Ridler 652

[gtome]

Math is hard!

[dhutton]

6.5 - .5 = 6

[gtome]

I'm going to take some measurements tomorrow. I have the body off the frame so can't check the fender clearance, but I can see what it looks like to the frame and suspension.
Maybe i could run those 9.5's with the 5.25" BS and use a 265/35 tire. That would be almost half an inch narrower than a 275/35.
Also my factory front inner fenders are pretty rough, so I wouldn't mind doing some modifications to them to help gain some clearance.

[dhutton]

I'm going to take some measurements tomorrow. I have the body off the frame so can't check the fender clearance, but I can see what it looks like to the frame and suspension.
Maybe i could run those 9.5's with the 5.25" BS and use a 265/35 tire. That would be almost half an inch narrower than a 275/35.
Also my factory front inner fenders are pretty rough, so I wouldn't mind doing some modifications to them to help gain some clearance.

Fender clearance will be your issue with those wheels and backspacing. You will likely be contacting the wheel lip unless you run a lot of negative camber or your ride height is sky high.

[gtome]

Bummer. Oh well, I guess an 8" it is. Not a huge deal really. I was just hoping to have a wider wheel so I had the option of running a 275 out front if I wanted.

[gtome]

Put a 275/35/18 on the frame today. Just to get an idea what I was looking at. This one is a 9.5" with 6" BS.
Turns out I don't love the wheel with that much back space. From most angles you can't even tell the tire is wide. This is the car I pulled the wheel from.

[gtome]

Well 305's for the rear aren't looking possible either. Like I said I have the body off the frame for another week or so, so I can't get a super accurate measurement. I bent a 12" wide aluminum rod today to simulate a tire. I was hoping to run the wheel just to the bottom of the high part of the rear wheel openings. In that scenario, it looks like i would only have 2-3" of travel before it would hit. I can massage the outer wheelhouse some, but I don't know if I would get enough to make it worth it.

[gtome]

The 305/35r20 is super tight in there. I may try to roll the lip and see what that gains me.
The first one is about where I want it for rife height, and the second is about where it hits the lip. Not more than 2" of travel there.