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275/50 or 275/60 DR's

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Rick James

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Looks good,did you have to do any ''mods''to the fender or inside the wheel well?
 

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Rick James said:
Looks good,did you have to do any ''mods''to the fender or inside the wheel well?
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I already had the fender lips rolled and beat the inside of the fender well! if it had sock ride height it might not need it!
 
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Right now i am running 275/40/17s that are 26'' tall.My fenders are rolled,i just wanna run a 28'' tall tire because i go thru the traps in 4th with the shift light on a little longer than i would like.thanks
 

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Rick James said:
Right now i am running 275/40/17s that are 26'' tall.My fenders are rolled,i just wanna run a 28'' tall tire because i go thru the traps in 4th with the shift light on a little longer than i would like.thanks
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These should do it, thats one reason I went with this size because i have 4.10's!
 

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What are you going to spin your motor to. At 6500 rpms, with a 4:10 gear a 26" tall tire will get you to about 120. Unless you think you will trap higher than that I would say 28's would hurt you, but if your only spinning the motor to 5500 the 28's may be the better choice. As for the looks, I think a 28' tall DR looks better stuffed into the wheel well.
 

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What are you going to spin your motor to. At 6500 rpms, with a 4:10 gear a 26" tall tire will get you to about 120. Unless you think you will trap higher than that I would say 28's would hurt you, but if your only spinning the motor to 5500 the 28's may be the better choice. As for the looks, I think a 28' tall DR looks better stuffed into the wheel well.
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About 6000, with any smaller tire first gear would be uselss, they look really good when the car is lowered, it looks like its tubbed, it looks tough!
 

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Long story short I now have 15x9 with a 5.5 BS Prostars. What would be a good slick to fit on them? Here's my car. I had 26" MT drag radials last year, 245/50/16's i believe. Can I fit a 28" slick under there with the body kit? The rear end is out right now so I can't test fit anything. Going with a spool and 35 splines with a 5 lug conversion.
 

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Long story short I now have 15x9 with a 5.5 BS Prostars. What would be a good slick to fit on them? Here's my car. I had 26" MT drag radials last year, 245/50/16's i believe. Can I fit a 28" slick under there with the body kit? The rear end is out right now so I can't test fit anything. Going with a spool and 35 splines with a 5 lug conversion.
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Im pretty sure something like a MT 28x9.0 slick would work because their only about 27.5" tall, I think there might be some trimming of the ground effects involved it its a true 28".
 

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306notchback said:
These should do it, thats one reason I went with this size because i have 4.10's!
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Well tires are easier to change than gears.lol
 
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