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driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
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Whos running a 5" front drop?!?
Ok guys need a little advice. I have a 5" front drop on my 78 already with 275/60/15 tires. The tires tuck about 3/4-1" inside the wheel well.
Im about to install a 5/6" drop on the 79 but have to get new tires first. I like how my other wheel/drop combo looks, but for a daily driver it just dosent cut it. I would like the wheel to be right at the fender lip. I am thinking about 245/60/15's. Anyone else have an opinion?
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-78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me. |
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Garage Queen Material
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: USA
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255/60/15's should be perfect.
also, tell me about how the tires on the 78 act with the drop. cause i'm gonna see how long i can keep my 275/60's on there with the 4/6 drop |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Houston, TX
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here a pic with 255/60 on all four. ![]() here a pic with 235/60 on front and 275/60 on rear ![]() here a pic with 275/40/17 on front and 285/40/17 on rear ![]() as you can see i have done quite a bit of expirementing whit tire combos. by far the 255/60's were the best fit for that drop. they are 27 inches tall which is short enough to not rub on the inner fender and tall enough to ware you don't scrape your control arms everywhere. i also had some 235/75's on the front at one time and needless to say the rubbed all the time. ![]()
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driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
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Ryan- I dont think my question culd have been better answerd. PICTURES! YES!
![]() Eric- the 275/60's are great for a weedend cruiser tire on a 5" front drop. The tires are in the wheel well just enough to look sweet. You'll need to roll the fender lip, I forgot to do that and it took a few chuncks of the tire out when I hit bumps. Also, the tires will rub slightly on the top of the fender. They only do this if Im cornering hard AND hit a large bump [I have no sway bar and old stock shocks, so those didnt help] I have no problems in normal driving.
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-78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me. |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Whats a weedend cruiser?
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#6 |
driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
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well, you know what that is. Self explanitory
![]() I ment to say weekend smartarse ![]()
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-78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me. |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: USA
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so i should be cool to use them for a month or two until i can get the 255/60/15s?
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#8 |
driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
Posts: 5,720
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I used em with the 5" drop for more then a year
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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5", what a bunch of lightweights!
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