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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 11:09 AM
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What's the widest you can go in the rear?

Hey turbo guys... What sorta rubber are you running in the back of your cars?

How big of a wheel can you fit back there? 16x9 w/ 5" backspace? Think you could do it? (moreso from the inner standpoint.. A little body modding coudl be feasible on the outside edge....


Anyone?
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 11:27 AM
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ajc13b runs 8s on his rears. But he has really expensive custom wheels on his car.
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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My tire size in the rear is 245/50 15 inch rims. I could go a bit wider and still clear the widebody fenders, but i have to wait till I destroy the tires I have on there now, .
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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the widest i have seen in the back without a widebody is 275, the inside of the fender was modified somehow, not tubbed. and the lip was rolled or something
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Old Feb 20, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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A 275! Holy crap!
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 07:31 AM
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I use Yokohama A520 225 40 16.
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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What width and offset are your wheels? Any suspension or body mods?
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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Originally posted by J Oliver
I use Yokohama A520 225 40 16.
Nice watermelon cannon you got there...
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 04:21 PM
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hahahaha
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 04:58 PM
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hey, those watermelon cannons work great for turbos.

i know ill have one. Not that big though.
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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so a mellon cannon??

j/w
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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I'm sporting 265s on the rear. Heheheheheheheh!
Had to lift the rear. Handles like a fat pig. Like riding yer momma!
Damn thing lost all it's "rx-7ness" when I did that!
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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Hey ******* thats the same muffler i got, but I got one with a tip that big to kinda 'laugh' at the civic ricer crowd, sortta my little funny joke, I suppose...
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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 08:24 PM
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Mike-p I wanna see a pic of your ride. It sounds like it is a bit of a missle.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:18 AM
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Well **** Mike your sig is longer than your posts!!!! You need tuning? I heard the hitman is here in the SE, why not hook up with him?
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