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Old 09-28-2011, 05:34 PM
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Tire sizes????

i need a size for 15 x 8, 4.5 backspacing without having to take off stag shocks or beating the fender lip in, it is on an 89 gt, and im putting 15x 4 on front and need a size for them also thanks a lot, aalso what do u reccomend for drag radials, bfg mt
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Drag radials, definitely the M/T's, as long as they are only used to drag, they are not a real safe tire for daily!!!
As for sizes, you should be safe with 255's to 265's out back, and up front, some guys run 155's to 195's.
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thanks for the info, would you reccomend 60r 15 or larger??
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I like the look of the 15's myself
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See my reply on your other thread of the same topic, I think that 4.5" backspace is going to limit how much tire will fit.


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Originally Posted by greg roach
i need a size for 15 x 8, 4.5 backspacing without having to take off stag shocks or beating the fender lip in, it is on an 89 gt, and im putting 15x 4 on front and need a size for them also thanks a lot, aalso what do u reccomend for drag radials, bfg mt

Is this car your daily driver, with the drag radials being an extra for the track only?
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I seen your post on my other thread fast ed, thanks for the info I figured I would be limited to the tire size, I bought the wheels off a friend who ordered the 5.5 backspacing and he gave me a good deal on them so i took them, 235 would be decent for the strip and street, I am still going to run my 17 inch cobra R's also, and yes this is my daily driver crash the 15" wheels are going to be for mostly track and a little street too
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Originally Posted by greg roach
I seen your post on my other thread fast ed, thanks for the info I figured I would be limited to the tire size, I bought the wheels off a friend who ordered the 5.5 backspacing and he gave me a good deal on them so i took them, 235 would be decent for the strip and street, I am still going to run my 17 inch cobra R's also,





and yes this is my daily driver crash the 15" wheels are going to be for mostly track



and a little street too
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