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    1. #1
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      wheel tire limitation from shock mounts on a 1967 camaro ridetech suspension system

      I am running into the shock mount limiting the rim width to 10 - 10.5" I could easily fit 11.5 if the ridetech 4 link shock mount was not so far in the wheel well.

      Has anyone put 24 inch rim on and let the mount ride in the barrel of the wheel?
      What is the largest set up you guys made work?

      Thinking 305/25/22 with a 10 or 10.5 rim with 53mm backspacing (4 inches)



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      22 or 24 on a first gen is pretty much unheard of here…. Most run 18 or 19….

      10 is pretty much max width on a first gen without minitubs unless the ride height is quite high…
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

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      Grab a tape measure. What is the measurement from the center of one lower shock mount to the other?
      Donny

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      Quote Originally Posted by grverner View Post
      I am running into the shock mount limiting the rim width to 10 - 10.5" I could easily fit 11.5 if the ridetech 4 link shock mount was not so far in the wheel well.

      Has anyone put 24 inch rim on and let the mount ride in the barrel of the wheel?
      What is the largest set up you guys made work?

      Thinking 305/25/22 with a 10 or 10.5 rim with 53mm backspacing (4 inches)
      When you say 10-10.5” wheel are you including one inch for the lips? For example a 10 inch wheel measures 11” wide….

      275 tire is also pretty much max for a first gen unless the ride height is quite high….

      Don
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

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      Quote Originally Posted by grverner View Post
      I am running into the shock mount limiting the rim width to 10 - 10.5" I could easily fit 11.5 if the ridetech 4 link shock mount was not so far in the wheel well.

      Has anyone put 24 inch rim on and let the mount ride in the barrel of the wheel?
      What is the largest set up you guys made work?

      Thinking 305/25/22 with a 10 or 10.5 rim with 53mm backspacing (4 inches)

      Pictures?

    6. #6
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      there is a bunch of room for the wheels unless you narrowed the rear end to far

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