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Old September 26th, 2015, 05:22 PM
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Fender tire gap

I'm trying get it so my tire comes out more so it's almost flush with the fender so it has a wider stance. Any idea how to do so?
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Old September 26th, 2015, 05:37 PM
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Different wheel and tire will do the trick. You if you want the rim face to be flat, the suspensions on these cars were not designed that way so you would be looking at something a bit more invasive to try and make that happen.
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Old September 26th, 2015, 05:41 PM
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How much more do you want the wheel/tire to move outward? You can use wheel spacers.
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Old September 26th, 2015, 06:03 PM
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Get some good aftermarket rims and tires and drop the 14X7 225/60 wrong size look!
A 15X7 with a 235/70 is a big tire or a 245/60/15 looks good also.
My all time favorite on anything is a 225/70 white letter tire.
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Old September 27th, 2015, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by svnt442
Different wheel and tire will do the trick. You if you want the rim face to be flat, the suspensions on these cars were not designed that way so you would be looking at something a bit more invasive to try and make that happen.


Do you have any clue what I should look for when I buy new rims and tires?cause right now I have 9 inch wide tired and wanted to go to 12, but I want the tired to come out further pretty close to the fender because right now it's set in so far. So I'm stuck on that right now
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Old September 27th, 2015, 08:53 AM
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Post some pictures of what you have now.
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Old September 27th, 2015, 01:31 PM
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Your best bet would be to go to a shop that does a lot of aftermarket wheels and have them do some measurements and maybe a test fit to see what you can get away with.
12" of tire is quite a bit and you need to be sure that the tire will clear not only the lip of the fender, but the inner fender as well.

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Old September 27th, 2015, 01:33 PM
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And what car are you working with? That make s a huge difference.
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