YellowDodge67
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I want to fit a 315/60-15 Mickey Thompson ET Street on my 67 Coronet wagon and I've seen others do this with a 3in mini-tub and relocated leaf springs on a stock width rear axle. My question is how to you fit the tire underneath to install it on the axle? I've been picking the car up by the middle of rear bumper to let the suspension sag and the top of my current 235/70-15 doesn't clear the bottom of the quarter panel and barely squeezes at an angle between the quarter panel and the drum brake. So if a 235 can barely fit between the quarter panel and drum, how do you fit a 315 in there? Do you disconnect the shock or leaf spring to get extra clearance? Does only jacking up one side at a time help force the axle to rotate enough for that extra room? I don't mind doing the mini-tub but am trying to avoid buying a narrowed rear right now.
Thanks,
Jack
Thanks,
Jack