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Old 05-26-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Does anyone know what the tallest and widest slick size you can put on a stock suspension mustang with only rolling the fender wells?
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what is rolling fenderwells?
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Does anyone know what the tallest and widest slick size you can put on a stock suspension mustang with only rolling the fender wells?
I ran a 26x10.5x15 with no problems at all, just had to run dumps so the tail pipes didn't rub on the inside of the tire, but other then that no other issues and you can leave the quad shock.
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i have run 28x10.5x15
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i have run 28x10.5x15
+1 28x10.5x15 is about the max. That's what you'll want to go with.

Hey, there's a reason the NMRA has the Super Street Outlaw 10.5 Freak Show!
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+1 28x10.5x15 is about the max. That's what you'll want to go with.

Hey, there's a reason the NMRA has the Super Street Outlaw 10.5 Freak Show!

A real man only needs 10.5".....
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Reg, if you dont mind me asking, What rim/rim size were you running that with? And what was the Backspacing?
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Reg, if you dont mind me asking, What rim/rim size were you running that with? And what was the Backspacing?

15x9 6.0 BS.....
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whats the best slick to run on some spare 10 hole wheels?
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whats the best slick to run on some spare 10 hole wheels?

based on the size of the 10 holes i don't recommend anything larger than 9"
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based on the size of the 10 holes i don't recommend anything larger than 9"

thanks.

I know the M/T 255/60/15 are decent street legal tires for drag, but the 255mm is a 10 inch tire
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What do you size do you need to have to get rid of the quad shock?
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What do you size do you need to have to get rid of the quad shock?
when they start to rub there is no magic size that says remove quads

but most likely if you are the point of using slicks the quads have been removed long ago....
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In june of 08 super fords issue they show you how to tuck a wider and taller tire, one of my competition partners has a 28x11.5 ET Street under his with 4in back spacing, yeah i thought mini tube too but nope, and believe it or not he has just as much room as I do with 28x10.5 and i beat the living daylights out of my fender wall and rolled the fender flat.
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So will the mickey thompson et street 28'' x 11.5'' - 16''LT fit on my pony rims, and on my car?
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