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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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m/t also makes a 16x 26x10.5 and they were good enough for a 1.64 60 with the 5.3at a 12.59 so i think they work
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by speedy02
Do you have a picture of the grinded caliper's and of the wheels mounted on the truck? I want to run the M/T drag radials but they only make one size for 16" wheels 255/50r16. That's the size i run at the track.. I want to run the M/T 275/60r15 DR's..
I'll try to get a picture up tomorrow for you, but the race wheels are not here so I can't get a pic with them on, they are about an hour away, but I will take a pic of the caliper with the wheel off. I can tell you that I just ground enough to clear, which envolved me trying and re-trying until there was no rub. I used a 4" angle grinder and then lightly finished them with a dremel style polisher.
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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i did the same as you did but after i did mine realize i didnt care to do it. so i just tossed the modded caliber. the rim i tested was an old steel wheel that was stock from back in the day which arent bad and they can use the stock 16" steel center cap
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Here is a pic from the last night they where run back in the winter, you can't see the caliper but I will get a better pic up hopefully tomorrow. You can at least see the style wheel I used. Tire size is 28x11.5 on a 15 x 8 rim.

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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Well no going to be able to get a pic today, but here is what I went off of:
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=348092
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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I'd be kind of nervous doing this because of possible weakening the body of the caliper.... I dont know...
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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I only took about an 1/8" off. I 've been running them like this since last September with no problems
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by silver-mod-o
I'd be kind of nervous doing this because of possible weakening the body of the caliper.... I dont know...
Plenty of people been doing this for years on the f-bodies with no issues. I did mineabout 8 months ago.
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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Joshluther what is the backspace on you're 15'' rims? and what is max backspace do you think we can get on our trucks. Thanks.
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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well i got fucked so im stuck with 15s for this weekend. minor error so ill be mounting aset of old Rally wheels with 28x11.50R15 et streets on a 8" rim ill get pics to help out
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