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Old 01-15-2009, 10:53 AM
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heads girl, heads! tiz where da powa is at!

you're gonna have to buy new springs for the heads anyways when you swap out the cam.
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:57 AM
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I would go 255/50 on the back set, same size my MT's where and they looked good.
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by FivePointOhh
heads girl, heads! tiz where da powa is at!

you're gonna have to buy new springs for the heads anyways when you swap out the cam.
Ok cool, I was going to ask about that.
He is giving me an E cam and I was not sure what else would have to be changed. I should get GT 40 heads right?
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Tberg725
I would go 255/50 on the back set, same size my MT's where and they looked good.

So that will work on the stock rim without rubbing?
I wasn't sure if I could go that big? But I want to

How small can I go in the front on the stock rims?
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Old 01-15-2009, 11:09 AM
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for the fronts (not 100% sure) i think 205

yea if you dont wanna spend a ton of money get some gt40's, already worked over and that'll be a nice improvement over stock and you wont have to mess with taken them to the machine shop to get them refreshed.

but yea anytime you do a cam swap you need to have matching springs(spring, retainers+locks) to go with, so your cam can reach its full potential without issues(valve float)

if you are gettin that cam for free, sweet. otherwise if you have to buy one there are better OTS cams to choose from.
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Old 01-15-2009, 01:07 PM
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I have 245s all around and the fronts only rub the inside edge at full lock sometimes... but I have a 17-18 year old suspension that has the driver's side lean and its nothing a rack limiter wouldnt fix...

I got the same size all around cuz I have directional tires and I wanted to be able to rotate them without taking the tires off the rim...
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Old 01-16-2009, 06:17 PM
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Good to know. I think I will put fatter tires in the back :-)
So looks like 245's is the way to go.
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Old 01-16-2009, 07:09 PM
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Good lookin "Feature Car". My PootieStang is a 93 GT sittin' sooo low, Vibrant Red, Triple White, I have my stock white pony's sittin in the garage collecting dust. I'm running 17x9 Cobra R's all around with 245/45-17 and I have some wheel well rub on the front in the hard dips and corners. Wish I went 17x8 up front. I went with Tirerack.com, top notch. General Altimax HP, great tire for $100 bucks.

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Old 01-16-2009, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ksbtrucks
Good lookin "Feature Car". My PootieStang is a 93 GT sittin' sooo low, Vibrant Red, Triple White, I have my stock white pony's sittin in the garage collecting dust. I'm running 17x9 Cobra R's all around with 245/45-17 and I have some wheel well rub on the front in the hard dips and corners. Wish I went 17x8 up front. I went with Tirerack.com, top notch. General Altimax HP, great tire for $100 bucks.
What shape are your white pony rims in? Do you have the center caps and what shape are they in? Are they 4 lug 16x7? You would have no prob selling those if you wanted to. Please let me know.
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Originally Posted by photolabgirl77
What shape are your white pony rims in? Do you have the center caps and what shape are they in? Are they 4 lug 16x7? You would have no prob selling those if you wanted to. Please let me know.
...Only your '92 5L Vib. Red LX RagTop & '93 5L Triple-White LX RagTop came with the "WHITE" Pony Wheels from the factory...also, '93 5L Yellow RagTop came with Chrome Pony Wheels...

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