Leaf spring / safe tire gap

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  1. bmcdaniel

    bmcdaniel Senile Member

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    I have been running 8" wide unilugs (Cragar SST's) for probably 15 years using 1/4" spacers to make 1/2" clearance between the sidewalls and springs. Here in PA your not allowed to run thicker than 1/4" spacers, check your local laws. The unilug nuts don't protrude all the way through the center of the wheel so there's nothing to line up between the spacer and lug nuts.
     
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    You can also cut off the bump stops from the frame, grind and weld (it is a three layer joing), and you get a lot of room that way, 1.5" or so.
     
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    I have run to 295 /50/15 American Racer tires. I have run 275 50 15 Nitto drag radials with weld wheels with three and a half inch backspace with no problem. No spacers
     
    maverick306, Mar 24, 2018
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