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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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wheels how wide

I have a 82 camaro z28 and i was wondering how wide of rims i can run in the back without rubbing tire i was thinking 15x7 in the front and 15x10 in the back and i have no i idea what size tires i should run either any info will help thanks!
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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a 15x10 should work well with the right backspacing. i think you would want 5.5 inch of backspacing for 15x10s. 15x7 should be around 4.5inch. 15x8's use about 4.5inch.

i'm running a 26x11.50x16 m/t et street tire on my spare 16x8 irocz rims and they fit fine.

a 275 would fit on that 10inch wide rim. could try a 295 series tire..but might need some inner fenderwell work which shouldnt be too much work..just minor pounding if at all necessary. i think i heard of guys running 295's without any work at all
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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28x10.50 slick here with 15x8 with 4.5 bs on the weld pro stars...fit just fine. a little pounding on the inner wheelwell was needed though.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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15x10 Weld Rodlite with 5.5" backspacing with a 275/60/15 M/T ET Street Radials (white car in front)
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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15x9 weld magnum drag 2.0's with 5" back spacing. 28x10.5 ET Drags.
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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Your kinda standin in front of the wheel lol
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kingdaddy305
Your kinda standin in front of the wheel lol
lol, sorry thats just a pic in my sig.. here's an old one with a decent shot of how the rear wheels sit.
Attached Thumbnails wheels how wide-dwa_9586.jpg  
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