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Send PMLeavenworth, KS - USA
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Vette(s): MM Red 1971 T-top,LS5,4-speed, black leather C5 seats, Hooker sidepipes.
Previous: 64 Coupe, 65 Roadster L76 / N14
I've been wondering what I could do lately to push my post count up some (almost out of the Top 5-Oh). 
Seriously . . . I want to go with wider Rally wheels in the rear of my 71 coupe (like, maybe, 15X10). I already have fender flares and they look a bit lonely with stock 15X8 wheels.
Has anyone gone to a 10" wheel without going to OFFSET TRAILING ARMS? Is it just a matter of offset or backspacing in the new wheel?
What is the widest tire I can manage in the rear? I understand I would have to relocate the E-brake cable for starters. Anything else to mind??
I'll keep doing more research into old threads and other forums, but would appreciate any experience you guys have.
FYI, I'm running stock Rally wheels with BFG T/As. Thanks ahead of time.
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You can put them as wide as you want...they'll just stick out a little!
A 10" rim would be pushin it, without rubbing on the fenders...guess it depends on how much wider the flares are than stock.
On the '72 drag car I had, a 9" rim, with a 12" tire was all we could get under it, and they did stick out just a tad(
) past the fender.
A 10" rim would be pushin it, without rubbing on the fenders...guess it depends on how much wider the flares are than stock.
On the '72 drag car I had, a 9" rim, with a 12" tire was all we could get under it, and they did stick out just a tad(
) past the fender.Joel Adams
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MidAmerica Motorworks carried 15x10 rally wheels a few years back. Haven't seen them in their catalog in quite awhile though. There is probably a classic wheel outfit out there somewhere that still carries them.
Jim Olson 
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Just did a quick Google for 15X10 rally wheels and came up with quite a few hits. Here's one to check out as an example:
Larry
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I have run 9.5 Wheels under my 80' with no fender Mods No Flares and no Trailing Arm Mods and with out moveing the Parking Brake cable. Richard...
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Hey Mike, just put more air in them...
By the way are you going to Hot Springs? You got no excuses on this one!
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Send PMManteca, CA - USA
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Hi Mike, Backspacing is the critical issue (apprx. 4") unless you go with the offset trailing arms, but I don't know how far you can go in the other extreme before trouble with the other side 
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.Jimmy B.
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