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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16643118" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Thank you RunningHorse! Seeing it on the ground, with the fender on and that stance is awesome!</p><p></p><p>That's a great idea RunninHorse and one I would definitely use. The problem is these wheels are not manufactured any more. So, I cannot buy these in a narrower set up.</p><p></p><p>So, these are my current options:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Buy thinner tires.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Modify the wheels:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mill the back of the center section while keeping the wheel from contacting my caliper (I'll talk to my fabricator this weekend to see if he can do this)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Send the wheels off to a specialty company and have them re-hooped with the correct backspacing (I called Boyd Coddington and they said they "could" do this, but there is a chance my wheel could be damaged during disassembly and I assume all risk. They accept no responsibility here. The rep suggested I sell my current wheels and buy a new set with the correct backspacing).</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Buy a new set of wheels and possibly tires as suggested by the Boyd rep.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Modify the front suspension with shorter upper and lower control arms (I called MTF and they said changing to shorter upper and lower control arms would change my steering geometry and he did not recommend that. We did figure out that my front shock only has 1.5 inch of upward travel. So, in essence, if my tire is more then 1.5 inches away from my fender it won't rub. However, it will still look like crap with my tire sticking out).</li> </ul><p>So, I will need to examine these options and see which route works best for me. </p><p></p><p>If I can get away with it "NOT" rubbing up front I may just save up and buy a whole new set of wheels later. To be honest I really need to address the rear wheels as well. I need to keep the center section where it's at, but bring the hoop out and give me more of a lip/deep dish look because I did have the rear-end narrowed by 1 inch on each side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16643118, member: 70025"] Thank you RunningHorse! Seeing it on the ground, with the fender on and that stance is awesome! That's a great idea RunninHorse and one I would definitely use. The problem is these wheels are not manufactured any more. So, I cannot buy these in a narrower set up. So, these are my current options: [LIST] [*]Buy thinner tires. [*]Modify the wheels: [LIST] [*]Mill the back of the center section while keeping the wheel from contacting my caliper (I'll talk to my fabricator this weekend to see if he can do this) [*]Send the wheels off to a specialty company and have them re-hooped with the correct backspacing (I called Boyd Coddington and they said they "could" do this, but there is a chance my wheel could be damaged during disassembly and I assume all risk. They accept no responsibility here. The rep suggested I sell my current wheels and buy a new set with the correct backspacing). [/LIST] [*]Buy a new set of wheels and possibly tires as suggested by the Boyd rep. [*]Modify the front suspension with shorter upper and lower control arms (I called MTF and they said changing to shorter upper and lower control arms would change my steering geometry and he did not recommend that. We did figure out that my front shock only has 1.5 inch of upward travel. So, in essence, if my tire is more then 1.5 inches away from my fender it won't rub. However, it will still look like crap with my tire sticking out). [/LIST] So, I will need to examine these options and see which route works best for me. If I can get away with it "NOT" rubbing up front I may just save up and buy a whole new set of wheels later. To be honest I really need to address the rear wheels as well. I need to keep the center section where it's at, but bring the hoop out and give me more of a lip/deep dish look because I did have the rear-end narrowed by 1 inch on each side. [/QUOTE]
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