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[Butcher]

Originally Posted by InfamousSVT

Taking a curve over 120mph?! I'll leave that kind of speed for the straight shots!

That definitely looks excellent old man Are the wheels stock? I would figure you'd need a 1/2" of backspace at least, but you said you used a .25 spacer. I run mine in straight shots personally, and I wont use any spacer, personally.
Bottom line is, if it works for you, is functionally safe, straight line or curve, and you like it, hey, I'm all for it. I'm glad you could get what you wanted to do with it.

I am building an 8.8 solid diff at present for my 2004 and am having a set of Bogart billets getting cut to run on that axle for straight line runs currently. I could'nt get mine done with the IRS. I wasn't building for appearance, 8 second 1/4 mile runs. I'm hoping the 10.5 Hoosier slicks I have ordered for the wheels will tuck inside the wells, or I'm going to torch out the wheelwells and semi-tub them to fit the slicks on my 2004. Yeah, I know, sacriledge, but hey. When I was 15 I had my head in a gluebag to long reading hotrod mag...

Got torque?


Jimmie

[InfamousSVT]

I ordered the rims from LateModelRestoration, SCMC vendor , and they are 17x10.5 with the 315's on them! I only used the spacer to make sure that it wouldn't rub, but I believe I can take the spacer out and I'd be fine, so I'll be doing that in a few weeks when I get some new tires for the front!

[RheacerDave]

I like Kumhos. I have 712's on the Cobra and my Focus SVT.

Good all around tire. 285 is biggest they make right now in a 17.
I've raced on Kumho's (Victoracer and V700's) since they came out. AutoX, SOLO I, and Roadrace.