 x 10 with a 5 inch BS is what I use.
When I mini tubbed my 74 Duster out to the frame rail, and with the 1/4" lip on the outside of the rail removed. I could and did run a 29.5" x 10.5W slick on a 12" wide rim.
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I mean you can fit a 345 back there if you want, but you’re gonna have to tell us which axle you’ve got and how wide it is if it isn’t a factory spec if you want to know backspacing numbers that actually mean something
Gonna need to know if the springs have been relocated too.
DAWG 340
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its stock abody 8/3/4 rearend i put large bolt pattern axels and the springs have been relocated in to frame rail
Same set up you have and I ran 12 wide inch rims with a 7 1/2 back space . 29x14.5 hoosier quick times. That is the biggest you'l get on. We are going to have the wheels cut to 10 inch with a 6 inch Back space to make them bead locks.
Here are some pick of 29/ and 28/s on 12 inch wheels. first picture is 29's they are both mounted on the same width wheel 12 inch
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Here are some pick of 29/ and 28/s on 12 inch wheels. first picture is 29's they are both mounted on the same width wheel 12 inch
Pictures do not load to show on site . The site must have issues they can't figure out. I'll be back after its fixed , Been that way for days
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A factor is how stink-bug you want the rear.
This is ns1rm21’s latest project…
He found if you want the tire more inside the wheel well there’s a ledge in the outer wheel house you can flatten. Also some other lumps.
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In process mock-up 275/60/15 w 15x8 (just got 15x10’s and looking at 295’s I think) :
Lumps:
This is ns1rm21’s latest project…
He found if you want the tire more inside the wheel well there’s a ledge in the outer wheel house you can flatten. Also some other lumps.
Before:
After:
In process mock-up 275/60/15 w 15x8 (just got 15x10’s and looking at 295’s I think) :
Lumps:
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To be honest, we have NO way of knowing what will fit, cause we ain't there. YOU will have to do your measurements.
I'd start with any wheels and tires that can be bolted on now, measure their backspace and see where and how much more wheel width and tire width can be added.
Backspace will be VERY important to get right.
I'd start with any wheels and tires that can be bolted on now, measure their backspace and see where and how much more wheel width and tire width can be added.
Backspace will be VERY important to get right.
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thanks guys
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Us car tool frame connetors
They look nice and all but after having done the installation with the car up on stands like that I wouldn't install a weld to floor set like the USCT connectors again unless I had the car on a rotisserie. It's just a pain in the ***, you've always got slag falling on you and it's difficult to maintain positions where you can actually see what you're doing, which certainly doesn't help with producing nice, pretty welds.
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If you look close they are just tacked in place.
He’s going to put it on lift to finish because he’s done many before and it’s a PITA without a lift. It’s no treat with a lift. Lot of overhead welding.
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Yeah I saw that they weren't welded in yet and it gave me flashbacks to welding them into my Dart. Definitely not doing that again without a lift or rotisserie.
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I have a stock axle width with BBP axles, drum brakes. I have a 3" leaf spring relocation kit and I'm mini tubbed to the frame. My axle is centered side to side and front to back (they never are from the factory, all the Mopars I've ever owned have been shifted to one side by as much as 1/4" - 3/8" so if this is not fixed it will also effect your tire fitment. I also plan on trimming the outer wheel lip a bit more, but right now It measures 15 1/2" from inner tub to inner lip of wheel well. Keep in mind, depending on the tire diameter the 3" relocation kit (at least on mine) sticks into the wheel well, so that can lose you about another 1/4" of space. Anyway If your going custom rims find the exact center to center. Since I'm not, I went with 15x12 Weld Pro Stars with a 7.5" backspace which was a popular 12" wide choice, If I was going to run 15x10 rims I'd go with 6.5 backspace which seems to be a popular size for Dusters with limited options of backspacing. with a 15x10 I see a lot of people running 325x50R15 tires on the back. I want a little more sidewall, so I plan on running either 29x14.5x15's which would limit me to only Hoosier Quick Time Pro DOT which aren't the best street tire or even recommended for that matter, Or if I trim my lower wheel lips, I could look for a 29.5" tires with similar width.
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