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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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Im curious as to how wide of a tire we can squeeze under the fox body fenders in the rear without rubbing either the quad shocks or fender??

I have a set of 15x8.5 +20 offset rims and was planning on putting some 265/50 R15's on them... will i have clearance issues? and if i need to remove the quad shocks, what do i need to do? control arms??
Old Oct 6, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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have to remove quad shock and have a 4 inch offset
Old Oct 6, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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^That would be a 4 inch backspacing. OP do you know what the backspacing on your wheels are? The size of the tire is easily stuffed into the rear on a stock 15inch wheel but the backspacing and offset will be the determining factor. If you do have a slight quad shock you can just unbolt it and flip it to give you some more clearance.
Old Oct 6, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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well all i know is what i have posted. it says on the tag +20... They are Prime wheels
Old Oct 6, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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ok the lay them face down and still a straight edge across the wheel. Then measure the distance from the straight edge to the hub of the wheel.
Old Oct 6, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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yea, i meant to do that when i bought them... so ill get that measured and we'll see... it probably will be tomorrow... what size would i need for the 265's tho? 4 inch backspacing?

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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Black89LX
yea, i meant to do that when i bought them... so ill get that measured and we'll see... it probably will be tomorrow... what size would i need for the 265's tho? 4 inch backspacing?
I am running 275 / 60 / 15's ... Be sure to roll the fenders otherwise you will eat up your tires via fender knives...
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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I am running 275 / 60 / 15's ... Be sure to roll the fenders otherwise you will eat up your tires via fender knives...
I have never done body work before. Can you please explain rolling the fenders. What tools do you need to do this?
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Originally Posted by Back-in-Black
I have never done body work before. Can you please explain rolling the fenders. What tools do you need to do this?
Do a search... "Rolling fenders"
Old Oct 6, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Black89LX
yea, i meant to do that when i bought them... so ill get that measured and we'll see... it probably will be tomorrow... what size would i need for the 265's tho? 4 inch backspacing?
5.5" would be ideal. The 4" is gonna make the tire sit way out and look like crap. Tire rub will be inevitable.

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