MonsterBilly

My 66 is heading into the body shop. My rear 245 45 tires currently run with more than 2 peeps in the car.
I will for sure roll the fender, but is there a good way to flare the rear only and not have it look tarded?

MonsterBilly

I currently have 4.5 leaf mideye springs. Its super low.. if i can't find a flare i like, i may just get a spring to make the rear higher.

1slow67

Something like this would probably work but I'm sure could get expensive.

MonsterBilly

Im thinking about these

https://www.ebay.com/i/382941532176?...yABEgK16fD_BwE

1slow67

Not a bad price for metal flares and that coupe in their picture looks really good with them.

1slow67

We actually ordered these for my dads 66 I'm restoring. I'm curious to see what they end up like after a little bit of work.

MonsterBilly

Keep me posted. send pics. I am waiting until october to start work on it. its too hot here right now.

Its also too bad that not many people are on here nay more. its a real quit forum the last couple years..

1slow67

I'm not super impressed with them so far. I've noticed inconsistent cuts and they don't seem like they are long enough to really fit where I thought they should. However, I do think I can make them work out in the end. So far I've only tacked the flare on the fender, I will put one on the rear probably next week.

This is about 1" wider than the stock flare. I will most likely trim this flare down to the same shape as the original lip, it currently hangs down about 2" more than the original lip.

1slow67

I've been slowed down by people not getting back to me about tires. Should hopefully have one by the weekend and can finally test fit a rear flare.

1slow67

Rear flare is tacked in place. It follows the factory lip as much as possible, only thing I have that somewhat bothers me is the front of the flare is maybe 1/2" farther away from the tire than the rear. So I'll probably move it slightly to get rid of that. Hopefully this helps you decide if you want them or not. I still have to trim the ends of the flares to make them work but oveall seems like they will be fine.

That is a 17x9.5 wheel with +6 offset and a 275/40R17 tire.