>
> >> For my next set of tires I want to get a larger size in the back end. I
>> know a few of you out there have used larger than stock tires on Hotchkis
>> kits. Did they rub in the back? I'm looking into 275/60/17, which
>> calculates out to a 30" diameter, stock is 28".
>>
>> Jayson Woodruff
>> Boeing - Huntington Beach
>> (714)372-6827
>>
>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Hey Jayson. I don't recall if your truck is already dropped or not. You
> may recall my Flame Red '98 CC from last month or so at Fontana street
> legals. I couldn't get it to hook up but thats a different story for
> another day...
> Anyway, my truck has the Hotchkis springs and bars and Bilsteins from
> Hotchkis. Dropped 2 in front and 3 in back, I think. It's been so long
> since it was done! Still is a little higher in back than the front. I'm
> running new 255/65-15 Pirelli's. The distance from the tire to the fender
> lip is about 3.5 inches. Obviously, with your new wheel/tire combo, you
> will lose an inch of clearance. You'll probably be an inch wider too so if
> the offset of the wheel is the same, the new tire will be a little closer
> to the inside of the wheelwell, too. Hopefully, someone who has actually
> done this will respond. Sounds like it will be tight though.
>
> Tom Ware
> Riverside,CA
>
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