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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    Ok so im finally going to buy matching welds for the front. Should i do 15x6 or 15x7 and what backspace should it be?
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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    the person who did the wheel tire combo on my car really didnt think too clearly haha, the front wheels were 15x8 with a 4 1/2 backspacing and the rim was grinding on the control arm. ended up swapping the 15x8 welds with a 4 1/2 backspacing from the front to the rear and had 255-60-15 tires put...
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    What rear ends fit g-bodys?

    awesome, thanks for the info!
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    What rear ends fit g-bodys?

    my rear coil spring mount rotted off the rear end, so i figured id just replace the whole assembly with a posi unit. im aware that monte carlo, cutlass and grand prix rear ends are interchangeable. i was just curious if others (malibu, camaro, ect) bolted in without major modifications. oh, i...
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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    hmm, well looks like ill go with the 255 60 15's then. i encountered a new problem today, my rear coil spring mount on the rear end is basically non exsistant and the coil looks like its ready to fall out haha.
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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    yea the 15x10's tires were rubbing the frame big time, they were getting cut up by the fender too. do you think ill need wheel spacers with the new rim/tire combo?
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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    awesome. yea i was checking out the summit draglite style as well, if i was getting all four id probably go for those. i was checking out these tires too http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BFG-57931/ my father has a set of 15x8 rims with mastercraft 255 60 r15 tires on his 87 monte ss and they...
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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    cool, thanks for the advice! so these should work then? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLD-90-58348/ ? should i run something smaller than a 275 just to be safe?
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    Tires rubbing the frame on my 86 regal

    i have weld draglites that appear to be 15x10 on the back of my 86 regal with P275 50 R15 tires on it. im unsure of the offset. i have wheel spacers on it and they still rub, any thoughts/advice on what i should do?

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