1984 monte carlo track car project

[will6318]

hey guys. first off let me say nice work so far! next I just started with my car. I have an 86 monte ford 9 inch with 4.78 mini spool. looking for posi and 411's but these were free when I get money I will switch. 355 10.5 comp dart steel head 2.06 in not sure ex 512 lift roller cam th400 trans.

How tall of a slick will fit without rubbing. I dont mind cutting it open a bit just dont want to notch the frame.

I need all the help I can get. lmao

 

[Dugan]

What backspacing should I be looking for for a 26x10.5 slick with a 10" bite. 15x10 rims. I'm just afraid ill find some cheap get em n they will rub the frame

 

[khan0165]

How tall of a slick will fit without rubbing. I dont mind cutting it open a bit just dont want to notch the frame.

if you look up "Shotgun" on this forum, he uses 30x9 slicks on his drag Cutlass, which runs 10s
... that's about the tallest I've heard, but not sure if he had to roll fender lip

a 28x9 should fit nicely, without any rolling/notching... You can attempt wider than 9" at your own risk

how wide is the Ford 9inch in your car? If it is a couple inches wider than a Gbody 10bolt, you could likely use more backspacing and a wider tire

 

[khan0165]

What backspacing should I be looking for for a 26x10.5 slick with a 10" bite. 15x10 rims. I'm just afraid ill find some cheap get em n they will rub the frame

here is a 27x10 slick mounted on 8" wheels...

you can see they bulge out quite a lot. If it was a taller tire, it would be more comfortable on a 8" wheel
... so I think a 26" tall tire would be even worse

I think you'll be okay with a 10" wide wheel with 3.5" to 4" backspacing, MAYBE 4.5", but it will likely stick out past the fenders. At 26" they'll be short so hopefully they won't rub on the fender lip... but that depends how much your suspension bottoms out

one more option is to look for old Turbine wheels, which were often 8.5" wide

have you already bought these slicks? Have you considered 26x9 or 26x9.5 slicks?

 

[Dugan]

I got them for 100$ used with 5 runs on em couldn't pass it up. Would an 8" wheel kill my traction

 

[Blue86Monte]

I run a 26x10.5 ET street and it fits with no problem. I would like to get 28x10.5 but they were free so I can't complain. They are on 8 inch rims..

 

[Dugan]

Get between 3.5 and 4 or 4.5 in back spacing right

 

[khan0165]

I would say not more than 4inch backspacing...
and Blue86Monte says he is running his 26x10.5 slicks on 8" wheels... so that should be an easy find.

any old Corvette Rally wheel, and maybe even some old Corvette Alloys... most had 4" backspacing.

 

[Dugan]

Passed up a set of weld pro stars 15x10 3.5" backspacing today. For 50$ sad day I was told 3.5 isn't enough backspacing

 

[Dugan]

Started boxing the control arms