radial tires.

Rory McNeil · 06-04-2010, 09:11 AM

[QUOTE=HawkBrosMav;190498]Rory,

when you switched to the larger tire was it to a radial or still a bais slick? I guess what i'm really asking is did you have to trim to get the tire just to fit in general or did you have to trim it to give the tire room to grow?

Also to anyone,

How much clearance would I need to make sure I had with a radial? I understand they don't grow much if any at all... would 1/4" be enough??

No, I have never used the radial slicks. My car is a stick, and everybody that I have ever talked to said the radials won`t work with a clutch car. I do understand that the radials have next to no tire growth, but I agree that 1/4" is awfully tight, at least to me.
As for the wheel well opening cutting, I had to cut up my 85 just to get the 29 1/2"s to fit. I had to move the lower front section, at the rocker panel area by about 1"

06-04-2010, 09:11 AM	#9
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 317 Liked 1,104 Times in 302 Posts	Re: radial tires. [QUOTE=HawkBrosMav;190498]Rory, when you switched to the larger tire was it to a radial or still a bais slick? I guess what i'm really asking is did you have to trim to get the tire just to fit in general or did you have to trim it to give the tire room to grow? Also to anyone, How much clearance would I need to make sure I had with a radial? I understand they don't grow much if any at all... would 1/4" be enough?? No, I have never used the radial slicks. My car is a stick, and everybody that I have ever talked to said the radials won`t work with a clutch car. I do understand that the radials have next to no tire growth, but I agree that 1/4" is awfully tight, at least to me. As for the wheel well opening cutting, I had to cut up my 85 just to get the 29 1/2"s to fit. I had to move the lower front section, at the rocker panel area by about 1" __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang