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.
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Originally Posted by 4284spd
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Does this car have any letters left on the outside of the tire?
11-27-2019, 05:03 PM
Re: Stock Eliminator Fairlane
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