BDL
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That's a great look, Kevin403! The wheels tuck nicely and the paint & body work looks great! What's the color??
Mine is Firm Feel with Magnum Force 2" dropped spindles and 1.03" torsion bars. I'm also at 4 degrees of caster and the car handles like a slot car! I like the look on 15's but am looking for a set of 18's also for road performance - you just can't get tires for 15's any more unless you're a drag racer, or a Prius...
The cardboard on the floor is because my wife's (new) Volvo leaks. Roadrunner is fine though!
More details in my threads if you want them. Looking for a better pic, but for now:
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That's a great look, Kevin403! The wheels tuck nicely and the paint & body work looks great! What's the color??
Thanks. The color is viper GTS blue, can't remember the year.
All I would suggest in regards to the rim size is wider than 8" up front. I wish I did 9". 245 tire is to narrow IMO.
hey kev403, i was gonna go with 17x8 with 4.5 backspacing and 18x9 in back with 5.5 or 5.75 backspacing. do you remember what you went with backspacing. thanks usarr
Hey USA, those are the wheel sizes and offsets I got on my car (rears have a 5" BS with 1/2" spacers since they didn't offer 5 1/2" at the time without custom ordering), and 17x8 with 4 1/2" BS up front fits like a glove. Really happy with the fit on everythinghey kev403, i was gonna go with 17x8 with 4.5 backspacing and 18x9 in back with 5.5 or 5.75 backspacing. do you remember what you went with backspacing. thanks usarr
Hey USA, those are the wheel sizes and offsets I got on my car (rears have a 5" BS with 1/2" spacers since they didn't offer 5 1/2" at the time without custom ordering), and 17x8 with 4 1/2" BS up front fits like a glove. Really happy with the fit on everything
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More or less did the same as Jim Bob, Hotchkis (road race)rear leaf, torsion bars and adjusted the front end height with the torsion bars. Wanting additional camber I went with FirmFeel uca's and added boxing to the lower control arms. Also went with 18" rims and modern tire technology. It is now very fun to drive. Can't forget total front end rebuild with PST poly kit, too.
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You have seen it and I appreciated your nice words...Thanks Kern Dog.............. I don't see a pic of your beauty yet!