Wheel And Tire Combo Help

David Pepiton

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Dec 17, 2011
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Laveen, Arizona
hey guys I've been piecing together a 5 lug conversion setup and am looking for a wheel and tire combo up front ill be using sn95 spindles with sn95 b-joints and pbr calipers in the rear ill be running stock length axles with the single piston caliper from a sn95.

anyways heres what I'm after I'm looking at summit racing fast five wheels front will be 17x7 with a 5 inch back space and rears will be 17x8 with a 5.29 backspace tires I was planing on running was 245/45/17 front and 275/40/17 (if they will fit) I'm planing on rolling the fenders but will I need to flip the quad shock?
 
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Don't think your quad shocks will fit. Had to remove mine with the 275's out back. Tried flipping them, but broke off the mounting bolts in the process.

Why such narrow wheels? I'm running a 17x9 up front and 17x10 in the rear with very little issue? :shrug:
 
Front are 17x9 (255/40/17) with a 20mm offset. Rear are 17x10 (275/40/17) with a 25mm offset. Stock front and rear springs with stock rubber isolators and ½ a coil cut out of the front. I get slight rubbing against the lower control arm at full lock. I plan on fixing this with a couple of whacks with a dead blow the next time I get the car in the air.

I had to loosen and adjust my tailpipes inwards and tag the inner fender well a few times with a BFH because of “slight” rubbing in the rear. They make absolutely zero contact now. Quad shocks removed. No rolled fender lips, or anything.

Inner Front

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Rear

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Rear 2

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3/4 shot

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