ucrazymonkey

I have a set of Weld Prostars on the vechile right now. Borrowing them from a freind til I decide what I am ordering. They are 15x3.5 wheels with Futura 165R15 tires up front.

Question 1. This 165R15 tire has dropped my car at least 2 inches in the front and does not llok like there is very much clearance under the wheel well. Also the tire sticks out a little. So as you look at the front of the car you can see the tires sticking outside the fender a little. Now on his 94Zwhen the are on, you dont see that. Is there a better tire to use? Is the backspacing wrong on my car for some reason?

2. Could I run a 15x4 instead od the 15x3.5 up front? I really dont feel 100% safe with that little tire up there. Just would like a tad wider tire than the 165R15.

3. Do you know if the make a 16" skinnies for our cars?

The wheel I would like to go with is the Weld Draglight. I think they look a little nicer than the Prostar on a TA.

Thanks for any input!

RamAir95TA

Are you using a 5/16" spacer to clear the calipers?

Mine stick out ever so slightly.

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I'm also using 165/15s.

I don't have any problems with clearancing at all, but I did have to shave the caliper down about 1/32" of an inch in three spaces.

Here is the spacer, and you can see the three shiny portions on the caliper where minor grinding was needed:

Pic of spacer.

No problems whatsoever.

ucrazymonkey

Yeah, im running a spacer up front. If you could send me your email address to ucrazymonkey@cs.com I could send you a pic. Maybe something is wrong here...

RamAir95TA

It's in my profile.

ucrazymonkey

Tried sending you the pics on the second email address but it came back to me, saying undelieverable.

ucrazymonkey

So just so I know, I use a 5/16 spacer right? Im just making sure because I will be ordering from Summit tomorrow. Here is my order so far... If something does not look right please let me know.

(2) 15 x 3.5 Weld Draglights. Bolt circle 5 x 4 1/2" x 4 3/4" with a 1 3/4" backspacing. $114.95 each.

(2) 15 x 8 Weld Draglights. Bolt circle 5 x 4 1/2" x 4 3/4" with a 5 1/2" backspacing. $146.95 each.

1 pair of the Mr. Gasket wheel spacers. 5/16 inch thick $11.95

(2) Mickey Thompson E.T. Street Tires. 26 x 10.5 x 15. $159.95 each.

Now here are my 2 questions...
1. What lug nuts will I need with these? And if anyone has a summit book could they tell me the part number?
2. Is there going to be any problems using a 15 x 8 wheel and mounting the E.T. street on it? Summit book says in suggests to use a 8.5 wheel for these tires. Will it make a difference?

Thanks for any replys..

12sec97Z28

I put a set of cragar superlites on my camaro last week, and I had to use spacers on the front AND back wheels. Don't know how the Welds are, but that's what mine needed.