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11-22-2019, 11:02 AM
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Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
There are wheel fitment tools available for under $100 if you play around it will get you in the ballpark. You may need custom offset wheels. This does not rule out body modifications mentioned above though.
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11-22-2019, 03:02 PM
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Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
definitely not ruling out mods, but would like to keep them to a minimum as this car has a lot of sentimental value to me. It was and will remain a race car though, I just want to do as much pre-planning as I can to minimize irresversible mods. Thank you all for your help..
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11-27-2019, 03:16 PM
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Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
One thing you might also what to do is make longer bump stops so the car/ fenders can't hit the slicks on sharp turns off the track on to the return road or bumps in the shut down or pits .
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11-27-2019, 05:03 PM
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Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
My car is a 71 Cougar. Not the same as an earlier Fairlane but close. Mine has 10" wheels w/6.5" backspace. I used a big sledge hammer on the wheel tubs, just trimmed on the inner fender, cut the legal 2" from the leading fender edges and took a 3 foot long straight edge under the car with jack stands under the rear end housing. I took a bunch of measurements and drew out what those looked like on paper, checked slick manufacturers specs O.D. and section width of the tire , transferred those measurements to my cars wheelwells and ordered the wheels that made that tire fit.
I wouldn't bow the fenders outer lines, IMHO. Just going to a 9x29.5 Radial as opposed to a 9x30 Bias may get all the room you may need. Does this car have any letters left on the outside of the tire?
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11-27-2019, 05:18 PM
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Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
47 years ago John Dee and I put 10.50s on our SS/E 67 Fairlane before narrowed rears or wheel tubs were legal on the stock width drum brake housing without cutting anything or jacking wheel wells out. It took a BFH, custom built offset Cragars and a lot of hammering and some fender lip work. It's a lot of work but it can be done so 9s couldn't be that big a problem. Id post a picture if I knew how.
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11-27-2019, 05:36 PM
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Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
My Shelby stocker project has 9"x29" bias on 10" wheels with 5.5 backspace.
Just needed a little massage from a BFH in the front inside corners and some fender lip work. Also the Cal-Trac leaf springs were a little narrower than stock. Last edited by Mike Gray; 11-27-2019 at 05:54 PM. |
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