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Title: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Critter1 on February 23, 2018, 20:45:23 pm
I love the look, so I’m going for it. I’ll be running 5.5 Porsche steelies. I’m planning to keep the stock 67 axle, but I’m questioning how they’ll fill out the fender opening. Or will they rub?... I’m ready to go short axle if I have to... Although I’d rather keep the stock 67 axle length and Z bar.

I have them mounted and ready. I haven’t converted from wide 5 drums yet.

FR70
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Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: nicolas on February 23, 2018, 21:29:55 pm
that looks good.


Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Critter1 on February 23, 2018, 22:27:33 pm
I guess I should mention... Im not going to lower the back, I don’t want any visible camber. Just enough slight camber to make the alignment happy.

Borrowed the pic from another thread... The stance! The look!
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Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Bryan67 on February 24, 2018, 02:17:36 am
You should really change to short axles.


Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Critter1 on February 24, 2018, 04:38:01 am
You should really change to short axles.
I figured that’d be the case.


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Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: 2manytoys on February 26, 2018, 01:12:00 am
I was going to suggest shorter axles too,..and if you are looking for D Spokes like David's car you posted a picture of,...give me a call. That Righty Tighty would look good with D spokes

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Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Vdubchef on February 26, 2018, 16:06:32 pm
I was going to suggest shorter axles too,..and if you are looking for D Spokes like David's car you posted a picture of,...give me a call. That Righty Tighty would look good with D spokes

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Sorry for offtopic but how much are those d spokes?


Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: baz on February 26, 2018, 18:45:16 pm
I was going to suggest shorter axles too,..and if you are looking for D Spokes like David's car you posted a picture of,...give me a call. That Righty Tighty would look good with D spokes

P-
Sorry for offtopic but how much are those d spokes?

Spokes are kinda D shaped in cross section. Wish someone would make a batch of these in magnesium  8)


Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: UltraOrange67-2443 on February 28, 2018, 10:29:25 am
Hi dude

Are you running 4 stud drums?

Are they wider than 5 stud drums?

The 67 only axles may work



Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Fiatdude on March 01, 2018, 05:23:19 am
I would fake mount against your wide 5 drums (maybe using only 1 stud to hold them in place or a car jack to hold the drum at the right height and lay the wheel against it) and see how they line up -- -- I had to use a 13mm spacer to push my phone dials OUT to get them to line up in the wheel well in my Ghia..... I've got a couple of Porsche steel full-size spare tire rims that I was going to mount slicks on and I've never compared the outset to the dials.


Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: flatfire on March 01, 2018, 09:49:35 am
I was going to suggest shorter axles too,..and if you are looking for D Spokes like David's car you posted a picture of,...give me a call. That Righty Tighty would look good with D spokes

P-
Sorry for offtopic but how much are those d spokes?

Spokes are kinda D shaped in cross section. Wish someone would make a batch of these in magnesium  8)

Funny that, so do I.  ;D


Title: Re: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: baz on March 03, 2018, 20:26:45 pm
I was going to suggest shorter axles too,..and if you are looking for D Spokes like David's car you posted a picture of,...give me a call. That Righty Tighty would look good with D spokes

P-
Sorry for offtopic but how much are those d spokes?

Spokes are kinda D shaped in cross section. Wish someone would make a batch of these in magnesium  8)

Funny that, so do I.  ;D

The ship has sailed for me so repro are my only hope, gotta be mag though, no likey shiney. I'm pissed I just missed out on a real set some years back when they were affordable, they are now rolling on a famous rhd barndoor deluxe.


Title: Firestone Wide Oval fitment
Post by: Critter1 on March 04, 2018, 16:52:30 pm
Hi dude

Are you running 4 stud drums?

Are they wider than 5 stud drums?

The 67 only axles may work


I will be running 4 lug drums. I don't think they are "wider" than the 5 lug 67 drums. I think I will do like fiatdude suggested and mount the 5x130 steelies up against the wide five drums to get an idea on fitment at the fender lip. Thanks for the replies.

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