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Old 10-17-2006, 02:40 AM
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tires are 245/40/17 front 285/45/17 rear....i might have the 40s mixed though.

its the pro systenm plus kit...about 1.5 inches. mine rub in the front when i corner hard but that it...im gonna fix that though

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Old 10-17-2006, 02:50 AM
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lowered 2 inches, 17x9 cobra R's, 225/45 in front, 255/45 in back... but i'm bumping up to 18" rims soon and some wider tires in back? hey 275+/45 guys, how do the tires not rub??
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Old 10-17-2006, 02:26 PM
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275? i have 285 and they dont rub....just get aftermarket control arms and ditch the quad shock and you should be good to go
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Old 10-17-2006, 02:40 PM
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I'm thinking about droping mine an inch, and running 17's. Do you guys think I will have any problems with that set-up, and if so what would fix it???
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Old 10-17-2006, 04:33 PM
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VT89 ,,,, i have a 89 drop top and i lowered it with H&R race springs with my MM road and track box and i got 17x9s w/ nitto 555 275/40/17 DRs on back and Extremes on front, 5 lug convo w/ sn95 spindles and stock rear w/ moser 31 splines, rubs a lil bit on ground effects on front but can cut it so no problem there,, guess i might just be lucky, gotta get rid of the quad shocks out back though
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Old 10-17-2006, 07:46 PM
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Mine is dropped 1.5" and I have 17x9's with 235x45's all around, it only rubs when in a turn and I hit a bump, no rubbing at all otherwise.

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Old 10-17-2006, 08:23 PM
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i am running 245-45-17 all around i honeslty cant tell you how much it is dropped since it was done when i got the car. I do have slight rubbing on drivers side at full lock.

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Old 10-17-2006, 09:08 PM
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I like rugers avatar, made me giggle!
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Old 10-17-2006, 09:16 PM
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not a fox but still a 5.0
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Old 10-18-2006, 11:38 AM
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twotone when i get the beast put back together we need to hook up and run em around, here in tulsa also
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