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rpretzel Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I talked to Bud @ SAI. He said with the Alcoa wheels and 275s on a lowered Shelby, there is only about a 1/2 clearance between the tire and the fender. Any wider tire is going to rub. The problem is not the room in the fender well...there's plenty. The problem is backspacing. the Alcoa wheel has less backspacing than the stock rim, so it sticks out farther. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of GT Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I talked to Bud @ SAI. He said with the Alcoa wheels and 275s on a lowered Shelby, there is only about a 1/2 clearance between the tire and the fender. Any wider tire is going to rub. The problem is not the room in the fender well...there's plenty. The problem is backspacing. the Alcoa wheel has less backspacing than the stock rim, so it sticks out farther. That's odd. At the 12:00 position, I measure a little over 1.5" of clearance between the top of the tire and the wheel well lip, not .5 of an inch. For what it's worth, I plan to install (reinstall?) my 285 BFG's when I get them back from SAI, and have no concerns about rubbing issues at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpretzel Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 That's odd. At the 12:00 position, I measure a little over 1.5" of clearance between the top of the tire and the wheel well lip, not .5 of an inch. For what it's worth, I plan to install (reinstall?) my 285 BFG's when I get them back from SAI, and have no concerns about rubbing issues at all. Good to hear. Please keep us updated on clearance with the 285s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of GT Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Good to hear. Please keep us updated on clearance with the 285s Will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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